NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

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REx sample return capsule contained rock from the asteroid Bennu. NASA/Keegan Barber Mary Magnuson, Collecting asteroid samples China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this ...

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Scientists have discovered the building blocks of life in samples retrieved from a distant asteroid.

The mission team, including NASA, Lockheed Martin, the University of Arizona, and KinetX Aerospace, has been recognized for the successful navigation, collection, and return of asteroid samples ...

A new book tells the story of the mastermind who directed NASA’s daring OSIRIS-REx mission Diane Tedeschi Initially, your entire group was responsible for selecting the landing site. Ultimately ...