A NASA spacecraft that took fragments of asteroids is leaking them to the planet as it was heading home, the space agency said. Significant samples were taken in the investigation that a stone was hung in front of the container door, meaning it was falling back into space. Last week …
Read More »NASA’s Osiris-Rex asteroid collects treasure of science from Bennu
Last October. 20, 200 million miles from an epidemic, a planet plagued by civil strife, and in America, a controversial election, NASA accomplished one of those feats that has become famous for the space agency. A space probe called OSIRIS-REX arrived and touched a planet called Bennu and collected a …
Read More »NASA to announce “exciting new discovery” about moon created by Airborne Observatory
By NASA October 25, 2020 NASA Will announce a new discovery about the moon from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Sophia) On Monday, October 26 at 12 noon EDT on a media teleconference. Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on the agency’s website. This new discovery contributes …
Read More »As cases escalate, U.S. Coronavirus deaths exceed 225,000
The United States leads the world in COVID-19 casualties. October 25, 2020, 10:42 p.m. • Read 4 minutes Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article The death toll from the novel coronavirus in the U.S. on Sunday passed a more serious target as the number of cases exceeded 225,000. A …
Read More »Extremely Unusual “Hot Neptune” Exoplanet 260 Light Years Away Which “Should Not Exist”
The artist’s imprint shows the LTT 9779B near the star as it orbits and illuminates the planet’s super-hot (2000 Kelvin) day side and its toasting night-side (about 1000 K). Credit: Ethan Schmidt A team led by an astronomer from the University of Kansas has crushed the data NASANo. TESS And …
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