On the right, is a 1:24 scale model of the Lockheed Martin-built OSIRIS-REx probe. You may like 'Right now, we are in what has to be a Golden Age of asteroid exploration.' ...

Data obtained by the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter (OLA) – a science instrument contributed by the Canadian Space Agency – have allowed the mission team to develop a 3D digital terrain model of ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft recently dropped off precious cargo — sending a sample it collected from asteroid Bennu tumbling through Earth’s atmosphere to land in the Utah desert.A team ...

OSIRIS-REx is renamed OSIRIS-APEX and sent to Apophis, a 1,100-foot-wide asteroid expected to pass Earth at a distance of 20,000 miles in 2029. Jan. 19, 2024 : TAGSAM is opened and Bennu samples ...

Scientists confirm OSIRIS-REx brought home at least 70.3 grams of material from asteroid Bennu, surpassing its goal of 60 grams. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

The OSIRIS-REx curation team is shown on January 10, attempting to remove one of the fasteners that prohibited the complete opening of the Touch-and-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA finally has counted up all the asteroid samples returned by a spacecraft last fall — and it’s double the rubble return goal. Officials reported Thursday that the ...

NASA reported Thursday that the Osiris-Rex spacecraft collected 121 grams of dust and pebbles from asteroid Bennu. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; Share on SMS; Share on Email; Navigation.

NASA and its partners have published the first wave of information about the samples collected in the OSIRIS-REx mission. "The findings do not show evidence for life itself, but they do suggest ...