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.
Bennu
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.
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.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
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 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.
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.
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.
