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Weird, exotic rocks found in Bennu samples

5/24/2024  SUBSCRIBE TODAY ☰✕ News| Ask Astro | Sky This Week | Magazine SOURCE: NASA/Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebersold SCIENCE NASA's asteroid Bennu samples have rocks unlike any meteorite ever found Early results from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to Bennu have uncovered exotic versions of chondrules — rocks commonly found in meteorites. KEEP READING SOURCE: Diana Robinson (Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED) OBSERVING How to see six planets line up in June KEEP READING SOURCE: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, J. Dunlop, H. Übler, R. Maiolino, et. al SCIENCE JWST discovers black holes merging near the dawn of the cosmos KEEP READING SOURCE: Astronomy: Roen Kelly THIS WEEK IN ASTRONOMY WITH DAVE EICHER The Moon slides by Antares Luna will make a close pass of the famously orange 1st-magnitude star Antares this week. WATCH NOW SOURCE: Gillian Massie/980 CJME SPACE EXPLORATION 'It ain't no garbage.' Canadian farmer finds chunks of space debris in a remote part of Saskatchewan One of the pieces is said to be close to 100 pounds and likely came from a SpaceX mission. KEEP READING SOURCE: ESA, NASA; Acknowledgement: A. Gal-Yam (Weizmann Institute of Science) ASK ASTRO How do scientists weigh celestial objects? The first trick is understanding that gravity and mass are inherently linked. KEEP READING SOURCE: Nicholas Clarke from Cohuna, Victoria, Australia PICTURE OF THE DAY Bok Bok Bok VIEW PHOTO SOURCE: Jo Zimny (Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED) OBSERVING The Sky This Week: Look for the Last Quarter Moon KEEP READING Recommended for You SHOP NOW SHOP NOW SHOP NOW NEED ASSISTANCE? CONTACT US SUBSCRIPTION CUSTOMER SERVICE VISIT OUR WEBSITE LIKE US ON FACEBOOK RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION GIVE A GIFT Unsubscribe| Preferences | Customer Service | Privacy Policy | View In Browser This message was sent to ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com. ©2024 Kalmbach Media Co. 21027 Crossroads Circle Waukesha, WI 53186