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$20 million NASA mission to visit 'God of Chaos' asteroid saved from budget cuts in last-minute decision

NASA's OSIRIS-APEX mission, which was one of 19 designated to be canceled by the Trump administration, has been saved from ...
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Returns Safely To Earth—Scientists Hope It Will Bring Evidence Of How Life Began

A NASA explorer spacecraft returned to Earth Sunday morning after nearly seven years spent in space on the OSIRIS-REx mission to collect pieces of the carbon-rich asteroid Bennu, which scientists say ...
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Time-Lapse Orbit Animation Of OSIRIS-APEX's Epic Journey To Asteroid Apophis

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...
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What time is NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return capsule landing on Sept. 24?

It's been seven years since the launch of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to collect and return samples of asteroid Bennu, and the long wait for the spacecraft's homecoming is nearly over. OSIRIS-REx, short ...
Astronomy

OSIRIS-REx delivers Bennu asteroid samples — and starts its next mission

Update: On Sept. 24, OSIRIS-REx’s sample return capsule separated from its parent craft and reentered the atmosphere, touching down in the Utah desert. NASA retrieved the samples and secured them in a ...
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NASA’s OSIRIS mission delivered asteroid samples to Earth

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On the morning of September 24, a space capsule containing a ...
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NASA reveals sample from asteroid Bennu contains water, lots of carbon: the building blocks of life

A pristine asteroid sample that could serve as a time capsule from the early days of our solar system has finally been revealed. The rocks and dust contain water and a large amount of carbon, said ...
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brings asteroid samples back to Earth

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission was launched in September 2016, and seven years later, its capsule landed in the Utah desert for NASA to collect and analyze its first-ever samples collected from an asteroid ...
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New Jersey professor participates in NASA mission of analyzing asteroid sample

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. A New Jersey geology professor will be a part of history when ...
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Touchdown! NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission wrapped up Sunday with an asteroid sample return

Update: Touchdown of NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return capsule in the desert of Utah at 10:52 a.m. EDT Sunday. Screaming into Earth's atmosphere Sunday at 7 miles per second, a precious ½-pound ...
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OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves Ahead

NASA’s first mission to sample an asteroid is moving ahead into development and testing in preparation for its launch in 2016. The Origins-Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security ...