2023-09-27 14:18:25
Osiris returned to Earth and found suspected asteroid fragments in the sample tank – News – Rti Central Radio Close Voice of Taiwan Download the official APP immediately Skip to main content::: Time: 2023-09-27 22:18 News Quotes : Central News Agency Writing Editor: News Editor NASA scientists opened the sample tank of the space probe “Osiris” that brought asteroid samples back to Earth on the 26th and found black debris. (Picture: @Astromaterials Twitter) After 7 years of waiting, on the 26th, scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) opened the sample canister of the space probe “Osiris” that brought asteroid samples back to Earth, and found black fragments. NASA said that researchers opened the sample canister returned by Osiris-Rex on the 26th and found “black dust and debris” on the avionics deck, but NASA did not specify the dust and debris. Whether the fragments belong to this asteroid. Scientists can’t wait to study the samples, which will require “precise disassembly” of the robotic arm that collected them. The spacecraft Osiris was launched in 2016, and four years later it collected about 250 grams of dust samples from the rocky surface of the asteroid Bennu. NASA said even this small number should “help us better understand the types of asteroids that may threaten Earth.” On the 24th, the Osiris sample recovery capsule passed through the Earth’s atmosphere and landed in the desert of Utah in the western United States, completing a journey of 6.21 billion kilometers. A press conference will be held on October 11 to show these samples to the public. Scientists believe that analyzing this asteroid will allow researchers to better understand the formation of the solar system and why the Earth is habitable. Most of the samples will be preserved for future research, about 1/4 will be immediately used for experiments, and a small number of samples will be transferred to mission partners Japan and Canada. Related messages Latest and more in this category::: Program list Chinese online listening Asian language Live Taiwanese Cantonese and European and American foreign language Live
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