OSIRIS-REx
Watch Live: NASA Unveils Asteroid Sample That Could Solve Mystery of Life’s Origin
The OSIRIS-REx mission is safely back on Earth with a load of tantalizing asteroid material. Now, the public will get to see it for the first time.
Meet the Scientists Investigating a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid
OSIRIS REx scientists talk about asteroid Bennu, one of the most hazardous known space rocks, in the latest episode of Motherboard’s “Space Show.”
The Odds of This Dangerous Asteroid Hitting Earth Just Went Up
The odds of asteroid Bennu hitting Earth are still extremely low, NASA said in an update, but an impact could be disastrous.
NASA Landed a Probe on an Ancient Asteroid and Took a Sample In First for U.S.
"A piece of primordial rock that has witnessed our solar system’s entire history may now be ready to come home for generations of scientific discovery,” said a NASA scientist of the U.S.'s first attempt to return an asteroid sample to Earth.
Could We Actually Nuke an Asteroid to Save Earth?
How to use a human-made Doomsday device to defeat a universe-made Doomsday device.
A Weird Canadian Tax Incentive Could Get Space Mining Off the Ground
“Space mining is going to happen whether Canada wants it to or not.”
How a Solo Cup and an Air Filter Became an Asteroid Collection Tool
Channeling his inner MacGyver, one engineer developed the innovative tool the OSIRIS-REx mission relies on.
NASA’s Latest Mission Will Attempt To Visit an Asteroid—And Bring a Piece Home
OSIRIS-REx will help us defend ourselves against future asteroid attacks.
NASA Wants to Turn This Asteroid Into an Art Gallery
NASA says your Sonic fan art “could stay in space for millennia.”
NASA Will Send Your Tweets And Photos To A 1,760-Foot-Wide Asteroid
Now you can establish your social media presence in the final frontier, Armageddon-style.