NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe begins its two-year journey back to Earth
It will drop its sample container in the Utah desert in September 2023.
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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.
JAXA shows the sub-surface samples it collected from asteroid Ryugu
The agency opened chamber "B" of Hayabusa2's sample capsule.
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Japan's space agency shows off samples collected from asteroid Ryugu
The agency also confirmed it gathered the first gas samples from deep space.
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe returns its asteroid sample to Earth
Scientists will learn much more about asteroid 1998 KY26.
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.
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'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.
OSIRIS-REx will attempt its first asteroid sample collection next month
The spacecraft will touch down on asteroid Bennu on October 20th.
A tiny space rock holds clues about the evolution of life
Meteorite Asuka 12236 may pre-date our solar system.
Scientists propose tethering asteroids to prevent Earth impacts
Asteroid fragments wouldn't be an issue.
Astronomers spot a strange, first-of-its-kind asteroid near Jupiter
It's an odd blend of asteroid and comet.
Watch a mile-long asteroid sling past the Earth tonight at 7 PM ET
The asteroid is over a mile in diameter but has no chance of hitting Earth.
NASA hopes OSIRIS-REx data will explain an asteroid's mini-eruptions
Samples sent back to Earth might help solve the mystery.
Europe's space agency approves the Hera anti-asteroid mission
It's a planetary defense initiative to protect us from an "Armageddon"-like event.
NASA and ESA will team up to deflect Earth-bound asteroids
They hope that crashing a spacecraft could one day save the planet.
Arecibo Observatory nets $19 million grant to search for dangerous asteroids
The radio telescope will also research space mining candidates.
