Asteroid Bennu sports massive crater from tiny space rock
New research reveals details of the surface composition of loosely bound rubble pile asteroids such as Bennu.
Source: space.com
Because Bennu News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
Stay updated with breaking news from Because Bennu. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Top News In Because Bennu Today - Breaking & Trending Today
How NASA Scrambled to Save OSIRIS-REx From Leaky Disaster
To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. On October 20, an uncrewed spacecraft roughly the size of a Sprinter van and traveling at the glacial pace of 10 centimeters per second collided with an asteroid 200 million miles from Earth. The OSIRIS-REx craft’s proboscis-like “Touch-and-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism” (Tagsam), an 11-foot-long shock absorber tipped by a round vacuum head and a collection canister, touched down atop a boulder on the asteroid Bennu’s surface—and appeared to smash right through it. Several seconds after impact, the arm had punched...
Source: wired.com