New Research Points to Violent Origin of Enigmatic Earth ‘Quasi-Moon’
For nearly a decade, a near-Earth asteroid named Kamo’oalewa has invoked speculation over how it came to orbit the Sun in total synchrony with Earth as though it shares some…
NASA Needs Ideas to Study Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Apophis
Asteroid 99942 Apophis is fast approaching our home planet for an uncomfortably close encounter in 2029. In order to prepare for the rare event, NASA is calling for ideas for…
NASA Finally Opened the Asteroid Container and Holy Crap That’s a Lot of Asteroid
The aluminum canister containing bits of an ancient space rock has finally been opened, revealing the bulk of the asteroid Bennu sample in all its glory. Alex Winter on His…
NASA Finally Cracks Open the Asteroid Sample Container
After months of fidgeting with a canister that contained rocky samples from an ancient asteroid, NASA engineers have finally removed two stubborn fasteners that appeared to be preventing the space…
NASA Finally Cracks Open Asteroid Sample Container
After months of fidgeting with a canister that contained rocky samples from an ancient asteroid, NASA engineers have finally removed two stubborn fasteners that appeared to be preventing the space…
NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting Telescope Is Being Dragged Down by the Sun
A diligent surveyor of the night skies, NEOWISE is sadly approaching its fiery demise as the Sun’s erratic outbursts are causing the infrared telescope to gradually fall out of its…
It’s Been 2 Months. Why Can’t NASA Open the Asteroid Sample Container?
In September, fragments of a near-Earth asteroid were carefully dropped off in the Utah desert. The space rocks hold clues to the origin of the solar system and can possibly…
Pieces of Asteroid Bennu Land at the Smithsonian After 200 Million Mile Voyage
After traveling through space for 200 million miles, rocky pieces from asteroid Bennu were dropped off on Earth by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in late September. Now, some of those fragments…
Scientists Spot Black Dust and Debris on Canister Containing Asteroid Sample
Following a nearly three-year journey through space, the canister containing samples from asteroid Bennu has finally been opened. Meet Microsoft’s New Surface Laptops Off English The OSIRIS-REx mission team removed…
After Delivery to Earth, What’s Next for NASA’s Asteroid Sample?
The sample return capsule after touching down at the Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range on September 24, 2023.Photo: NASA/Keegan Barber Vizio’s Latest TVs Go All Quantum Off…