Scientists simulated what would happen if a medium-size asteroid were to strike Earth. One of those space rocks, asteroid ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once ...

It took a while for scientists to gain access to the samples that NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission took from the asteroid Bennu, but the wait is proving to be worth it. A new study published January 29 in ...

Searles Lake has long been shaped by shifting water levels, volcanic minerals, and evaporite formation. In 2024, satellites ...

This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 images taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range ... from Bennu – the largest sample ever captured in space and returned to Earth ...

Now, as NASA prepares for what will be a months-long investigation of the asteroid, the OSIRIS-REx team has revealed the most stunning images of the rock so far. Captured from orbit by the probe ...

When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touched down on asteroid Bennu in 2020, it captured over 122 grams of ancient material, the largest sample ever returned to Earth from beyond the Moon.

The nitrogen burst captured a 4.29-ounce (121.6 grams) sample in the process. In October 2023, the sample was brought to Earth aboard OSIRIS-REx's capsule, which reached speeds of up to 27,000 mph ...

Astrophysicists have been grappling with the question of how water arrived on our young planet for decades. One of the ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex mission captured samples from the surface of the asteroid and delivered 121 grams to Earth in 2023. It is the largest sample ever captured in space and brought back to Earth from a ...