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NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

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Scientists have discovered new evidence suggesting that the building blocks of life can form in conditions different from those on Earth using samples retrieved from Nasa’s 2023 OSIRIS REx mission.

OSIRIS-REx, the University of Arizona-led mission to asteroid Bennu, remains on schedule to launch Sept. 8 after the Thursday morning explosion of a SpaceX rocket and satellite on a nearby launch pad ...

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Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo missions—and they’re shaking up the search for life beyond Earth. The OSIRIS-REx ...

Her baby couldn’t make it home for the holidays, but at least Dani Mendoza DellaGiustina had some out-of-this-world snapshots to keep herself warm. DellaGiustina is principal investigator for NASA’s ...

In 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought materials from the surface of the asteroid Bennu (pictured) safely back to Earth. The returned samples were then curated carefully, to prevent the ...