NASA Planetary Scientist Noah Petro dishes on what it took plan the impressive touch-and-go return mission, why much of the ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

This helped OSIRIS-REx to scoop up 121.6 g (4.29 oz), far more than the amount that would have made the mission a success. By returning the sample to Earth, the asteroid's chemical profile was ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned samples from asteroid Bennu, which showed discoveries about life and the early solar system. These findings can now provide information into the potential ...

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Researchers are hoping the samples on board will provide clues about the origins of life and the early history of the solar system. OSIRIS-REx team sets Oct. 20 date to swipe samples from asteroid ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx space probe dropped off samples of asteroid Bennu in 2023, and now those samples have been analyzed by researchers for their contents.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft returned 122 grams (4 ounces) of dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, delivering the sample canister to the Utah desert in 2023 before swooping off ...

How did you feel when the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample container was finally opened at Johnson Space Center in Houston? It was a surreal experience. To think back over two decades of your life, ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft returned 122 grams (4 ounces) of dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, delivering the sample canister to the Utah desert in 2023 before swooping off ...