When the OSIRIS-REx dropped a capsule in the Utah desert last year, it made headlines around the globe for returning NASA's first sample of an asteroid to Earth.

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Early analysis of the asteroid Bennu sample returned by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed dust rich in carbon, nitrogen, and organic compounds, all of which are essential components for life ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission brought pieces of space rock Bennu to Earth in 2023. An analysis of these samples has revealed interesting data.

A view of the outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample collector. Photo: NASA/Keegan Barber The OSIRIS-REx curation team is a winner of the 2024 Gizmodo Science Fair for safeguarding pristine samples of ...

The NASA OSIRIS-REx mission scooped up the 4.3-ounce (121.6-gram) pristine sample from the near-Earth asteroid in 2020 and returned it to Earth last September.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has reached the Bennu asteroid after a two-year journey! Find out why this mission is so important, how it will collect asteroid samples, and the science behind ...

This helped OSIRIS-REx to scoop up 121.6 g (4.29 oz), far more than the amount that would have made the mission a success. By returning the sample to Earth, the asteroid's chemical profile was ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission collected a sample from the asteroid Bennu in 2020, returning its precious cargo to Earth in late 2023. However, technicians at Johnson Space Center had more trouble than ...

The first asteroid samples acquired by NASA from deep space contain double the amount of material scientists were expecting to get, according to a press release. "The OSIRIS-REx sample is the ...