OSIRIS-REx wrapped up observations in May 2021 and departed Bennu to return the samples to Earth. The trek required 2½ years orbiting the Sun twice inside of Venus’ orbit.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned 121.6 grams of sample from asteroid (101955) Bennu in September 2023—the largest sample ever returned to Earth.

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Pristine samples of asteroid Bennu have revealed something entirely unexpected — not only does the asteroid contain the chemical building blocks of life, but it also originated from an ancient, ...

Small specimen (0.022g) from Bennu used in measurement (Photo: Business Wire) TOKYO, May 09, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rigaku Corporation, a Rigaku Holdings Group company and Rigaku global solution ...

The world will be watching closely as a spacecraft returns to Earth after an epic journey to a potentially dangerous asteroid. The asteroid known as 101955 Bennu is about 490 metres wide and is on ...

This figure illustrates key molecules and minerals discovered in samples of near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu, which were delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in September 2023. Bennu is a ...

How big is Bennu? NASA tracking space rock larger than the Empire State Building . Wednesday, March 20, 2024. NASA says an asteroid larger than the Empire State Building is heading towards Earth.

NASA says an asteroid larger than the Empire State Building is heading toward Earth. But don't worry, it's not expected to arrive until the year 2182 and there's only a .05% chance it will hit our ...

The first study (Nature Astronomy, "Abundant ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter in samples from asteroid (101955) Bennu"), by international authors, analysed the samples to reveal ...

Rigaku Corporation, a Rigaku Holdings Group company and Rigaku global solution partner in X-ray analytical equipment (head office: Akishima, Tokyo; president ...