This “super-resolution” view of asteroid Bennu was created using eight images obtained by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Oct. 29, 2018. NASA/Goddard/University ...

Scientists said they got more material than expected from the Osiris-Rex mission during its seven-year journey to the asteroid Bennu ... NASA officials in Houston displayed images of salt-and ...

24, 2023, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission made U.S. history by returning samples of the asteroid Bennu to Earth after seven ... protected by a heat shield, and reach speeds of up to 27,000 mph before ...

more 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 ...

NASA unveils images of material sourced from Bennu In a ... weight, and reach," explained Dr. Nicole Lunning, a petrologist, geochemist and curator of the OSIRIS-REx mission.

In October 2020, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made ... This new perspective on the surface composition of Bennu comes via closeup images OSIRIS-REx collected as it snatched its precious sample.

OSIRIS-REx, the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid, gathered 8.8 ounces of material from the surface of asteroid Bennu ... Last week, NASA released the first photos Lucy ...

Dugway • A NASA capsule returning more than 200 million miles from the surface of asteroid Bennu, which scientists ... based on early images and how OSIRIS-REx responded to flight controls ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe captured photos during the release of its return ... OSIRIS-REx returned about 8.8 ounces (250 grams) of Bennu material. That's just a pre-landing estimate ...

Image: An image of asteroid Bennu composed of 12 images from the Osiris-Rex spacecraft. Pic: NASA Asteroid Bennu is a 4.5-billion-year-old remnant of the early solar system and is classified as a ...

An image from NASA TV shows the OSIRIS-REx sample collector with sample material from asteroid Bennu in Houston, Texas, October 11, 2023. NASA TV/AFP via Getty Images Danny Glavin, senior ...

Yet draw closer, as OSIRIS-REx ... Bennu samples are made of. Based on images, scientists think the sample contains a mix of dust and rock types; some of which are so fragile that they would never ...