Science Feb 01 The Bennu asteroid reveals clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded By Timothy J McCoy, Sara Russell, The Conversation
Science Oct 23 Asteroid samples escaping from jammed open NASA spacecraft The sample container on the end of the robot arm penetrated so deeply into the asteroid and with such force that rocks got sucked in and became wedged around the rim of the lid. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Oct 20 NASA spacecraft successfully touches asteroid for rare space samples A NASA spacecraft has descended to an asteroid and momentarily touched the surface to collect a handful of cosmic rubble for return to Earth. It was a first for the U.S. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Oct 18 Touch-and-go: US spacecraft sampling asteroid for return 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. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Dec 03 WATCH: NASA’s Osiris-Rex reaches Bennu, in mission to bring home asteroid dust Part pioneer and part dirt collector, Osiris-Rex will spend the next year or so looking for a spot to capture pieces of the asteroid before heading back to Earth. By Nsikan Akpan
Sep 26 OSIRIS-REx probe snaps Earth photo on way to space mining adventure By Nsikan Akpan NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe offers a new vantage of Earth on its way to the asteroid Bennu. Continue reading
Jun 30 How do you vacuum an asteroid traveling 63,000 mph? By Catherine Woods In honor of National Asteroid Day, we are taking a look at NASA's mission to vacuum on the asteroid Bennu. Continue reading