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Vatican comes to Nasa's aid in historic space mission
Vatican comes to Nasa's aid in historic space mission
A Vatican astronomer has come to the help of NASA with a historic mission to study an asteroid. Meteorite expert and Vatican astronomer, Jesuit Brother Bob Macke, came to the aid of the US space agency after building a custom device that would allow the study of material of a sample collected from an asteroid. The mission is that of the unmanned spacecraft, Osiris-Rex, which was launched in 2016 in order to collect samples on an asteroid named Bennu. Bennu is located close to Earth and Osiris-Rex successfully collected a cup of material from the asteroid in 2020. Now, the vessel is approaching Earth and is due to release the sample in a return capsule on 24 September before continuing its orbit of the sun. Macke was contacted by the lead of the mission’s sample analysis working group, Andrew Ryan, who asked him to build the device that was needed in order to analyse the sample of the Bennu asteroid. The device has been devised so that it can analyse the density and porosity of the samples to help identify the make up of the asteroid surface. It is known as a pycnometer and NASA has strict requirements for the device, though other companies contacted were not willing to custom make one. Macke, however, took up the task and was able to build it in five weeks thanks to the assistance of students at the University of Arizona who collaborate with the Vatican Observatory’s advanced technology telescope in Tucson. In March it was delivered to the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston for a test run and is hoped to be used for the real thing when the sample arrives from space. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-09-19 22:27
Number 2 US diplomat to retire after decades in government service
Number 2 US diplomat to retire after decades in government service
The Biden administration's number two diplomat is retiring after decades of U.S. government service
2023-05-12 23:23
Ivanka Trump is pulled back into her father's orbit
Ivanka Trump is pulled back into her father's orbit
She has kept a low profile since the end of the Trump presidency, but will now take the stand in a fraud trial.
2023-11-08 10:26
Man who is accused of bringing guns to the Wisconsin Capitol grounds is facing a misdemeanor firearm charge
Man who is accused of bringing guns to the Wisconsin Capitol grounds is facing a misdemeanor firearm charge
A man who is accused of bringing guns to the Wisconsin Capitol grounds twice in one day earlier this month has been charged with a misdemeanor count of carrying a firearm in a public building, records show.
2023-10-18 14:59
South Carolina man pleads guilty to ambush that killed 2 officers and wounded 5
South Carolina man pleads guilty to ambush that killed 2 officers and wounded 5
A 79-year-old South Carolina man has avoided a possible death sentence by agreeing to plead guilty to ambushing police officers at his home in 2018
2023-10-13 05:57
Massachusetts US Attorney sought to improperly influence local election-report
Massachusetts US Attorney sought to improperly influence local election-report
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins improperly used her position at the Justice Department
2023-05-17 22:50
Biden warns Israel against occupying Gaza as ground invasion appears near
Biden warns Israel against occupying Gaza as ground invasion appears near
President Joe Biden warned Israel against occupying Gaza in one of his most notable public calls for restraint as the Israelis respond to this month's terror attacks by Hamas.
2023-10-16 08:52
Florida’s New Slavery Curriculum Sparks DeSantis Rebuke From 2024 Rival Hurd
Florida’s New Slavery Curriculum Sparks DeSantis Rebuke From 2024 Rival Hurd
Will Hurd said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, his rival for the Republican presidential nomination, should take responsibility for
2023-07-25 06:49
HSBC Executive Slams ‘Weak’ UK for Siding With US Against China
HSBC Executive Slams ‘Weak’ UK for Siding With US Against China
HSBC Holdings Plc’s head of public affairs criticized the US for strong-arming the UK into cutting back business
2023-08-07 09:47
Why Andrew Tate didn't have any friends? Here's what we know about 'Top G's' mysterious loner lifestyle
Why Andrew Tate didn't have any friends? Here's what we know about 'Top G's' mysterious loner lifestyle
Andrew Tate reveals he moved to England with his family at the age of 11
2023-07-03 17:51
US National Guard soldier dies and another is hospitalized at Mississippi's Camp Shelby after reporting symptoms associated with heat-related injuries
US National Guard soldier dies and another is hospitalized at Mississippi's Camp Shelby after reporting symptoms associated with heat-related injuries
One US National Guard soldier at Mississippi's Camp Shelby died on Friday and another has since been sent to the hospital after both reported symptoms associated with heat injury amid sweltering regional temperatures, the military agency said.
2023-08-15 15:21
Jenna Jameson gets married to girlfriend Jessi Lawless in intimate Las Vegas wedding ceremony, says 'I found the person'
Jenna Jameson gets married to girlfriend Jessi Lawless in intimate Las Vegas wedding ceremony, says 'I found the person'
Jenna Jameson and Jessi Lawless feel that though they are quite different, they form a good pair while Jameson proudly calls herself ‘Jessi’s Girl'
2023-06-09 07:28