NASA Pays Planetary Science Professor $1 Billion to Stop ‘Armageddon’ Disaster on Earth

Medicine & Technology Mar 15, 2024

Planetary professor Dante Lauretta received a huge amount from NASA for the asteroid Bennu mission. Continue reading to learn more.

NASA Successfully Accesses Bennu Asteroid Canister, Revealing First-Ever Space Rock Sample

Jan 13, 2024

NASA overcame tight fasteners to open the capsule from the hazardous asteroid Bennu, potentially holding life-seeds, after months of anticipation. Read the article for more details.

Mysterious Material and Organic Clues from Bennu: Scientists Puzzled Over Unusual Material in Samples from NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission

Dec 14, 2023

Scientists find organic molecules in samples from potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu, along with an unidentified and puzzling material, baffling researchers. Read the article for more details.

NASA Struggling To Open the Container of Asteroid Bennu Samples From the OSIRIS-REx Mission

Oct 25, 2023

NASA has collected the external material from its container of the asteroid Bennu samples, but main sample remains inaccessible. Read the article for more details.

OSIRIS-REx Mission: NASA Unveils For the First Time Asteroid Bennu's Precious Payload and Clues to Earth's Watery Origins

Oct 12, 2023

NASA reveals abundant material gathered from Osiris-Rex mission to asteroid Bennu, surprising scientists with a "scientific treasure." Continue reading to learn more details.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Capsule Reveals Mysterious Black Material from Asteroid Bennu Sample, Temporarily Halting Operations for Identification

Sep 29, 2023

As the world awaits the asteroid Bennu sample reveals on October 11, NASA shares that it discovered black dust and debris on OSIRIS-REx canister. Continue reading to learn more details.

NASA OSIRIS-REx Capsule Lands on Utah Desert With Asteroid Bennu Sample, Concludes the Seven-Year Space Mission

Sep 24, 2023

Following the landing of the Bennu samples and conclusion of its seven-year mission, the OSIRIS-REx probe is set to focus on another target: asteroid Apophis. Read to learn more.

NASA Preparing For First-Ever Asteroid Sample Return Mission; Empire State Building Parachute To Land in Utah Next Week

Sep 21, 2023

The anticipated sample from asteroid Bennu will arrive on Monday and NASA has been preparing for it. Continue reading to learn more.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Capsule Set for Epic Asteroid Sample Delivery: Landing in Great Salt Lake Desert Poses Challenges and High Hopes

Sep 18, 2023

NASA's OSIRIS-REx retrieved asteroid Bennu sample and is now on its way back to Earth, landing via parachute in Utah desert on September 24, 2023. Read the article for the full details.

Five Asteroids on Course To Hit Earth; Scientists Identify Several Space Rocks That Could Strike the Planet in the Next Centuries

Mar 20, 2023

NASA closely monitors the asteroids that may pose a threat to Earth and ranks them on how hazardous they could be. Check out which of them would most likely hit Earth in the coming centuries.

NASA OSIRIS-REx Returning to Earth With Asteroid Samples

May 11, 2021

After accomplishing its mission on Asteroid Bennu, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has departed from the giant rock and is set to return to Earth carrying the samples it collected.

The OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft is About to Collect the First Asteroid Surface Sample on Bennu

Oct 19, 2020

Since 2016, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been observing asteroid Bennu and discovered organic materials on the surface. This week, the spacecraft will attempt the first mission of its kind - to collect samples from an asteroid's surface.

NASA Set to Land on Bennu, Could Find New Clues on the Start of Life

Oct 13, 2020

Recent studies offer new insights on the materials present on the asteroid Bennu, days before the NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is set to land on it on October 20.

73-Billion-Kilogram Asteroid Likely to Explode as It Continues to Spin at Increasing Speeds

Oct 09, 2020

A new study has revealed that the 73-billion-kilogram asteroid Bennu might explode in a million years or less as it continues to spin at a faster rate.

Uncharacteristic Behavior of Bennu Changes Scientists’ Perception of Asteroids

Mar 20, 2019

Dust plumes have scientists excited.