NASA thinks it knows why the OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe's return capsule failed to deploy its drogue parachute as planned ...
In an October update, NASA officials explained that the top of the canister, which has been previously estimated to hold ...
For those watching NASA's live video coverage of the OSIRIS-REx mission's return to Earth, there were hints that something ...
The OSIRIS-REx mission narrowly avoided a parachute failure, with an investigation revealing the cause and stressing the need ...
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to collect a sample from the asteroid Bennu was a smashing success. The spacecraft delivered its payload of pristine asteroid regolith in September when the sample canister ...
NASA said it found that inconsistent wiring label definitions in the design plans likely caused engineers to incorrectly wire the parachutes’ release triggers for the capsule. That resulted in the ...
Explore a tiny asteroid sample's cosmic secrets and its potential impact on our understanding of the universe.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule landed under parachute in the Utah desert on Sept. 24, 2023, and safely delivered a ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. >> One of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes ...
ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, if all goes according to plan, scientists will hit Earth with part of an asteroid. That is less alarming ...
The first asteroid sample collected in space and brought to Earth by the United States will be unveiled at NASA’s Johnson ...
The team is also analyzing a sample from asteroid Ryugu brought by the Hayabusa2 explorer of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
