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OSIRIS-REx Aims at Uncovering the Secrets of Our Solar System’s Formation

Just as any other structure in the Universe and the Universe itself, our Solar System also had a beginning. About 4.5 billion years ago, a dense cloud of gas and dust began to collapse due to gravity. As a result,…

June 3, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 0

After Grabbing Samples From Asteroid, NASA’s Spacecraft Leaves Behind a Significant Mess

The Bennu asteroid captured the attention of astronomers, and NASA sent the Osiris-Rex spacecraft there to take a closer look. The final flyby took place on April 7, and new pictures are revealing the rubble left behind. Phys.org brings the…

April 16, 2021 · by Cristian Antonescu · 1

The OSIRIS-REx Mission of NASA Prepares for Asteroid Departure

Bennu is one of the most intriguing asteroids out there, and there’s no wonder why NASA deployed its OSIRIS-REx mission to gather data from the space object. But it’s almost the end of the road for the spacecraft – while…

January 27, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

NASA Historic Mission: OSIRIS-REx Collects Rocks From Asteroid Bennu

Just the other day, we were reporting that after it orbited the near-Earth asteroid Bennu for almost two years, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is now ready to reach out to its robotic arm in order to collect a sample from the…

October 21, 2020 · by Rada Mateescu · 0

NASA To Collect Asteroid Samples Next Week

You’re probably aware of the fact that NASA has an orbiter that’s circling the asteroid Bennu that’s about 200 miles from our home planet. It’s been just reported that a live-streamed attempt to collect a sample from its surface will…

October 15, 2020 · by Rada Mateescu · 0

NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex Probe Flew At 75 Meters Above Asteroid Bennu

NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft that’s analyzing the surface of the Asteroid Bennu is preparing to make the larges step in its mission. OSIRIS-Rex has managed to accomplish a series of rehearsal maneuvers for the past weeks. Each one of these helped…

May 3, 2020 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

OSIRIS-Rex Is Getting Ready To Sample Asteroid Bennu

The OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft is currently during its mission in the outer space. On the 9th of April, the shuttle managed to accomplish one of the essential steps in its mission. The mission’s managers approved a rehearsal for the sample collecting…

April 17, 2020 · by Asheley Rice · 0

NASA OSIRIS-REx Released Up Close Image of Asteroid Bennu

NASA has released a detailed image. This concerns the surface of asteroid Bennu, a near-Earth object that has been orbited by one of their spacecraft. The image was taken on June 13 during the probe’s record-breaking orbit around the asteroid.…

June 21, 2019 · by Jeffrey Olmsted · 0

NASA OSIRIS-REx Mission Discovered Water On Asteroid Bennu

NASA sent OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission to Asteroid Bennu with the goal to take a sample of the space rock’s soil and bring it back home for further analysis. The scientists hope that, by studying Bennu, a 487-meter wide asteroid, they…

December 11, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0