Science Nov 24 Can asteroids be veered away from Earth? New NASA spacecraft aims to find out By Miles O'Brien, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Nation Nov 24 NASA launches spacecraft to test asteroid defense plan The DART spacecraft, short for Double Asteroid Redirection Test, lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in a $330 million project with echoes of the Bruce Willis movie “Armageddon.”… By John Antczak, Associated Press
Science Oct 14 NASA set to launch a robot to explore asteroids near Jupiter A plaque attached to the spacecraft includes lines from songs the Beatles wrote, along with quotes from other luminaries. From a John Lennon single: We all shine on . . . like the moon and the stars and the sun. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Nov 27 Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears home A Japanese spacecraft is nearing Earth after a yearlong journey home from a distant asteroid with soil samples and data that could provide clues to the origins of the solar system. By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
Health Oct 20 Watch 3:59 News Wrap: CDC strengthens mask guidance for transportation In our news wrap Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a stronger recommendation for passengers and employees to wear face masks on buses, planes and trains. The guidance, more specific than previous statements, comes as infections are…
Oct 19 WATCH: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to collect sample from asteroid Bennu By Elizabeth Cantwell, The Conversation OSIRIS-REx will touch down on asteroid Bennu, collect a sample of the dust and begin its journey back to Earth, where scientists will study it, hoping to learn secrets of the solar system's origin. Continue reading
Sep 23 Bus-size asteroid to zoom by Earth, ducking below satellites By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A newly discovered asteroid is headed our way, but NASA says the space rock will zoom safely past Earth on Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 24 In search of life’s origins, Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft lands on an asteroid By Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American The mission to Asteroid Ryugu could return samples of the space rock to Earth in 2020. Continue reading
Dec 03 WATCH: NASA’s Osiris-Rex reaches Bennu, in mission to bring home asteroid dust By Nsikan Akpan Part pioneer and part dirt collector, Osiris-Rex will spend the next year or so looking for a spot to capture pieces of the asteroid before heading back to Earth. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 6:49 How this spacecraft will sample an asteroid’s rocks, without even landing on it By Miles O'Brien More than two years after it launched, a spacecraft called OSIRIS-REx is approaching its target, an asteroid named Bennu. Scientists hope that rock samples from Bennu will provide insight into the likelihood of life on other planets, as well as… Continue watching