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  • The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft which will travel to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu and bring a sample back to Earth for study is seen in an undated NASA artist rendering. NASA/Handout via Reuters THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

    NASA will try to stow away its leaking asteroid sample tomorrow

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    Richard Lawler
    Richard Lawler
    10.26.2020

    Last week the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft grabbed material from the surface of an asteroid, but scientists report it grabbed so much that the collector head seems to be leaking small particles. Today NASA announced it’s moving up plans to secure what it grabbed. Tomorrow, the OSIRIS-REx mission will begin the process to stow its abundant sample of asteroid Bennu.

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    NASA works to secure the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample

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    Richard Lawler
    Richard Lawler
    10.23.2020

    NASA's asteroid heist has hit a curveball -- it collected so much material some may be leaking out of the collection device. It's canceled some planned maneuvers in order to secure the regolith as quickly as possible.

  • OSIRIS-REx sample capture

    Watch OSIRIS-REx take a bite out of asteroid Bennu's surface

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    Steve Dent
    Steve Dent
    10.22.2020

    OSIRIS-REx became the first mission to gather samples from an asteroid after it successfully collected rocky “regolith” material from the surface of Bennu. Now, NASA has released several videos showing exactly how that six-second process looked, and the best way to describe it is “controlled chaos.”