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NASA Shares Asteroid Bennu Sample in Exchange with JAXA – NASA

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NASA Shares Asteroid Bennu Sample in Exchange with JAXA – NASA

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. This asteroid sample transfer follows the … Read more

Luxembourg Leaders Focus on Lunar Exploration at Visit to NASA Ames – NASA

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Luxembourg Leaders Focus on Lunar Exploration at Visit to NASA Ames – NASA

The challenges of working on the surface of the Moon are at the center of a facility at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The Lunar Lab and Regolith Testbeds help scientists and engineers – from NASA and industry alike – study how well science instruments, robots, and people might be able to … Read more