NASA OSIRIS-REx Returns Bennu Asteroid Sample
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From 27,650 mph to 0 in 4 hours, across 63,000 miles in distance, and then — bullseye!
(Someone left a package in the middle of desert?)
From 27,650 mph to 0 in 4 hours, across 63,000 miles in distance, and then — bullseye!
- A long-awaited asteroid sample has landed in the US (CNN) [1]
- A NASA Spacecraft Comes Home With an Asteroid Gift for Earth (NYTimes) [2]
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References
[1] “A long-awaited asteroid sample has landed in the US.” CNN, September 24, 2023. https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/24/world/osiris-rex-asteroid-sample-return-scn/index.html
[2] “A NASA Spacecraft Comes Home With an Asteroid Gift for Earth.” The New York Times, September 24, 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/science/nasa-osiris-rex-asteroid-sample-landing.html