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.
Bennu
OSIRIS-REx will attempt its first asteroid sample collection next month
The spacecraft will touch down on asteroid Bennu on October 20th.
Scientists propose tethering asteroids to prevent Earth impacts
Asteroid fragments wouldn't be an issue.
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NASA hopes OSIRIS-REx data will explain an asteroid's mini-eruptions
Samples sent back to Earth might help solve the mystery.
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.
NASA dominated space and social media in 2016
The space agency was a big winner despite funding woes.
NASA's asteroid-bound OSIRIS-Rex launches Thursday
Here's how to follow along with the first stages of a seven-year mission.
ICYMI: NASA hunts for life hidden in an asteroid
Life could have begun with the impact of organic materials.
