NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft delivered 4.29 ounces (121.6 grams) of material from asteroid Bennu when it returned to Earth on Sep. 24, 2023; the largest asteroid sample ever collected in space and ...

Early analysis of the asteroid Bennu sample returned by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed dust rich in carbon, nitrogen, and organic compounds, all of which are essential components for life as ...

NASA’s first asteroid sample is the most pristine sample of its kind. Now, back on Earth, the sample from asteroid Bennu has already delivered surprising findings about the early solar system and ...

The outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample collector after its return to Earth. The crumbly black material is from asteroid Bennu. Dark bits and pieces of a faraway space rock will go on display on November ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission collected a sample from the asteroid Bennu in 2020, returning its precious cargo to Earth in late 2023. However, technicians at Johnson Space Center had more trouble than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grey rocks and dust inside a silver metal cannister. It's finally open. After months of anticipation, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission ...

NASA's OSIRIS-Rex capsule carrying an asteroid sample successfully landed in a Utah desert on Sept. 24, 2023. Credit: NASA Before NASA recovered a capsule holding bits of space rock from the desert, ...

Scientists have eagerly awaited the opportunity to dig into the 4.3-ounce (121.6-gram) pristine asteroid Bennu sample collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource ...

A tiny fraction of the asteroid Bennu sample returned by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, shown in microscope images. The top-left pane shows a dark Bennu particle, about a millimeter long, with an outer ...