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Asteroid Bennu Examines Potential Fifth Force and Dark Matter Connection
- Sunday October 27, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Research on asteroid Bennu reveals no evidence of a potential fifth force that could explain dark matter. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission tracked Bennu’s orbit with exceptional accuracy, allowing scientists to examine for subtle deviations. This study provides insight into the unknown forces in the universe and suggests that further investigation of ...
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NASA Finally Opens Asteroid Canister, 4.6 Billion-Year-Old Secrets Revealed
- Wednesday January 24, 2024
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The curation team will release a catalog of all the Bennu samples later this year, which will allow scientists and institutions around the world to submit requests for research or display.
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NASA Launches Spacecraft To Intercept 'God Of Chaos' Asteroid As It Nears Earth's Orbit
- Wednesday December 27, 2023
- Science | Edited by Ritu Singh
The asteroid Apophis also known as ''God of Chaos'' is expected to fly by Earth on April 13, 2029, from about only 20,000 miles away.
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Origins Of Life On Earth: 4.5 Billion-Year-Old Asteroid Holds Clues
- Tuesday November 28, 2023
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Scientists are hopeful that fragments from a 4.5-billion-year-old space rock will reveal the origins of our existence.
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NASA Unable To Remove Remaining Asteroid Sample From Container, Working On New Ways
- Wednesday October 25, 2023
- Science | Edited by Ritu Singh
There are more samples to collect, however, the teams at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) are now struggling to open the canister.
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Ancient Space Rocks May Hold Clues To Earth's Formation, Says NASA
- Saturday October 14, 2023
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The image shows a canister, which is a gray metal cylinder. Inside, dark, powdery asteroid sample material can be seen.
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NASA Unveils Newly Returned Carbon-Rich Asteroid Sample
- Thursday October 12, 2023
- Reuters
NASA on Wednesday gave the public a first glimpse of what scientists found inside a sealed capsule that was returned to Earth last month carrying a carbon-rich soil sample scooped from an asteroid's surface, including water-bearing clay minerals. A small quantity of the material collected by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft three years ago from the near-E...
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Sample Collected From 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Asteroid Contains Water, Carbon: NASA
- Wednesday October 11, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A sample of rock and dust retrieved from the asteroid Bennu contains water and carbon molecules, both building blocks for life as we know it, NASA chief Bill Nelson said Wednesday.
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NASA To Reveal First Images Of Largest Asteroid Sample Collected In Space
- Wednesday October 11, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
NASA is set to reveal on Wednesday the first images of the largest asteroid sample ever collected in space, something scientists hope will yield clues about the earliest days of our solar system and perhaps the origins of life itself.
- www.ndtv.com
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NASA Predicts Asteroid With Force Of 22 Atomic Bombs Might Hit Earth In...
- Wednesday October 4, 2023
- Science | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
NASA scientists are keeping a close eye on asteroid Bennu, a 1,610-foot-wide cosmic object that could smash into our planet 159 years from now.
- www.ndtv.com
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NASA's First Asteroid Sample On Track For Sunday Parachute Landing In Utah
- Saturday September 23, 2023
- World News | Reuters
A NASA space capsule carrying a sample of rocky material plucked from the surface of an asteroid three years ago hurtled toward Earth this weekend headed for a fiery plunge through the atmosphere and a parachute landing in the Utah desert on Sunday.
- www.ndtv.com
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NASA Lab Hopes To Find Life's Building Blocks In Asteroid Sample
- Wednesday July 26, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A sample from the asteroid Bennu, which could be key to understanding the formation of the solar system and our own planet, is set to be analyzed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston after it reaches Earth in late September.
- www.ndtv.com
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Asteroids Appear Rough Due to Space Dust Hopping on Them, Suggests Research
- Tuesday July 12, 2022
- ANI
A new study from physicists suggests that tiny grains of space dust may hop around on the surface of asteroids, making them appear rough. The study, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, may help scientists understand how asteroids bring them dangerously close to Earth.
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Asteroid Bennu’s Surface Like a Pit of Plastic Balls, NASA’s Spacecraft Almost Sank Into It, Say Scientists
- Saturday July 9, 2022
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
While scientists believed that asteroid Bennu had a smooth and plain surface, they were recently astonished to learn the true nature of its exterior. An analysis of the data gathered by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft revealed that Bennu's surface consists of loosely packed particles that resemble a pit filled with plastic balls.
