The once inaccessible sample container has been fully opened, and NASA has released the numbers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The Bennu asteroid samples onboard OSIRIS-REx are about to face the bumpiest part of their journey back from deep space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Completing a seven-year mission to not only study but gather and return samples of an asteroid, the OSIRIS-REx mission comes to end end in the Utah desert. Seven years after launching from Cape ...

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 of them on an asteroid millions of miles away. The asteroid in question, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The powdery material that NASA officials unveiled on Wednesday ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA finally has counted up all the asteroid samples returned by a spacecraft last fall — and it’s double the rubble return goal. Officials reported Thursday that the Osiris-Rex ...