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NASA Shares Asteroid Bennu Sample in Exchange with JAXA

August 23, 2024 NeRD

As part of an asteroid sample exchange, NASA has transferred to JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) a portion of the asteroid Bennu sample collected by the agency’s OSIRIS-REx mission. The sample was officially handed over by NASA officials during a ceremony on Aug. 22 at JAXA’s Sagamihara, Japan, campus. The signature exchange for the Bennu sample transfer took place on Aug. 22, 2024, at JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Sagamihara Campus. JAXA This asteroid sample transfer follows the November 2021 exchange where JAXA transferred…

Asteroid Bennu Almost Swallowed Spacecraft Whole

July 14, 2022 NeRD

Scientists knew the asteroid Bennu was likely a rubble pile rather than solid rock, but OSIRIS-REX’s recent visit surprised them in showing just how loosely the asteroid really is. The post Asteroid Bennu Almost Swallowed Spacecraft Whole appeared first on Sky & Telescope.