A long-awaited asteroid sample has landed in the US - CNN
Sep 24, 2023 · NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft delivered a sample collected from the asteroid Bennu to Earth Sunday, dropping the sample capsule in the Utah desert.
NASA asteroid mission: New images show historic landing and …
Oct 22, 2020 · New images taken by the OSIRIS-REx mission show the historic first touchdown of a NASA spacecraft on the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.
How NASA has prepared to scoop up an asteroid sample landing …
Sep 9, 2023 · An asteroid sample stowed inside a NASA spacecraft is about to reach Earth after traveling for nearly 2½ years across space. It’s NASA’s first time collecting and returning an …
Long-awaited asteroid sample lands in Utah - CNN
Sep 24, 2023 · Long-awaited asteroid sample lands in Utah Link Copied! OSIRIS-REx, which stands for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer, …
A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in …
Jan 31, 2025 · An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to learn more about its size and trajectory.
Asteroid burns up in Earth’s atmosphere over Philippines | CNN
Sep 5, 2024 · A roughly 1-meter (3-foot) asteroid burned up in Earth’s atmosphere over the Philippines near Luzon Island early Wednesday afternoon, according to NASA.
An asteroid sample is about to land on Earth. Here’s what to …
Sep 21, 2023 · On Sunday, NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission will deliver a sample it collected from asteroid Bennu, completing a seven-year journey that could provide insights into how life …
NASA’s bold plan: Landing people on asteroids | CNN Business
May 13, 2014 · NASA wants to land astronauts on an asteroid in the 2020s. Its strategy is to capture an asteroid and put it in orbit around the moon
Unprecedented asteroid sample contains ‘crucial elements,’ NASA …
Oct 11, 2023 · NASA scientists revealed the sample collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission from near-Earth asteroid Bennu for the first time Wednesday.
NASA mission successfully touched down on asteroid Bennu
Oct 21, 2020 · NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully touched down and reached out its robotic arm to collect a sample from the surface of near-Earth asteroid Bennu on Tuesday.