NASA's Osiris-Rex mission has uncovered invaluable samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing ancient salty minerals and amino ...

The asteroid in question, named Bennu, was the focus of a very dreamy NASA mission called OSIRIS-REx that launched in 2016. The first goal of OSIRIS-REx was to blast a spacecraft toward the ...

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...

Officials behind the Osiris-Rex probe, which landed on Bennu earlier this week, were worried after a rock wedged open the door of a container. This meant that samples were spilling out from the craft.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has reached the Bennu asteroid after a two-year journey! Find out why this mission is so important, how it will collect asteroid samples, and the science behind ...

Credit: NASA Studies of the pristine asteroid sample material returned to Earth by NASA’s Osiris-Rex mission from the asteroid Bennu reveal further evidence of water, organics and other ...

Officials behind the Osiris-Rex probe, which landed on Bennu earlier this week, say the collection operation may have performed too well. Pictures beamed back to Earth show a rock has wedged open ...