Category: OSIRIS-Rex

NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Sample Contains Evidence of Water and High-Carbon Content

Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu sample collected in space and brought to Earth by NASA show evidence of water and high-carbon content, which together could indicate the building blocks of life on Earth may be found in the rock. […]

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NASA OSIRIS-REx Team to Reveal Asteroid Sample Grabbed in Space, Delivered to Earth October 11

The first asteroid sample collected in space and brought to Earth by the United States will be unveiled at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Wednesday, Oct. 11, and media accreditation is now open. […]

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WATCH: Here’s How OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft’s Asteroid Sample Delivery Will Work On Sept. 24

OSIRIS-REx is NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission. It launched in September 2016 on a journey to explore a near-Earth asteroid called Bennu. In October 2020, the spacecraft ventured to the asteroid’s surface and collected about 250 grams of material for delivery to Earth. Now, two years and four months after leaving Bennu, OSIRIS-REx is closing in on the place where its journey began. The mission’s thrilling finale will take place on September 24, 2023, as a capsule containing the Bennu samples touches down in Utah’s West Desert.  […]

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