The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft returned triumphantly to Earth in 2023 after ... with no exposure to outside air. The sample container was pumped full of nitrogen, an inert gas. The samples are now divided ...

For months, NASA was unable to open the sample container from the Osiris-Rex asteroid probe. It was found to contain over 51 grams. NASA's Osiris-Rex probe has brought a total of 121.6 grams of ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission successfully returned a generous ... sodium carbonate salts highlighted in purple. The Bennu sample container. Credit: NASA "We're seeing minerals in Bennu samples ...

Officials behind the Osiris-Rex probe, which landed on Bennu earlier this week, were worried after a rock wedged open the door of a container. This meant that samples were spilling out from the craft.

The sample, which the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected from the asteroid ... To avoid contamination, the sample container was taken to a clean room before being opened. The researchers behind ...