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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has successfully dropped off a capsule containing a sample of one asteroid — and is now heading for another one.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft delivered a sample collected from the asteroid Bennu to Earth Sunday, dropping the sample capsule in the Utah desert.
During a webcast today (Oct. 10), NASA will unveil the asteroid sample hauled to Earth by its OSIRIS-REx mission last month.
May 10, 2021: OSIRIS-REx begins journey back to Earth. Sept. 24, 2023: Sample Return Capsule landed on Earth. 2029: OSIRIS-REx begins extended mission to asteroid Apophis.
What you need to know about NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission as it prepares to return asteroid samples to Earth on Sunday.
The OSIRIS-REx mission released its capsule containing a sample taken from the asteroid Bennu early this morning, and it landed in the Utah desert.
NASA revealed Wednesday the contents of the OSIRIS-REx capsule containing the first asteroid sample collected in space.
A view of the outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample collector, with material from the asteroid Bennu in the middle right. NASA/Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebersold Get the Popular Science daily ...
NASA has double the asteroid rubble it expected to receive from space mission OSIRIS-REx spacecraft dropped off more than NASA anticipated. It received double the sample it needed to consider its ...
NASA has shared details on how exactly the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will deliver its sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth.
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