NASA's asteroid-sampling OSIRIS-REx probe will head back to Earth in May
The samples it collected is expected to land in Utah in September 2023.
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NASA confirms OSIRIS-REx has secured its asteroid sample
The asteroid sampling mission grabbed so many rocks they were leaking out, but now they're stowed away.
NASA will try to stow away its leaking asteroid sample tomorrow
The OSIRIS-REx mission grabbed more asteroid than anticipated, and now it needs to stow the sample securely.
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NASA works to secure the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample
An administrator said that grabbing too much asteroid sample is 'not a bad problem to have.'NASA shares first images from OSIRIS-REx's touchdown on Bennu
History in GIF format.NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully collected bits of an orbiting asteroid
Now it has a three-year trek across the solar system to get back to Earth.
Watch NASA's OSIRIS-REx try to collect an asteroid sample at 5PM ET
The space agency will broadcast a simulation of the mission.
OSIRIS-REx will attempt its first asteroid sample collection next month
The spacecraft will touch down on asteroid Bennu on October 20th.
NASA hopes OSIRIS-REx data will explain an asteroid's mini-eruptions
Samples sent back to Earth might help solve the mystery.
NASA chooses four potential asteroid sample sites for OSIRIS-REx
Asteroid Bennu's rocky surface made it challenging for NASA to find suitable sites.
NASA reveals Bennu asteroid is spewing particles into space
Images from the OSIRIS-REx mission change what we know about asteroids.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx has started orbiting asteroid Bennu
The asteroid is now the smallest celestial body orbited by a spacecraft.
OSIRIS-REx spacecraft already found water on its target asteroid
NASA's explorer could provide insights into the early Solar System.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has arrived at the asteroid Bennu
Its mission is to collect a surface sample and return it to Earth.
After Math: To all the turkeys I loved before
If you're just now rousing from your food coma, know that it's already Sunday and you have work tomorrow.
NASA successfully tests OSIRIS-REx robotic arm ahead of arrival
The spacecraft is scheduled to reach its destination December 3rd.
