Recently a NASA probe returned from space, after setting down on and collecting samples from near-Earth asteroid Bennu. It ...
This artist’s concept shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending towards asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the ...
A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...
The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...
The samples are also providing a window into understanding ... It marked the first time the US sent a spacecraft to briefly ...
Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.
This week, explore what lurks in asteroid dust, marvel at the world’s largest beaded burial, discover an elusive creature ...
NASA said the spacecraft successfully collected a sample of rocks and dust from the asteroid’s surface in 2020, before ...
We joined NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission team, which aimed to send a spacecraft to collect and return an asteroid sample to Earth. After those samples arrived on Sept. 24, 2023, we got to dive into a ...
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing crucial molecules linked to life, including amino ...
The samples are also providing a window into ... It marked the first time the US sent a spacecraft to briefly land on an asteroid and collect material. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft then dropped ...