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A mind-blowing photo fromNASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has revealed the true distance between the Earth and the Moon. This astounding fact, shared on Reddit’s SpacePorn community, has left many ...
This “super-resolution” view of the asteroid Bennu was created using eight images obtained by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Oct. 29 from about 205 miles away. The spacecraft is to land on ...
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe captured photos during the release of its return capsule last month, preserving the historic moment for posterity.
The seven-year Osiris-Rex mission ended on Sunday with the return of regolith from the asteroid Bennu, which might hold clues about the origins of our solar system and life.
OSIRIS-REx snapped photos of the Earth and moon during its “slingshot” around our planet and gave researchers another test run of what might happen when the spacecraft reaches the asteroid ...
NASA lifted the lid of its OSIRIS-REx sample container, collected from millions of miles away on asteroid Bennu. The space agency photographed the contents inside.
The spacecraft is NASA’s OSIRIS-REx, the asteroid is Bennu. ESA To create this image, 90 images of around 30-second exposure were combined into one.
Dante Lauretta, the chief scientist of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, talks about unexpected challenges of NASA's first asteroid sampling attempt in an exclusive interview.
The pair of photos NASA released are incredibly detailed and sharp, showing off the rocky surface of Bennu covered in debris of varying sizes. OSIRIS-REx, which will eventually have to pick a spot ...
Scientists finally began opening the rock sample from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx captured a treasure trove of material from the solar system’s earliest days.
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will soon return to Earth. What's on board could reveal the extraterrestrial origins of life on Earth.