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The sub-surface of asteroid Bennu is a step closer to discovering how the Universe started. NASA OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer) mission sample collection has revealed the sub-surface of asteroid Bennu.
13 July 2021, 08:07 pm (Photo : NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona) This illustration shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending towards asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the asteroid’s surface. China is planning a rocket launch targeting an asteroid with a slim chance of hitting Earth. The planned rocket launch will make use of more than 20 of China's Long March 5 rockets to divert an asteroid named Bennu away from the planet. Specifically, scientists plan to use the rockets to push Bennu 6,000 off a fatal course. Scientists believe that a collision between Earth and Bennu wil...
11 May 2021, 01:05 am NASA's OSIRIS-REx is now returning to Earth after successfully gathering planetary rocks and dust samples from the asteroid Bennu. After nearly five years in space, the incoming spacecraft will be welcomed by the scientists at the headquarters. NASA's OSIRIS-REx Heads Back to Earth (Photo : NASA (@NASA) from Twitter) In 2018, NASA's OSIRIS-REx has touched down the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. After several years of staying in the planetary body, the spacecraft is now on its way for a homecoming together with a 60-gram asteroid sample, CNET reported on Monday, May 10. Of co...