NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...

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A new book tells the story of the mastermind who directed NASA’s daring OSIRIS-REx mission Diane Tedeschi Initially, your entire group was responsible for selecting the landing site. Ultimately, you ...

OSIRIS-REx is short for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer. It launched in September 2016 for the seven-year mission to Bennu and back.

Asteroids are usually grouped into three main types based on what they are made of: C-type, S-type and M-type.

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China's Tianwen-2 probe has commenced its decade-long deep space mission, capturing a stunning image of Earth and the Moon ...