CNNflipped into Top StoriesNASA mission successfully touched down on asteroid Bennuverified_publisherCNN - By Ashley Strickland(CNN) — After orbiting the near-Earth asteroid Bennu for nearly two years, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully touched down and reached out its robotic arm to collect a sample from the asteroid's surface on Tuesday. That sample will be returned to Earth in 2023. To achieve this historic first …
The GuardianOct 21, 2020Nasa Osiris-Rex spacecraft lands on asteroid Bennu in mission to collect dustverified_publisherThe Guardian - Staff and agenciesSpacecraft ‘kissed the surface’ in brief landing on asteroid 200m miles away from Earth in US-first mission A Nasa spacecraft has successfully landed on an asteroid, dodging boulders the size of buildings, in order to collect a handful of cosmic rubble for analysis back on Earth. The space agency …
archwizardflipped into Tech | Gear | InternetNASA Releases Osiris-Rex Footage and Images from Asteroid Bennu MissionIGN - Jim VejvodaNASA's first-ever mission to collect samples from an asteroid. NASA has released footage and images from their probe's contact with an asteroid 200 …
DW EnglishNASA probe Osiris-Rex grabs sample of asteroid Bennu in historic missionverified_publisherDW EnglishScientists hope the sample will offer insights to the origins of life and the solar system. If the spacecraft successfully returns to Earth, it will …
Paul Rflipped into ArizonaUA-led space mission makes history with five-second stop on asteroid Bennutucson.com - Henry BreanA space probe with Tucson roots scratched the surface of a distant world on Tuesday, but it didn’t linger there for long. The University of …
The New York Timesflipped into ScienceNASA’s OSIRIS-REX Mission Completes Quick Touch of Bennu Asteroidverified_publisherThe New York Times - Kenneth Chang[How much of Bennu did NASA’s OSIRIS-REX collect? We’re waiting to find out.] A NASA robot pogo-sticked off an asteroid on Tuesday and grabbed a sample of dirt and rocks, material that could give scientists new insights to the birth of the solar system. From first impressions recorded 200 millions …