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Asteroid Bennu Examines Potential Fifth Force and Dark Matter Connection
- Sunday October 27, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Research on asteroid Bennu reveals no evidence of a potential fifth force that could explain dark matter. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission tracked Bennu’s orbit with exceptional accuracy, allowing scientists to examine for subtle deviations. This study provides insight into the unknown forces in the universe and suggests that further investigation of ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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NASA Finally Opens Asteroid Canister, 4.6 Billion-Year-Old Secrets Revealed
- Wednesday January 24, 2024
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The curation team will release a catalog of all the Bennu samples later this year, which will allow scientists and institutions around the world to submit requests for research or display.
- www.ndtv.com
-
NASA Launches Spacecraft To Intercept 'God Of Chaos' Asteroid As It Nears Earth's Orbit
- Wednesday December 27, 2023
- Science | Edited by Ritu Singh
The asteroid Apophis also known as ''God of Chaos'' is expected to fly by Earth on April 13, 2029, from about only 20,000 miles away.
- www.ndtv.com
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Origins Of Life On Earth: 4.5 Billion-Year-Old Asteroid Holds Clues
- Tuesday November 28, 2023
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Scientists are hopeful that fragments from a 4.5-billion-year-old space rock will reveal the origins of our existence.
- www.ndtv.com
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NASA Unable To Remove Remaining Asteroid Sample From Container, Working On New Ways
- Wednesday October 25, 2023
- Science | Edited by Ritu Singh
There are more samples to collect, however, the teams at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) are now struggling to open the canister.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ancient Space Rocks May Hold Clues To Earth's Formation, Says NASA
- Saturday October 14, 2023
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The image shows a canister, which is a gray metal cylinder. Inside, dark, powdery asteroid sample material can be seen.
- www.ndtv.com
-
NASA Unveils Newly Returned Carbon-Rich Asteroid Sample
- Thursday October 12, 2023
- Reuters
NASA on Wednesday gave the public a first glimpse of what scientists found inside a sealed capsule that was returned to Earth last month carrying a carbon-rich soil sample scooped from an asteroid's surface, including water-bearing clay minerals. A small quantity of the material collected by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft three years ago from the near-E...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Sample Collected From 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Asteroid Contains Water, Carbon: NASA
- Wednesday October 11, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A sample of rock and dust retrieved from the asteroid Bennu contains water and carbon molecules, both building blocks for life as we know it, NASA chief Bill Nelson said Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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NASA To Reveal First Images Of Largest Asteroid Sample Collected In Space
- Wednesday October 11, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
NASA is set to reveal on Wednesday the first images of the largest asteroid sample ever collected in space, something scientists hope will yield clues about the earliest days of our solar system and perhaps the origins of life itself.
- www.ndtv.com
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NASA Predicts Asteroid With Force Of 22 Atomic Bombs Might Hit Earth In...
- Wednesday October 4, 2023
- Science | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
NASA scientists are keeping a close eye on asteroid Bennu, a 1,610-foot-wide cosmic object that could smash into our planet 159 years from now.
- www.ndtv.com
-
NASA's First Asteroid Sample On Track For Sunday Parachute Landing In Utah
- Saturday September 23, 2023
- World News | Reuters
A NASA space capsule carrying a sample of rocky material plucked from the surface of an asteroid three years ago hurtled toward Earth this weekend headed for a fiery plunge through the atmosphere and a parachute landing in the Utah desert on Sunday.
- www.ndtv.com
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NASA Lab Hopes To Find Life's Building Blocks In Asteroid Sample
- Wednesday July 26, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A sample from the asteroid Bennu, which could be key to understanding the formation of the solar system and our own planet, is set to be analyzed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston after it reaches Earth in late September.
- www.ndtv.com
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Asteroids Appear Rough Due to Space Dust Hopping on Them, Suggests Research
- Tuesday July 12, 2022
- ANI
A new study from physicists suggests that tiny grains of space dust may hop around on the surface of asteroids, making them appear rough. The study, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, may help scientists understand how asteroids bring them dangerously close to Earth.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Asteroid Bennu’s Surface Like a Pit of Plastic Balls, NASA’s Spacecraft Almost Sank Into It, Say Scientists
- Saturday July 9, 2022
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
While scientists believed that asteroid Bennu had a smooth and plain surface, they were recently astonished to learn the true nature of its exterior. An analysis of the data gathered by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft revealed that Bennu's surface consists of loosely packed particles that resemble a pit filled with plastic balls.
- www.gadgets360.com