The Sept. 24 landing of the OSIRIS-REx space capsule was a historic success, but it wasn’t perfect. NASA has confirmed that the capsule’s parachute system did not work properly during its ...

NASA announced its OSIRIS-REx team — which recovered samples from the ancient asteroid Bennu — has won the prestigious Collier Trophy.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission launched in 2016 to collect a sample from Bennu. It was successful, and this past fall, the spacecraft safely delivered its asteroid sample to scientists waiting on Earth.

NASA says miswiring may have been the culprit for a key parachute not opening during the landing sequence for the OSIRIS-Rex mission.

The OSIRIS-REx capsule return capsule and its main parachute after landing in the Utah desert Sept. 24. Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber WASHINGTON — The drogue parachute on the OSIRIS-REx sample ...

The OSIRIS-REx mission narrowly avoided a parachute failure, with an investigation revealing the cause and stressing the need for clear instructions.

In 2016, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft traveled to an asteroid called Bennu, collected 250 grams of rocks and dust, and then traveled 1.2 billion miles to return the samples to Earth. In ...

How OSIRIS-REx's capsule could hold keys to 'building blocks of life' on Earth The mission collected samples from an asteroid 200 million miles away.

Scientists said they got more material than expected from the Osiris-Rex mission during its seven-year journey to the asteroid Bennu.

NASA has released a new video capturing the moment when its OSIRIS-REx probe released a canister containing materials from asteroid Bennu.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe captured photos during the release of its return capsule last month, preserving the historic moment for posterity.