NASA touches an asteroid 320 million kilometers away
byOsiris-Rex collects samples from the asteroid Benny. NASA scientists on Wednesday confirmed that the Osiris-Rex spacecraft had successfully made contact with an asteroid a…
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NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft launches Bennu into asteroid
byFour years After launching from EarthNASA’s Osiris-Rex on Tuesday made a historic and brief landing on the dangerously asteroid Bennu, about 200 million miles…
The tectonic plate that some geologists have argued for as a “resurrection” was never real
by. Plates in the Pacific Ocean looked like those of the early Cenozoic period. Attribution: University of Houston Long debated plate located in northern…
U.S. spacecraft touches asteroid to capture rare debris
byA NASA spacecraft descended on an asteroid, knocked down building-sized rocks, and touched the surface to collect a handful of cosmic debris to return…
A Busted Toilet The night of a serious breakdown in the ISS began
byInternational Space Station.Image: NASA It was another long night at the International Space Station because the crew had a series of minor problems and…
The ISS crew discovered an exclusive air leak using floating tea leaves
byThe International Space Station has been leaking extraordinary amounts of air since September 2019. Following the leak, crew members were initially prevented from resolving…
NASA prepares to capture Osiris-Rex Benu asteroid: how to watch live
byThe artist’s idea of NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft collects a sample from the asteroid Bennu. NASA / Goddard / University of Arizona NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft…
The Milky Way says the Milky Way has a vacuum
byThe Milky Way is surrounded by hot gases that constantly deliver matter emitted by birth or dying stars, astronomers say. This hot galaxy, called…
Asteroid can rotate just before election: astronomer Neil DeGross Tyson
byThis is a way to shake the vote. A Asteroid According to celebrity scientist Neil DeGrass Tyson, the size of a refrigerator will fall…
3 good meteor showers in October and November 2020
byThe Full Blue Moon Halloween This fall is not the only notable sky event. During the three months of October and November, three annual…