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OSIRIS-REx's asteroid sample lands in Houston (photos)
By Mike Wall published
The asteroid sample collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft landed in Houston today (Sept. 25), a day after arriving on Earth from very deep space.

'I literally broke into tears': The scientist leading NASA's epic OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission just had the greatest day ever
By Brett Tingley published
As his spacecraft was hurtling toward Earth carrying irreplaceable asteroid samples from deep space, Dante Lauretta was just trying to avoid having a breakdown in front of an international audience.

After NASA's epic OSIRIS-REx capsule landing success, spacecraft heads to asteroid Apophis on new mission
By Andrew Jones published
NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe, which delivered samples of the space rock Bennu to Earth, is now on an extended voyage to study the infamous near-Earth asteroid Apophis.

OSIRIS-REx: A complete guide to the asteroid-sampling mission
By Nola Taylor Tillman last updated
Reference The OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission delivered pieces of asteroid Bennu to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023, before moving on to study asteroid Apophis in 2029.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx lands samples of asteroid Bennu to Earth after historic 4-billion-mile journey
By Brett Tingley last updated
NASA successfully recovered a capsule containing samples of asteroid Bennu taken by its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2020.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule just landed with samples of asteroid Bennu. Next stop: Texas
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Hey NASA, you've just landed your first samples from an asteroid! Where are they going next? Houston, of course.

Watch NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe approach Earth in this free telescope video
By Robert Lea last updated
The Virtual Telescope Project will point its telescopes towards NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Sept. 23 as it approaches Earth to return a sample of the asteroid Bennu.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft releases asteroid sample capsule toward Earth in flyby, heads to Apophis
By Tariq Malik published
The first asteroid samples ever collected by NASA are closing in on Earth for a historic landing in Utah today (Sept. 24).

OSIRIS-REx probe will bring pristine asteroid samples to Earth today. Watch it live
By Mike Wall last updated
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is set to deliver its asteroid sample to Earth on Sunday morning (Sept. 24), and you can watch the historic action live.

How NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission will help protect Earth against asteroid Bennu and its flyby in 2182
By Tereza Pultarova published
Asteroid Bennu is the space rock with the highest known probability of hitting Earth in the next 200 years. NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission will help us protect ourselves.
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