Science Feb 08 How NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission may help us understand the origins of life on Earth By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn
Science Feb 01 The Bennu asteroid reveals clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded In 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale of rock, ice and water that hints at how life could have formed on Earth. By Timothy J McCoy, Sara Russell, The Conversation
Science Sep 24 WATCH: NASA holds news conference after retrieval of capsule from OSIRIS-REx In a flyby of Earth, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft released the capsule containing NASA’s first asteroid samples from 63,000 miles out. The small capsule landed four hours later on a remote expanse of military land, as the mothership set off after another asteroid. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Sep 22 WATCH: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returns an asteroid soil sample to Earth Experts say the rocks and dust the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft plucked from an asteroid named Bennu will fuel scientific research for generations. By Bella Isaacs-Thomas
Science Aug 29 WATCH: NASA reviews plan to recover Bennu asteroid sample via OSIRIS-REx NASA researchers on Wednesday will share how they plan to retrieve rock samples plucked from the surface of an ancient asteroid next month. By Bella Isaacs-Thomas
Oct 29 Asteroid samples tucked into capsule for return to Earth By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press So much was collected that rocks got wedged in the rim of the container and jammed it open, allowing some samples to escape. Whatever is left won't arrive at Earth until 2023. Continue reading
Oct 21 WATCH: NASA releases first images from OSIRIS-REx touchdown on asteroid By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft crushed rocks and sent rubble flying as it briefly touched an asteroid, a strong indication that samples were collected for return to Earth, officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 18 Touch-and-go: US spacecraft sampling asteroid for return By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press After almost two years circling an ancient asteroid hundreds of millions of miles away, a NASA spacecraft this week will attempt to descend to the treacherous, boulder-packed surface and snatch a handful of rubble. Continue reading