The US wants to put a flag on Mars. But there’s a risk it could carry unwanted stowaways that might compromise future ...
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The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once ...
Scientists recently discovered that San Bernardino County's Searles Lake contains minerals found in outer space.
The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino ...
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft returned 122 grams (4 ounces) of dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, delivering ...
In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.
NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned 4 ounces of dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, delivering the sample ...
Scientists from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission recently delivered remarkable findings about asteroid ...