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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.

Asteroid (101955) Bennu in the laboratory: Properties of the sample collected by OSIRIS‐REx. Meteoritics & Planetary Science , 2024; DOI: 10.1111/maps.14227 Cite This Page : ...

After nearly five years in space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is on its way back to Earth with an ...

The world is waiting to learn what the asteroid sample returned by the OSIRIS-REx mission will reveal, and two University of Arizona aerospace engineering students are helping discover the answers ...

NASA’s third New Frontiers-class mission, the Osiris-Rex asteroid sample return probe, cleared a crucial decision point for development May 15 and is expected to proceed in preparation for ...

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 ...

The world is waiting to learn what the asteroid sample returned by the OSIRIS-REx mission will reveal, and two University of Arizona aerospace engineering students are helping discover the answers.