From Fiery Perihelion to Asteroid Encounter, OSIRIS-APEX’s Epic Journey
NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft successfully completed a close approach to the Sun, adjusting its solar array to protect against heat and is now en route to…
NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft successfully completed a close approach to the Sun, adjusting its solar array to protect against heat and is now en route to…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft delivered an unprecedented 4.29 ounces of asteroid Bennu material to Earth, surpassing its mission goals. Despite initial challenges, the sample was successfully…
NASA’s Johnson Space Center team overcame technical challenges to access more of the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample, exceeding collection goals and setting the stage for a…
The former OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sets off on a journey to study asteroid Apophis and take advantage of the asteroid’s 2029 flyby of Earth, the likes…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx successfully returned samples from Bennu, despite a minor parachute deployment issue caused by wiring label discrepancies. The main parachute compensated, ensuring a safe…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission learned much about the potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu and its risk to Earth. Now, the mission will change hands and target a…
NASA successfully collected 70 grams from asteroid Bennu, surpassing their 60-gram goal. Despite challenges with extraction, more material awaits collection as the team ensures the…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, while not initially intended for stereoscopic imaging, benefited from the expertise of Brian May and Claudia Manzoni, who utilized the mission’s vast…
NASA’s asteroid Bennu sample indicates high-carbon content and water, suggesting potential building blocks for life on Earth. This discovery, part of the OSIRIS-REx mission, will…
As the astromaterials curation team at NASA’s Johnson Space Center continues to collect the bonus asteroid Bennu particles located outside the OSIRIS-REx TAGSAM (Touch-and-Go Sample…
After years of anticipation and hard work by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) team, a capsule of rocks…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample collection from asteroid Bennu exceeded expectations in material quantity, slowing the curation process. Advanced analysis methods are underway, with a more detailed…
Richard Binzel describes how asteroid dirt and dust delivered by OSIRIS-Rex, with help from MIT, may reveal clues to the solar system’s origins. On the…
NASA found debris on the OSIRIS-REx canister, which will be carefully disassembled at the Johnson Space Center. The world awaits the sample’s reveal in a…
NASA’s Johnson Space Center received the first U.S. asteroid sample from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on September 24. Scientists will soon analyze the sample from asteroid…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission achieved success by safely returning a capsule with asteroid Bennu samples to Earth, paving the way for critical scientific research on planetary…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx capsule has safely returned asteroid Bennu samples to Earth, landing in Utah after a controlled descent. The U.S. has, for the first time,…
With the spacecraft diverted away from Earth and traveling toward its new destination, the focus of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx team is on the sample capsule. OSIRIS-REx…