Tag: asteroid
Pieces of asteroid may crash into Mars and it’s NASA’s fault
NASA successfully diverted the trajectory of an asteroid during the DART mission. But the ship’s impact may have created collateral damage. Rocks ejected from the asteroid would be heading towards…
What would NASA do in the event of a truly threatening asteroid?
It’s a classic disaster scenario: what would happen if a dangerous asteroid threatened Earth with a devastating impact? The reality is reassuring: there is little chance that humanity will be…
Does blowing up an Earth-threatening asteroid with a nuclear bomb really work?
Researchers have put to the scientific test what we have all seen at least once in a film: the destruction of an asteroid by a nuclear bomb to save the…
Oops, the capsule that brought back the asteroid samples from OSIRIS-REx almost crashed!
Eric Bottlaender Space specialist December 7, 2023 at 7:32 p.m. 9 The capsule landed without incident in the Utah desert. But she almost crashed because of her parachutes. ©NASA On…
The Lucy probe flies over the asteroid Dinkinesh and its astonishing… moon? Moonmoon?
Eric Bottlaender Space specialist November 11, 2023 at 5:35 p.m. 5 The photograph taken as close as possible to the asteroid Dinkinesh. Surprise ! A small moon… which has not…
NASA probe on the move since 2021 – “Lucy” flew close to the asteroid “Dinkinesh” – News
The NASA probe “Lucy” has visited its first asteroid. The US space agency Nasa said the probe flew past the asteroid “Dinkinesh” at a distance of around 400 kilometers and…
Live Twitch des Nums: Tinder, asteroid and audio tests
Find your appointment not to be missed on The Digitals and Twitch. On the program for the show on Friday October 27: Company: Twitter, Tinder and Microsoft The guest: Louis…
Bennu: NASA asteroid samples already reveal secrets
Eric Bottlaender Espace Specialist October 13, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. 1 Here is what the collector looks like once open. But beware, these are only first samples: there are many…
Return to earth of OSIRIS-REx: the collection of asteroid samples, an important first for NASA!
Camille Coirault September 29, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. 4 © Camille Coirault for Clubic.com Time flies ! It has already been seven years since the OSIRIS-REx probe took off to…
250 g of valuable rubble – capsule with asteroid rock is back on Earth – News
A sample of rubble from the asteroid Bennu, collected by NASA’s Osiris-Rex probe and dropped above Earth, has landed in the US state of Utah. Protected by a heat shield…
NASA prepares to bring its first asteroid sample back to Earth
A replica of the Osiris-Rex mission capsule during a simulation of NASA’s asteroid sample recovery operation on June 27, 2023 in Littleton, Colorado (AFP/Jason Connolly) It’s the end of a…
To analyze pieces of asteroid, this instrument comes straight from the Vatican!
Eric Bottlaender Space specialist September 18, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. 7 Mosaic of photographs showing the asteroid Bennu, samples of which are on their way to Earth. © NASA/Goddard/University of…