The asteroid in question, named Bennu, was the focus of a very dreamy NASA mission called OSIRIS-REx that launched in ... very early on, prior to the origin of life," Glavin said.

(Courtesy: James Di Loreto, Smithsonian) A sample of asteroid dirt brought back to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission contains amino acids and ... could have delivered the raw ingredients to Earth ...

After several prior attempts to adapt the nonfiction ... about the challenges and triumphs of the OSIRIS-REx mission, and what scientists hope it will teach us about how life on Earth began.

Now, a mission by NASA to collect a piece of ancient ... Ali Rogin (voice-over): The Osiris Rex spacecraft, now called Osiris Apex, which collected this extraordinary sample, is now aiming at ...

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...

The full journey of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx: from launch to the return of asteroid sample NASA Perseverance rover collects first Mars rock sample Mining rocks in orbit could aid space missions In recent ...

Scientists must also reduce the risk of potential back contamination on sample return missions. For example, in the recent OSIRIS-REx sample return mission, a sample collected from near-Earth ...

Six key minerals—like trona and halite—exist both on Bennu and in Searles Lake, showing a shared chemical process. 'Hidden for 67 years': NASA just found a lost city under the ice in Greenland ...

Quincy native Beth Buck, a former program manager at Lockheed Martin’s Deep Space Exploration Mission Operations, will present an overview of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. This ambitious project to… ...

Cruise has previously learned how to pilot a helicopter, hold his breath for several minutes, and inhale pure oxygen for prior Mission: Impossible movies, which just makes this another part of his ...

Prior Labs cofounders (from left): Sauraj Gambhir, Frank Hutter, and Noah Hollman. The trio have secured 9 million euros in funding to build out their breakthrough AI models for dealing with data ...

Buck’s presentation will include the initial analysis of the material that was returned to Earth 17 months ago and highlight ...