Encounter With Infamy: OSIRIS-APEX Mission Sets Sights on the Notorious Asteroid Apophis
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…
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Surpasses Asteroid Sample Collection Goal
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…
3D Rock Stars: Stereoscopic Images From NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Sampling Head
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…
Building Blocks of Life? NASA Reveals 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Asteroid Bennu Sample
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…
Deep Space Discoveries: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Edges Closer to Monumental Asteroid Sample Reveal
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…
See NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Release the Sample Return Capsule 63,000 Miles From Earth
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…
OSIRIS-REx’s Overflowing Treasures: A Stellar Surprise From Asteroid Bennu
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…
Asteroid Sample Returned to Earth by NASA May Reveal Clues to the Solar System’s Origins
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…
Black Dust and Debris: NASA Scientists Remove OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Canister Lid
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…
Houston, We Have an Asteroid: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Sample Capsule Arrives at Johnson Space Center
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…
History Is Made: NASA’s First Asteroid Sample Has Landed, Now Secure in Clean Room
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…
Historic Touchdown: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Capsule Containing Asteroid Bennu Sample Has Landed
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,…
Landing Imminent After Billion-Mile Journey: The Race To Retrieve NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Treasure
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…
Destination Apophis: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Departs for New Mission
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft completed its final task for this mission when it released its sample capsule toward Earth less than an hour ago. About 20…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Releases Asteroid Sample Capsule for Landing on Earth
Doppler data indicates that NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft released its sample capsule toward Earth at 6:42 a.m. EDT (4:42 a.m. MDT), as planned, from 63,000 miles…
First Glimpse: OSIRIS-REx’s Historic Return With Asteroid Bennu Sample
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is returning from asteroid Bennu with a sample, set to land on Earth on September 24. ESA’s telescope captured the spacecraft 2.90…
Optimal Weather Forecast for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return
A weather briefing today predicted a dry September 24 with low winds. These are optimal conditions for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample recovery team: A wet and…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Makes Final Course Adjustment Before Asteroid Sample Delivery
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft fired its thrusters to adjust its trajectory to refine its sample capsule’s landing location on Earth, set for September 24, targeting the…