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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brings asteroid samples back to Earth
Follow along here for all of the updates about the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return. Scientists from NASA and other institutions who have been analyzing the Bennu asteroid sample that returned to ...
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How NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought Bennu asteroid sample back to Earth
The samples were taken from the near-Earth asteroid 101955 Bennu by the NASA mission OSIRIS-REx, the first U.S. attempt to retrieve and analyze samples from an asteroid. OSIRIS-REx's van-sized ...
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return to Earth: Live updates
Here’s how it works. On Sept. 24, 2023, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission made U.S. history by returning samples of the asteroid Bennu to Earth after seven years in deep space. NASA is just one week ...
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe delivers sample of asteroid — and moves on to next target
The OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule is processed in a Utah clean room. (NASA Photo / Keegan Barber) Chris Lewicki, who once served as the president and “chief asteroid miner” for Redmond ...
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An asteroid sample is about to land on Earth. Here’s what to expect
When the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft swings by Earth on Sunday, it is expected to deliver a rare cosmic gift: a pristine sample collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. If all goes according to ...
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A NASA Spacecraft Comes Home With an Asteroid Gift for Earth
A full revolution of the asteroid Bennu, captured by the Osiris-Rex spacecraft in 2018. The spacecraft returned to Earth with a sample from the asteroid on Sunday.CreditCredit...NASA/Goddard ...
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How Deep Did OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft's Arm 'Plunge' Into Asteroid Bennu?
NASA OSIRIS-REx sample collection event at Asteroid Bennu saw the spacecraft plunge its arm into the surface. Find out how ...
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NASA’s first asteroid-return sample is a goldmine of life-sustaining materials
The fragments were from a world all their own—pieces of the asteroid Bennu, collected and returned to Earth for analysis by the OSIRIS-REx mission. The samples hold chemical clues to the ...
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NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means
In other words, OSIRIS-REx was meant to deliver untouched asteroid chunks home to be analyzed in a lab. This brilliant plan worked. The samples landed in the Utah desert in 2023, and scientists ...
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return needs an awesome soundtrack. Here's how you can submit your favorite songs
NASA's first asteroid sample will return to Earth next week, and you can help create the soundtrack for the spacecraft's epic touchdown. NASA is preparing a playlist for the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft ...
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Asteroid had 'all the stuff' to make life, OSIRIS-REx samples reveal
OSIRIS-REx was launched in 2016 and briefly touched down on Bennu on Oct. 20, 2020, to collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid. After a journey of more than 4 billion miles, the van-sized ...
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Can NASA’s asteroid probe grab a sample without being destroyed?
If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe just nailed its second trial run for a sample ...