It remains the biggest cosmic haul from beyond the moon. The two previous asteroid sample missions, by Japan, yielded considerably less material. Small amounts of Bennu’s precious black grains ...

Japan (Hayabusa and Hayabusa2) and the United States (OSIRIS-REx). NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission returned 121.6 grams of sample from asteroid (101955) Bennu in September 2023—the largest sample ever ...

Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.

The Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency has done two asteroid sample-return missions, to the asteroids Itokawa and Ryugu. Special delivery! Biggest-ever haul of asteroid dust and rock returns ...

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...

Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...

both launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency — brought asteroid samples back to Earth and shared those samples with the OSIRIS-REx science team, including Thompson. NASA also shared a small ...

Molecules friendly to life have been found in samples of the asteroid Bennu, which NASA collected with a robotic probe five years ago.

Scientists have found all five nucleobases alongisde minerals essential for life as we know it on the potentially hazardous ...

It took a while for scientists to gain access to the samples that NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission took from the asteroid Bennu, but the wait is proving to be worth it. A new study published January 29 in ...

Scientists have finally had a close look at the rubble collected by a spacecraft from the asteroid Bennu. Here's what they ...

Why Trust Us? Two exciting new studies detail the life-supporting contents of a 4.3-ounce sample of the asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023 ...