NASA’s OSIRIS-REx finds signs of water on the asteroid Bennu0
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- December 12, 2018
The craft will spend 2019 scoping out the best spot to grab a handful of space rock dust
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How NASA’s Mission to Bennu Will Keep Earth Safe from Asteroids0
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- December 10, 2018
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission won’t just take pretty pictures of the asteroid Bennu—it will also help scientists learn whether the rock will one day threaten Earth.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has finally arrived at asteroid Bennu0
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- December 4, 2018
Scientists hope the probe will reveal if such space rocks helped kick-start life on Earth
Two asteroid missions will help shape the economy of the 21st century0
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- April 11, 2018
Later in 2018, two robotic probes, launched by NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will each reach separate asteroids.
SPACECRAFT BUZZES EARTH EN ROUTE TO ASTEROID0
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- September 21, 2017
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is going to fly past Earth on Sept. 22nd, sling-shotting itself toward a potentially hazardous asteroid named “Bennu.”
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OSIRIS-REx Stows Sample of Asteroid Bennu’s Regolith
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- November 3, 2020
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