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A replica of the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule descends under parachute during a dress rehearsal Aug. 30 in Utah. Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber WASHINGTON — NASA is making the final preparations to ...

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

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NASA recently conducted a rehearsal capsule recovery test of its Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) capsule in preparation for the ...

OSIRIS-REx's samples of asteroid Bennu will land at 10:55 a.m. EDT (1455 GMT), while the spacecraft itself heads to a new target. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? OSIRIS-REx will deliver its asteroid sample to Earth this Sunday morning. The mission ...

The probe will drop off surface samples from asteroid Bennu on Sunday morning, aiming for a parachute-assisted landing in the Utah desert. Reading time 2 minutes The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on its ...

After years of anticipation and hard work by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security—Regolith Explorer) team, a capsule of rocks and dust collected ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission was launched in September 2016, and seven years later, its capsule landed in the Utah desert for NASA to collect and analyze its first-ever samples collected from an asteroid ...