When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...

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

NASA OSIRIS-REx sample collection event at Asteroid Bennu saw the spacecraft plunge its arm into the surface. Find out how deep it went. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...

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Scientists from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission recently delivered remarkable findings about asteroid 101955 Bennu after the mission returned its samples to Earth in 2023.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. While the odds of Bennu impacting Earth may sound alarming, they're not entirely unexpected ...

The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino acids, nucleobases, and minerals known as evaporites—all elements of ...