OSIRIS-REx

• Asteroid sample from NASA mission being analyzed at University of Winnipeg

  "One of the main objectives was to bring a pristine, untouched sample of an asteroid back to earth," Dr. Edward Cloutis told Global News.

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  Jan 17, 2024
  
• NASA’s first asteroid sample coming to Earth. What could it uncover?

  The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is expected to land in the United States on Sunday carrying 250g of rock and dust from the surface of asteroid Bennu for scientific research.

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  Sep 23, 2023
  
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• NASA spacecraft collects up to 4.5 pounds of asteroid to be sent to Earth

  The spacecraft Osiris-Rex won't depart Bennu's neighbourhood until March at the earliest, when the asteroid and Earth are properly aligned.

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  Oct 29, 2020
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• NASA spacecraft grabs rock from speeding Bennu asteroid in historic first

  The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft played 'tag' with the surface of the asteroid, snatching a sample of rock in a historic first for NASA.

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  Oct 21, 2020
• NASA launches spacecraft searching for origins of life, with a little help from Canada

  NASA's first asteroid-sampling spacecraft was poised for an evening takeoff Thursday as crowds gathered to witness the start of its seven-year quest.

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  Sep 8, 2016
• NASA asteroid probe may find clues to origins of life on Earth

  A U.S. space probe was cleared for launch on Thursday to collect and return samples from an asteroid in hopes of learning more about the origins of life on Earth and perhaps elsewhere in the solar system.

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  Sep 6, 2016
• NASA invites you to send your art to an asteroid

  If you want to get to another world, NASA is giving you your chance — in a way.

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  Feb 23, 2016
• Canadian Space Agency to launch laser on near-Earth asteroid mission

  The Canadian Space Agency announced on Thursday that it will send a laser to a near-Earth asteroid mission set to return a sample to Earth.

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  Jul 19, 2014