As 2020 draws to a close, the threat from outer space remains as clear as ever, with three asteroids over 30 meters in diameter traveling Earth’s way this week alone, starting on November 10 with a double-header. Measuring roughly half the size of the Statue of Liberty (46m), asteroid 2020 …
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The American research apparatus of the OSIRIS-REx reached the asteroid Bennu in early December, 2018 and reached its orbit on December 31. The main goal of the mission is selection and return a soil sample from the surface of the asteroid. The arrival of the capsule with the sample …
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There are new detailed images. Part of the crater in the Equatorial region of Bennu. The received March 28, PolyCam camera from a distance of 3.5 kilometers. The width of the picture is 49,4 meters. A small bright stone in the upper left side of the frame has a length …
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