#samplereturn

[alexanderrogge]

Brett Tingley - NASA's OSIRIS-REx lands samples of asteroid Bennu to Earth after historic 4-billion-mile journey:

OSIRISREx #NASA #SampleReturn #Asteroid #Bennu #SpaceExploration #Astronomy

[kuiperkat]

From @osiris_rex ・・・ OSIRIS-REx has a date with an asteroid. In about 4 hours, the spacecraft will fire its thrusters for a small engine burn that marks the end of the journey to Bennu and positions the spacecraft to begin surveying the asteroid up close. Tune in for the #WelcomeToBennu Arrival broadcast at 9:45 MT/11:45 ET. Visit the link in our bio for details on how to tune in. 📺 🛰 🔜 ☄️ #WelcomeToBennu #NASA #space #asteroids #Bennu #ToBennuAndBack #OSIRISREx #spacecraft #ExploreSpace #SpaceIsWildcatCountry #SampleReturn #SeizeTheData https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq7amy1BGIh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rn0j3v0bc4z6

[exploremars]

We were incredibly fortunate to have our presenting #scientists bring #lunar and #meteorite #samples for viewing and handling at the #mars #samplereturn briefing on #capitolhill hosted by the @planetarysociety 💫

[starwalkapp]

#Repost @nasaastromaterials with @make_repost ・・・ Congratulations to the Hayabusa2 team! This image taken by the deployable camera (DCAM3) confirms the impact of the copper projectile from the SCI. The image shows ejecta coming off the surface of asteroid Ryugu! More data will be received over the next few days. #ryugu #hayabusa2 #asteroid #asteriodmission #samplereturn #science #research #exploration #scienceiscool #jaxa via Instagram http://bit.ly/2WW1uNN

[trekzone]

NASA Plans OSIRIS-REx Departure - Return to Earth

SAMPLE RETURN | NASA has announced the plan to return OSIRIS-REx home with it's precious samples of asteroid Bennu, just over a month after the Japanese Space Agency returned Hayabusa-2. #Asteroid #SampleReturn

Following the American space agencies successful landing on asteroid Bennu in October last year, the plans for the return voyage of OSIRIS-REx have been announced. On May 10 the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx for short) will bid farewell to it’s home away from home, with the possibility of one last flyby on it’s trajectory to…

[kuiperkat]

From @osiris_rex — get ready to be boarded, Bennu! 💫🛰 ・・・ In just five days — on Dec. 3, 2018 — OSIRIS-REx will arrive at asteroid Bennu after a two-year journey. The spacecraft will spend about 18 months surveying the #asteroid and preparing to collect a sample of surface material for return to Earth. #AreWeThereYet #NASA #space #asteroids #Bennu #ToBennuAndBack #OSIRISREx #spacecraft #ExploreSpace #SpaceIsWildcatCountry #SampleReturn #SeizeTheData https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqv0wmKBzOK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16uwghyfp8s2m

[exploremars]

Tim McCoy, Co-Investigator for @osiris_rex pleasantly surprised all in attendance for the @planetarysociety congressional briefing on #mars #samplereturn by bringing the most famous #achondrite to date: ALH 84001, Allan Hills (from the region it was found in #antarctica in 1984). The #meteorite is best known for gaining intense media attention in 1996 when a group of scientists claimed to have found evidence for microscopic fossils of #Martian #bacteria in it, culminating in then U.S. president @billclinton.usa giving a speech about the potential discovery. These claims were controversial from the beginning, and the wider scientific community ultimately rejected the hypothesis once all the unusual features in the meteorite had been explained without requiring life to be present. Despite there being no convincing evidence of Martian life, the initial paper and scientific/public attention caused by it are considered to be turning points in the history of the developing science of #astrobiology 🔭📡 (at Rayburn House Office Building)

[exploremars]

While on #thehill #capitolhill urging Congressional leadership to #fundnasa , @planetarysociety hosted a Congressional briefing on the importance of #mars #samplereturn entitled ‘You Can Take It With You’ 🚀💫 (at Rayburn House Office Building)

[alexanderrogge]

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Leaves its Mark on #Asteroid #Bennu:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/nasas-osiris-rex-leaves-its-mark-on-asteroid-bennu #OSIRISREx #NearEarthObject #NEO #TouchAndGo #TAG #SampleReturn #SampleReturnCapsule #SRC #Rocks #Boulders #SolarSystem #EarthScience #NASA #GSFC #ArizonaWildcats #SpaceExploration #Astronomy #Geology