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This anglerfish has mastered a trick to light up the depths of the Pacific Ocean
Jan 27, 2022 8:00 AM
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Oct 20, 2020
Watch live as the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft snags a chunk of asteroid
These dust particles and rocks could hold the secret to the beginning of life on Earth.
Oct 08, 2020
Local asteroid Bennu used to be filled with tiny rivers
Six new studies describe the rock’s soggy past and violent present.
Feb 27, 2020
Earth has a new mini-moon, but don’t get too attached
Goodbye mini-moon, we hardly knew ye.
Mar 21, 2019
Megapixels: Asteroid Bennu is …exploding?
New images reveal peculiar behavior from the celestial object
Jan 04, 2019
A NASA spacecraft is orbiting a tiny asteroid, and that’s a big deal
It’s not easy to just cozy up to a rock barely longer than the Empire State Building.
Dec 04, 2018
Megapixels: Watch NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zoom in on its asteroid target
After a long trip, OSIRIS-REx gets down to business.
Sep 22, 2017
NASA’s asteroid-collecting spacecraft will slingshot around Earth today
It has to pick up an extra boost.
Sep 09, 2016
OSIRIS-REx Liftoff: Perfectly Executed, On Its Way To An Asteroid
"Let’s go get the science."
Sep 07, 2016
Watch The Science Behind The OSIRIS-REx Mission
A refresher course before tomorrow's launch
