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NASA releases data on asteroid sample
An asteroid sample was returned to the Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission recently. A part of this sample has been analyzed by experts from across the world and they have now released new findings about them. The new data shows that the samples are rich in carbon and show evidence of water. This sample is also the largest carbon-rich asteroid sample ever delivered to Earth. Further study of these samples is going on and experts and scientists from over 200 countries are taking a look at it. These samples are over 4.5 billion years old (nearly as old as the sun) and might even help vastly advance our understanding of the formation of our solar system.
Mission updates:
Aditya-L1: ISRO’s solar mission is currently traveling towards the earth-sun Lagrange point 1. There are 83 more days to go before it reaches the orbit point.
Moon-Sniper: JAXA’s lunar mission is on its way to the moon. It will land in either January or February next year.
