There’s a weird asteroid shaped like a bone whipping around our sun
Astronomers have got their closest look yet at an unusually shaped asteroid orbiting the sun in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars......»»
NASA spacecraft returns to Earth with pieces of an asteroid
Breathe easy, there's a bounty from Bennu inside. Enlarge / Dante Lauretta (right), OSIRIS-REx principal investigator, approaches the sample return capsule Sunday at the Utah Test and Training Range. (credit: NASA/Keegan Barber).....»»
NASA readies for dramatic return of asteroid sample to Earth
The climactic end of a seven-year voyage comes Sunday when a NASA capsule is due to land in the Utah desert, carrying to Earth the largest asteroid samples ever collected......»»
Play Xbox Game Pass’ weirdest game before it leaves on September 30
Xbox Game Pass is losing some gems on September 30, including this weird and wild Western......»»
Largest asteroid sample ever collected is coming down to Earth
Chunks of asteroid that could tell us about the earliest days of the 4.5 billion-year-old solar system and the possible origins of water on our planet are set to land in the Utah desert Sunday......»»
NASA’s asteroid sampling mission is on course for landing this weekend
"The spacecraft trajectory and performance have just been spot on." Enlarge / Scientists created this mosaic of asteroid Bennu using imagery collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. The asteroid spans about 1,600 feet (500 mete.....»»
Here’s the first image of OSIRIS-REx as it approaches Earth with asteroid sample
This weekend will see the landing of NASA's first asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, and telescopes on the ground have been able to track it......»»
A NASA spacecraft is on course to deliver material from an asteroid to Earth—here"s what we could learn
Around 15 years ago, I was on a European Space Agency (Esa) committee, looking at Esa's strategy for proposed forthcoming space missions. Under consideration was a mission to an asteroid. Over dinner, one of the committee members, an astrophysicist,.....»»
NASA"s OSIRIS-REx Is About to Bring Asteroid Pieces Back to Earth
The OSIRIS-REx probe is carrying rock samples from the asteroid Bennu, millions of miles away. If it works, it will be only the third such retrieval in history......»»
Study reveals cosmic surprises about star formation from the dawn of time
A groundbreaking international study has unveiled remarkable insights into the early evolution of galaxies, shedding light on the fundamental processes that have shaped our universe. The findings were published in Nature Astronomy......»»
Wearing Alexa is weird, but Amazon’s new Echo Frames are shockingly comfy
Smart glasses aren't quite a mainstream thing just yet, but Amazon's doing its best to break through with the new Echo Frames......»»
NASA spacecraft delivering biggest sample yet from an asteroid
Planet Earth is about to receive a special delivery—the biggest sample yet from an asteroid......»»
How to watch final moments of NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission
NASA will live stream the final moments of its groundbreaking OSIRIS-REx mission that will see it bring home samples collected from the Bennu asteroid in 2020......»»
Engineered compound shows promise in preventing bone loss in space
A study published in npj Microgravity, finds an engineered compound given to mice aboard the International Space Station (ISS) largely prevented the bone loss associated with time spent in space......»»
Is that asteroid a problem? Meet the planetary defense squad that decides
Earth is surrounded by potential threats like asteroids and comets, but a team of NASA scientists is always on the lookout......»»
Flowering plants survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid—and may outlive us
If you looked up 66 million years ago you might have seen, for a split second, a bright light as a mountain-sized asteroid burned through the atmosphere and smashed into Earth. It was springtime and the literal end of an era, the Mesozoic......»»
Apple’s new $19 USB-C EarPods apparently support lossless audio
iPhone 15 went USB-C, and so did the wired earbuds that used to come in the box. Nothing weird about that. Something perhaps more unexpected? Apple’s $19 USB-C EarPods apparently support lossless audio playback that works with Apple Music. more.....»»
DART had a surprising impact on its target, according to recent observations
After NASA's DART mission slammed into asteroid Dimorphous in September 2022, scientists determined the impact caused tons of rock to be ejected from the small asteroid's surface. But more importantly, DART's impact altered Dimorphos' orbital period,.....»»
The Astronaut Center of China 90-d head-down bed rest: Overview, countermeasures, and effects
When astronauts enter space, they are exposed to weightlessness. Physiological and psychological challenges are waiting ahead. They may have a puffy face and experience space motion sickness, cardiovascular deconditioning, muscle atrophy, and bone lo.....»»
How the AI Revolution Will Reshape the World
AI is far more empowering than the web ever was We are about to see the greatest redistribution of power in history. Over millennia, humanity has been shaped by successive waves of technology. The discovery of fire, the inventio.....»»
The internet just learned how the dinosaurs went extinct
Apparently, the internet thought the asteroid obliterated every dinosaur on impact — like they all happened to be having a meeting in that exact spot. The online jokes have been great. The internet got to talking about dinosaurs and, frankly,.....»»