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01-30-2019, 09:37 PM | #1 | |||
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Jan 31st, 2019 : Bennu
Bennu is a 1600 ft(488 m) in diameter, 4.5 Billion year old asteroid that buzzes Eauth every six years.
It passes by many of the planets as it boogies around our solar system. Some of the planets gravitational fields alter its course a little which makes it a loose cannon up there. So we sent the Sheriff(NASA’s OSIRIS-REx) to check it out, see if it’s just a street tough or it’s made of sterner stuff. Quote:
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01-31-2019, 08:32 AM | #2 |
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You know, just when I'm feeling down about NASA not having a replacement ready when it retired the space shuttles so we have to rely on Putin to get us to the ISS, and China sending rovers to the Dark Side of the Moon, NASA comes out and show us this.
Good for you, NASA. This is pretty damn cool. Water on an asteroid you say? Wouldn't it be cool if they found frozen microbes up there? |
01-31-2019, 08:39 AM | #3 |
I love it when a plan comes together.
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It's supposed to bring a sample back. Have you seen the movie The Andromeda Strain?
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01-31-2019, 08:45 AM | #4 |
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Most microbes are harmless or beneficial. Odd are that any Andromeda Strain would be fine.
I never saw the movie, but I read the book. Something about infected people's blood clotting instantly. And one guy took an entire bottle of aspirin and survived. Or something like that. I don't really remember. |
01-31-2019, 09:46 AM | #5 | |
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01-31-2019, 10:32 AM | #6 | |
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Loved The Andromeda Strain. I've always liked David Wayne.
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01-31-2019, 10:34 AM | #7 |
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I expected Bennu to be shinier. After seeing this.
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