The asteroid entered orbit with altitude of 680 metres. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx on June 12 reached a very low steady orbit of the asteroid Bennu. As reported on the website of the mission, at this point the apparatus is rotated at an altitude of 680 meters from the surface of a
Read More »The Americans are preparing for the collision of Earth with an asteroid
The United States hosted exercises in the event of a collision of Earth with an asteroidAccording to the scenario, an asteroid with a diameter from 100 to 250 meters could fall into the territory of the United States. In the United States worked out a plan of action in case …
Read More »NASA is testing a prototype of the system the capture of a giant specimen of the asteroid
National Board of the USA on Aeronautics and space research (NASA) has been working on technology that will help in the implementation of a complex project Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM). The essence of the mission is to send to one of the near-earth asteroids, the robot spaceship that can grab …
Read More »The Earth is approaching a dangerous asteroid
An asteroid the size of a bus dangerously close to the Ground. We are talking about a 12-meter space object that was opened by the participants of the project The Virtual Telescope Project. Scientists, observing the near-earth space with the aid of remotely operated telescopes in the shadow of the …
Read More »By the Earth flew by a huge asteroid
According to calculations, he was at a safe distance from the Ground.NASA experts have reported about the large asteroid that passed by Earth. The message of his approach was published by the minor planet Center. According to calculations, he was at a safe distance from Land, 500 thousand km by …
Read More »Space filling on the asteroid water will reduce the cost of long-haul flights
In order to deliver the satellite to high geostationary orbit, these powerful rockets like the proton. Therefore, these runs are among the most expensive. But in the future the extraction of minerals on asteroids in an unexpected way can significantly reduce the cost of space missions, including to far greater …
Read More »NASA sent a probe to the asteroid Bennu in seven years
Started the first mission of NASA, which will bring to the Earth more samples of the cosmic body since the launch of the Apollo. NASA sent a probe OSIRIS-Rex to the asteroid Bennu, which has to examine the body and take it with surface samples and send them special capusule …
Read More »NASA launched the station to the asteroid threatening Earth
The launch of the mission OSIRIS-REx took place at 19:05 NASA has launched a mission OSIRIS-REx (Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer) asteroid Bennu, which is considered one of the most dangerous for the Earth objects. Live webcast launch was conducted on the Agency’s website. The launch of …
Read More »The asteroid will approach Earth at a dangerous distance
Asteroid 2016 RB1 was only at a distance of 40,000 km from our planet.Medium-sized asteroid 2016 RB1 approached the Earth at a distance 10 times less than from earth to the moon. At a time when the majority of observatories watched the asteroid of medium size 2016 QL44 held at …
Read More »NASA launches asteroid catcher”
Today from Cape Canaveral into space to probe OSIRIS-REx. After years of heavy construction and months of endurance testing the spacecraft OSIRIS-Rex space Agency NASA, designed to catch the asteroids and shipping the samples of their soil is completely ready and will be going to space this Thursday from Cape …
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