During the sampling event, the sampling head of the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft had sunk by 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) into the surface of the asteroid.
This souvenir from Bennu is the largest sample collected by a NASA mission since Apollo astronauts brought back lunar rocks. According to University of Arizona planetary scientist Dante Lauretta, Bennu is considered the best-characterized asteroid in the solar system.
Meteorite is 1st to show scars from pebble-shooting asteroid | Space
A meteorite on Earth holds new evidence that asteroids do indeed mysteriously spit out pebbles, a new study finds.
In 2019, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft discovered a strange new phenomenon when the near-Earth asteroid it was exploring, Bennu, appeared to shoot swarms of marble-sized rocks into space.
Asteroid Ceres Was Radioactive — and That Could Explain a Lot - Sky & Telescope - Sky & ...
Radioactive heating in this asteroid’s early days may have destabilized the small world, creating asymmetric surface features.
A team of U.S. planetary scientists has shown that unexpected surface features on the dwarf planet Ceres can be explained by radioactive decay in its interior long ago.
Which Asteroid Is Most Likely to Hit Earth?
Some people believe the world will end with an apocalyptic asteroid. With objects coming close to or hitting earth frequently, it does not seem like an irrational belief. After all, we are orbiting in a solar system surrounded by potential threats.
But many studies have proven that the “apocalyptic” asteroids should not cause distress. Few have a slight chance of hitting earth and are often thousands of years away from impact. To remain safe, scientists stay on top of these asteroids.
TransAstra and Slooh to offer students asteroid detection tool - SpaceNews
LOGAN, Utah — Space logistics startup TransAstronautica announced a partnership Aug. 9 with online astronomy platform Slooh to offer U.S. schools access to a global network of ground-based and space-based telescopes.
"We will find moving objects in space with a partnership between education, industry and government," Joel Sercel, TransAstra founder and CEO, told SpaceNews.
How engineers rescued NASA's Lucy probe | Popular Science
NASA's Lucy spacecraft rocketed off our planet at 5:34 a.m. on October 16, 2021, so Levison and his team had been up all night preparing.
But then, just a few hours after launch, the team received data from Lucy that revealed that one of her two solar arrays–which power the spacecraft's systems– hadn't fully opened . Without both solar arrays deployed, the team wasn't sure Lucy would make it to her intended destination.
A near-Earth asteroid named Bennu has turned out to be full of surprises -- the latest of which is the fact that it… https://t.co/2z8O61dXfA cnni (from Everywhere) Thu Aug 04 16:00:10 +0000 2022
Congrats to @NASAViz! Their stunning depiction of OSIRIS-REx's trajectory in "A Web Around Asteroid Bennu" emphasiz… https://t.co/FKE4pXpTlP NASAGoddard (from Greenbelt, MD USA) Mon Aug 08 17:31:33 +0000 2022
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