Por: Newsweek Tech March 27, 2023
A NASA spacecraft is on the final leg of its journey back to Earth after collecting samples from asteroid Bennu.The OSIRIS-REx mission successfully selected samples of the asteroid in 2020. It is set to return to Earth on September 24, 2023. But why was asteroid Bennu chosen for such an important mission? Here is everything we know about the asteroid that could hold clues into the origin of our solar system.Bennu is a 1,600-foot-wide near-Earth... + full article
Newsweek USA Tech March 31, 2023
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is currently on the final leg of its journey back to Earth, with samples from asteroid Bennu.The asteroid samples—which likely hold clues into the birth of the solar system—are due back on September 24 this year.When it arrives, a sample capsule... + más
Everything we know about asteroid Bennu being delivered to Earth | Newsweek
NASA will slam its Dart spacecraft into an asteroid — and you can watch | The Boston Globe
Newsweek USA World December 14, 2022
A huge asteroid potentially measuring 460 feet in diameter is set to soar near the Earth on Thursday.The asteroid, named 2015 RN35, will pass our planet at a distance of about 426,000 miles and will be traveling at speeds of 5.91 kilometers per second, or around 13,220 miles per... + más
Asteroid the size of One World Trade Center set for close shave with Earth | Newsweek
Newsweek USA World October 24, 2022
A gargantuan asteroid measuring between 1,000 and 2,430 feet in diameter, is due to fly past Earth on November 1.The asteroid, named 2022 RM4, is traveling at speeds of roughly 52,500 miles per hour, and is expected to sail past the Earth at a distance of 1,427,801 miles.In... + más
NASA spacecraft successfully collides with asteroid | ABC News
Forbes USA Business October 11, 2022
Topline NASA Tuesday it successfully changed the orbit of a small asteroid 7 million miles from Earth, two weeks after the agency rammed an uncrewed spacecraft into the asteroid to test whether NASA can redirect incoming space objects before they barrel toward Earth. NASA... + más
ABC News USA Tech September 28, 2022
NASA has successfully tested its Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, which collided with an asteroid Monday night.Asteroid Dimorphos, which NASA said is the size of a football stadium, does not pose a threat to the planet, in this case. But will help scientists... + más
NASA Is Crashing a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid. Here's Why and How to Watch | NBC 6 South Florida
The Boston Globe USA Nation September 26, 2022
NASA will cause quite a stir in the cosmos Monday night, when an unmanned spacecraft is scheduled to crash into an asteroid millions of miles from Earth in a test of our planet’s ability to defend itself against asteroid and comet strikes.Here’s a quick primer on NASA’s... + más
How to watch NASA crash a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday | The Verge
10 WBNS USA Nation September 22, 2022
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away. A spacecraft named Dart will zero in on the asteroid Monday, intent on slamming it head-on at 14,000 mph. The impact should be... + más
Why is a NASA spacecraft crashing into an asteroid? | ABC News
Set a calendar alert: NASA to broadcast first asteroid redirect on Monday | Ars Technica
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