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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.
May 24, 2019
A ball of space mud just pelted Earth—and scientists couldn’t be happier
We haven’t seen a rock like this in 50 years.
Mar 21, 2019
Megapixels: Asteroid Bennu is …exploding?
New images reveal peculiar behavior from the celestial object
Feb 22, 2019
Why a Japanese spacecraft is firing a bullet into an asteroid
And that’s actually not the craziest thing in store for this mission.
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.
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
I Tried Really Hard Not To Contaminate NASA’s Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft
OSIRIS-REx will launch tomorrow, possibly with my germs onboard
