NASA Successfully Accesses Bennu Asteroid Canister, Revealing First-Ever Space Rock Sample

Medicine & Technology Jan 13, 2024

NASA overcame tight fasteners to open the capsule from the hazardous asteroid Bennu, potentially holding life-seeds, after months of anticipation. Read the article for more details.

Asteroid Bennu: Samples of the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Now Available For Viewing in 1st Public Display in Smithsonian Museum

Nov 05, 2023

A sample of asteroid Bennu is now being displayed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Read to learn more.

NASA Struggling To Open the Container of Asteroid Bennu Samples From the OSIRIS-REx Mission

Oct 25, 2023

NASA has collected the external material from its container of the asteroid Bennu samples, but main sample remains inaccessible. Read the article for more details.

OSIRIS-REx Mission: NASA Unveils For the First Time Asteroid Bennu's Precious Payload and Clues to Earth's Watery Origins

Oct 12, 2023

NASA reveals abundant material gathered from Osiris-Rex mission to asteroid Bennu, surprising scientists with a "scientific treasure." Continue reading to learn more details.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Capsule Reveals Mysterious Black Material from Asteroid Bennu Sample, Temporarily Halting Operations for Identification

Sep 29, 2023

As the world awaits the asteroid Bennu sample reveals on October 11, NASA shares that it discovered black dust and debris on OSIRIS-REx canister. Continue reading to learn more details.

NASA OSIRIS-REx Sample From Asteroid Bennu Does Not Include Life Forms, Scientist Says

Sep 24, 2023

There is nothing that suggests that biology could be present in the NASA OSIRIS-REx sampel from asteroid Bennu. Read to learn more.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Capsule Set for Epic Asteroid Sample Delivery: Landing in Great Salt Lake Desert Poses Challenges and High Hopes

Sep 18, 2023

NASA's OSIRIS-REx retrieved asteroid Bennu sample and is now on its way back to Earth, landing via parachute in Utah desert on September 24, 2023. Read the article for the full details.

Aguas Zarcas Meteorite Showed Asteroid Discovered by OSIRIs-Rex Ejects Pebbles

Aug 15, 2022

A meteorite discovered in 2019 revealed that pebbles were flying off the surface of the asteroid Bennu. Check out to know how the scientists were able to come up with their hypothesis about the ejection of pebbles.

Asteroid 101955 Bennu Has Plastic Ball Pit-Like Surface, NASA OSIRIS-REx Will Bring 250-Gram Sample From Space Rock to Earth in 2023

Jul 07, 2022

Samples from the NASA OSIRIS-REx mission taken from the 101955 Bennu asteroid subsurface will be brought to Earth next year. Continue reading to know more about the space rock.

New OSIRIS Mission for Ready for Apophis Asteroid Research; Scientists for Upcoming Project Will Be Mentored by REx Veterans

May 01, 2022

NASA announced that a new OSIRIS mission will commence once the spacecraft delivers Bennu samples back to Earth. Learn more about the interests of the upcoming OSIRIS-APEX mission.

NASA OSIRIS-REx Returning to Earth With Asteroid Samples

May 11, 2021

After accomplishing its mission on Asteroid Bennu, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has departed from the giant rock and is set to return to Earth carrying the samples it collected.

Astronomers Found Leaking Cavities in Asteroid Bennu; Is It Dying?

Nov 09, 2020

OSIRIS-REx mission to Bennu shows spots on the Asteroid's surface. Scientist claims that it is close to its death.

NASA Mission Finally Touches Asteroid, Awaits Confirmation of Scooped Sample

Oct 20, 2020

After spending nearly two years circling the asteroid Bennu, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft finally got a piece of the space rock.

The OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft is About to Collect the First Asteroid Surface Sample on Bennu

Oct 19, 2020

Since 2016, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been observing asteroid Bennu and discovered organic materials on the surface. This week, the spacecraft will attempt the first mission of its kind - to collect samples from an asteroid's surface.

NASA Set to Land on Bennu, Could Find New Clues on the Start of Life

Oct 13, 2020

Recent studies offer new insights on the materials present on the asteroid Bennu, days before the NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is set to land on it on October 20.