Asteroid NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission landed on had a surface like a ‘pit of plastic balls’Bennu turned out nothing like scientists had expected. By I. Bonifacic, 07.10.2022
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe begins its two-year journey back to EarthIt will drop its sample container in the Utah desert in September 2023.By M. Moon, 05.11.2021
NASA's asteroid-sampling OSIRIS-REx probe will head back to Earth in MayThe samples it collected is expected to land in Utah in September 2023.By M. Moon, 01.27.2021
NASA confirms OSIRIS-REx has secured its asteroid sampleThe asteroid sampling mission grabbed so many rocks they were leaking out, but now they're stowed away.By R. Lawler, 10.29.2020
NASA will try to stow away its leaking asteroid sample tomorrowThe OSIRIS-REx mission grabbed more asteroid than anticipated, and now it needs to stow the sample securely.By R. Lawler, 10.26.2020
NASA works to secure the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sampleAn administrator said that grabbing too much asteroid sample is 'not a bad problem to have.'By R. Lawler, 10.23.2020
NASA shares first images from OSIRIS-REx's touchdown on BennuHistory in GIF format. By I. Bonifacic, 10.21.2020
NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully collected bits of an orbiting asteroidNow it has a three-year trek across the solar system to get back to Earth.By A. Tarantola, 10.20.2020
OSIRIS-REx will attempt its first asteroid sample collection next monthThe spacecraft will touch down on asteroid Bennu on October 20th.By C. Fisher, 09.25.2020
Scientists propose tethering asteroids to prevent Earth impactsAsteroid fragments wouldn't be an issue.By J. Fingas, 06.21.2020
NASA hopes OSIRIS-REx data will explain an asteroid's mini-eruptionsSamples sent back to Earth might help solve the mystery. By S. Dent, 12.09.2019
NASA reveals Bennu asteroid is spewing particles into spaceImages from the OSIRIS-REx mission change what we know about asteroids.By A. Khalid, 03.20.2019
NASA's OSIRIS-REx has started orbiting asteroid BennuThe asteroid is now the smallest celestial body orbited by a spacecraft.By M. Moon, 01.01.2019
OSIRIS-REx spacecraft already found water on its target asteroidNASA's explorer could provide insights into the early Solar System.By J. Fingas, 12.10.2018
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has arrived at the asteroid BennuIts mission is to collect a surface sample and return it to Earth.By M. Locklear, 12.03.2018
NASA dominated space and social media in 2016The space agency was a big winner despite funding woes. By M. Moon, 12.21.2016
NASA's asteroid-bound OSIRIS-Rex launches ThursdayHere's how to follow along with the first stages of a seven-year mission.By A. Dalton, 09.06.2016
ICYMI: NASA hunts for life hidden in an asteroidLife could have begun with the impact of organic materials. By K. Davis, 07.29.2016