OSIRIS-REx
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OSIRIS-REx was a NASA asteroid-study and sample-return mission that visited and collected samples from 101955 Bennu, a carbonaceous near-Earth asteroid. The material, returned in September 2023, is ex
OSIRIS-REx in Launch Configuration
Artist's concept of TAGSAM instrument in operation
Two members of the recovery team examine the return capsule after landing.
Close-up photo of the return capsule upon landing
101955 Bennu
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101955 Bennu is a carbonaceous asteroid in the Apollo group, discovered by the LINEAR Project on 11 September 1999. It is a potentially hazardous object that is listed on the Sentry Risk Table and has
OSIRIS-REx
…OSIRIS-REx was a NASA asteroid-study and sample-return mission that visited and collected samples from 101955 Bennu, a carbonaceous near-Earth asteroid. The material, returned in September 2023, is expected to enable scientists to learn more about the formation and…
6 January 2019
19 January 2019
The Nightingale sample site imaged by OSIRIS-REx at touchdown. The circular TAGSAM head in the center of the frame is 0.30 m (1 ft) in diameter.
NASA Icarus Most Distant Main Sequence Star 20180402