Using data from NASA OSIRIS-REx mission, a University of Arizona-led team of scientists concluded that…
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OSIRIS-REx is a NASA asteroid study and sample-return mission that was launched in September 2016. The mission’s main objective is to travel to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, survey the asteroid up close, collect surface material, and return the samples to Earth for analysis. Bennu is a carbon-rich asteroid, and studying its composition may provide insights into the early solar system and the origins of life on Earth. The spacecraft successfully collected samples from Bennu in October 2020 and returned to Earth with the samples in September 2023.
Along with collecting a sample from the Bennu’s surface, the spacecraft provided precision data to…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is 328,000 miles, or 528,000 kilometers, away from the asteroid Bennu, having…
After nearly five years in space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer…
OSIRIS-REx is returning from asteroid Bennu with vital samples, concluding a mission full of challenges…
Like boot prints on the Moon, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft left its mark on asteroid Bennu.…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx has completed its final Bennu flyby and begins its journey home, bringing asteroid…
A Final Look at Bennu: OSIRIS-REx Returns for a Close Encounter NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is…
OSIRIS-REx’s Final Farewell to Bennu On April 7, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will give asteroid Bennu…
OSIRIS-REx departs Bennu in May with a significant sample. A farewell flyby may capture post-sampling…
When landing Apollo 11 in 1969, astronauts looked out the window for distinguishing features that…
https://youtu.be/yirEZvtWuPo This is what it looks like to punch an asteroid. Last month, NASA’s robotic…
https://youtu.be/yirEZvtWuPo Captured on October 20, 2020, during the OSIRIS-REx mission’s sample collection event, this series…
NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission has successfully stowed the…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is ready to perform an early stow on Tuesday, October 27, of…
New findings from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission suggest that the interior of the asteroid Bennu could…
Two days after touching down on asteroid Bennu, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission team received on Thursday,…
Captured on October 20, 2020, during the OSIRIS-REx mission’s Touch-And-Go (TAG) sample collection event, this…