In one of the biggest surprises of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be a jagged, rugged ...

The Bennu's newly found rugged surface, after additional testing, could rewrite what we know about ancient asteroids.

NASA scientists say they have finally pinned down why asteroid Bennu looks so jagged and chaotic up close. Images and measurements from the OSIRIS-REx mission show that relentless sunlight, swinging ...

TUCSON, Ariz. - NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission faced an unexpected challenge when its target, asteroid Bennu, revealed a rugged landscape filled with large boulders instead of the anticipated smooth ...

A NASA explorer spacecraft returned to Earth Sunday morning after nearly seven years spent in space on the OSIRIS-REx mission to collect pieces of the carbon-rich asteroid Bennu, which scientists say ...

Nasa is expected to break new ground in space research on Sunday with its Osiris-Rex mission. The US space agency will bring home the largest asteroid sample ever returned to Earth, but what is the ...

A pristine asteroid sample that could serve as a time capsule from the early days of our solar system has finally been revealed. The rocks and dust contain water and a large amount of carbon, said ...

This artist's illustration shows NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zooming past Earth on Sept. 22, 2017 — a maneuver designed to boost the probe’s speed and refine its course toward the asteroid Bennu.

In his book, the principal investigator of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission describes the frantic morning of final checks before the launch. The following is an excerpt from The Asteroid Hunter: A ...

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Science and ...

In one of the biggest surprises of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, its target asteroid, Bennu, turned out to be a jagged, rugged ...