Page 6 - Resource Identification News Today

The space agency shared a new video showcasing its 2023 achievements, ranging from its first asteroid sample return project to its outline of how to send humans to Mars — and beyond.

2023 turned out to be a busy year in space and the general vicinity. New Atlas looks back at everything from rocket launches and cosmic tsunamis to asteroid samples and the latest astronaut fashions.

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 27, 2023 - The former OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sets off on a journey to study asteroid Apophis and take advantage of the asteroids 2029 flyby of Earth, the likes of which hasnt happened since the dawn of record

After a 500 million mile journey, a piece of the asteroid Bennu is now on display at the Smithsonian. But how did it get here?

The asteroid Apophis also known as ''God of Chaos'' is expected to fly by Earth on April 13, 2029, from about only 20,000 miles away.

A NASA spacecraft that collected samples from the asteroid Bennu has a new mission studying the space rock Apophis as it comes historically close to Earth.

This animation depicts the orbital trajectory of asteroid 99942 Apophis as it zooms safely past Earth on April 13, 2029. Earth’s gravity will slightly deflect the trajectory as the 1,100-foot-wide (340-meter-wide) near-Earth object comes within 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) of our planet’s surface. The motion has been speeded up 2,000 times.

Our planet supports a total of 193 internationally recognized countries, but less than half of them, around 77, have their own space agency. For all inte...

2023 was a busy year in science. Here are 10 stories worth revisiting as we wind up the year.

The former OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sets off on a journey to study asteroid Apophis and take advantage of the asteroid’s 2029 flyby of Earth, the likes of which hasn’t happened since the dawn of recorded history.