OSIRIS-REx
If We Want to Visit More Asteroids, We Need to Let the Spacecraft Think for Themselves
Missions to asteroids have been on a tear recently. Visits by Rosetta, Osirix-REX, and Hayabusa2 have all visited small bodies…
OSIRIS-REx’s Final Haul: 121.6 Grams from Asteroid Bennu
After several months of meticulous, careful work, NASA has the final total for their haul of asteroidal material from the…
Engineers Finally Open OSIRIS-REx’s Sample Container
We have all been there, had that one stubborn jar of jam that we just can’t open. Maybe you grab…
OSIRIS-REx Failed to Deploy its Drogue Chute Properly. Now NASA has Figured out Why
On September 24, 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned a precious sample of rocky material from asteroid Bennu to Earth. The…
OSIRIS-REx Returned Carbon and Water from Asteroid Bennu
Carbon and water are so common on Earth that they're barely worth mentioning. But not if you're a scientist. They…
Watch OSIRIS-REx Release its Sample Capsule
Most of the spacecraft we send out into the Solar System are never meant to return. Time, space, and entropy…
NASA Opens the Lid on OSIRIS-REx's Sample Capsule
NASA teams have started the intricate process of removing the samples of asteroid Bennu from their canister.
The OSIRIS-REx Capsule Has Landed! Asteroid Samples Returned!
The samples obtained by NASA's OSIRIS-REx of the asteroid Bennu landed this morning and will be analyzed shortly!
OSIRIS-REx Returns This Sunday!
On Sunday, September 24th, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will deliver samples from the asteroid Benny.
Watch OSIRIS-REx's Complex Orbital Path Around Bennu in This Cool Animation
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft conducted a two-year reconnaissance and sample collection at the asteroid Bennu, providing crucial data about the 500-meter-wide…