Nasa Details Plans To Pluck Rock Off Asteroid, Explore It

NASA is aiming to launch a rocket to an asteroid in five years and grab a boulder off of it — a stepping stone for an eventual trip sending humans to Mars.

Senh: I'm more in favor of grabbing the entire asteroid with a giant bag option. No, I didn't make that up; it was the other cheaper option.

Sections:  news   u.s.   
Topics:  asteroid   astronomy   mars   nasa   space   
RELATED ARTICLES
BING NEWS:
  • Apollo group asteroid set to pass Earth by just 622,000 km, reveals NASA! Know how big it is
    An Apollo asteroid is predicted to pass Earth at its closest distance in orbit today, March 14. From size, speed to distance of approach, know all about the asteroid.
    03/14/2024 - 5:37 pm | View Link
  • NASA snapped images of the stadium-sized asteroid that swooped by Earth
    Recently, the space agency captured its first detailed views of asteroid 2008 OS7, a rock some 650 to 1,640 ... and surface details of this near-Earth object (NEO)," the space agency said in ...
    02/26/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
  • NASA explains how it would alert the public of an apocalyptic asteroid strike
    It rammed an uncrewed spacecraft into an asteroid to shift its orbit away from Earth. The mission was a success, and NASA plans to test more deflection techniques in the future. A developing ...
    02/16/2024 - 10:13 pm | View Link
  • NASA reveals its total asteroid haul from ambitious mission
    Credit: NASA Goddard / University of Arizona After months struggling to open NASA's asteroid sample canister, agency scientists finally know how much dust and rock its spacecraft brought back to ...
    02/16/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
  • NASA has more than twice the asteroid Bennu samples it could have hoped for from OSIRIS-REx probe
    named for its next space rock target, the asteroid Apophis. With this container came the first pieces of an asteroid NASA has ever captured and returned for further study. The mission launched in ...
    02/15/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
  • More

 

Comment On This Story

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More U.s. News