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Mail Online
2 months ago
OMG science

NASA paid me a billion dollars to stop asteroid crashing into Earth

Asteroid Bennu has the potential to collide with Earth in 2182 at a high velocity, posing a significant threat.
Dante Lauretta led a mission to collect a sample from Bennu, aiming to gather valuable information about the asteroid. [ more ]
Theregister
3 months ago
OMG science

OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample weighed at 121 grams

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected 121.6 grams of material from asteroid Bennu, the largest quantity ever collected by such a mission.
70 percent of the sample will be preserved for scientists to study, while the rest will be shared with other space agencies, labs, and museums. [ more ]
Futurism
3 months ago
OMG science

Scientists Find Organic Matter in Sample From Distant Asteroid

Researchers studying samples from the asteroid Ryugu have found cometary organic matter, supporting the theory that life on Earth may have been seeded by ancient asteroid impacts.
The samples contained 'melt splashes' with carbonaceous materials that resemble primitive organic matter, suggesting that cometary dust mixed with Ryugu's hydrous silicates. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
OMG science

Nasa finally prise open canister of space dust four months after it reached Earth

Nasa has successfully opened a canister containing asteroid dust collected from the 4.6 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu.
The samples will be analyzed to understand the formation of our solar system and the ingredients for habitable environments. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
3 months ago
OMG science

NASA finally figures out how to open a $1-billion canister

NASA successfully opens canister containing samples from asteroid Bennu after months of struggling.
The samples will be weighed, chemically analyzed, frozen, and preserved for future study. [ more ]
Futurism
5 months ago
Science

Scientists Surprised by Samples Recovered From Ancient Asteroid

NASA scientists are analyzing samples from the asteroid Bennu, but two screws in the canister containing the samples are stuck.
The analyzed samples from Bennu have offered unique and intriguing results, with some fragments having a bluish sheen and others being light-colored and reflective. [ more ]
morenasa
www.space.com
3 months ago
Science

NASA's Asteroid Samples May Come from a Long-Lost Ocean World

Scientists are examining samples from the asteroid Bennu, collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, to gain insights about the formation of the solar system.
Researchers at the University of Arizona are analyzing the samples, which contain large stones and plentiful amounts of water locked in minerals. [ more ]
Washington Post
5 months ago
Science

Asteroid pieces brought to Earth may offer clue to life's origin

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has collected particles from the asteroid Bennu and scientists are analyzing them to better understand the origin of life.
Preliminary analysis of the asteroid material has revealed carbon-based organics and other intriguing molecules, shedding light on the molecular building blocks of the solar system. [ more ]
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