Surprise – Again! NASA Spacecraft Reveals Asteroid Bennu Is Not What It Seemed - SciTechDaily

Scientists have learned something astonishing after analyzing data gathered when NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected a sample from asteroid Bennu in October 2020. The spacecraft would have sunk into the asteroid had it not fired its thrusters to back away …

ByLonnie Shekhtman, NASA's Goddard Space Flight CenterJuly 8, 2022 NASAs OSIRIS-REx spacecraft leaving the surface of asteroid Bennu after collecting a sample. Credit: NASAs Goddard Space Flight Cen… [+8965 chars]

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