NEWS #OSIRIS-REx - Lionel Vacher

Researchers have begun examining the pristine space rock collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, but the sample-return canister is not open yet (Dec. 12th 2023)

‘Head-scratcher’: first look at asteroid dust brought to Earth offers surprises (Ⓒ NASA/Robert Markowiz).

Smithsonian debuts first display of OSIRIS-REx asteroid fragment (Nov. 3rd 2023)

Smithsonian debuts first display of roughly 143mg fragment asteroid Bennu brought back to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. (ⒸSmithsonian/James Di Loreto and Phillip R. Lee).

The curation team processing NASA’s asteroid Bennu sample has removed and collected 70.3 grams of rocks and dust so far from the sampler hardware. (Oct. 20th 2023)

The NASA's OSIRIS-REx curation team has already collected ~70.3g of Bennu's material so far, and there is still plenty to come! (Ⓒ NASA).

First "quick look" at the Bennu asteroid sample-return capsule. (Oct. 11th 2023)

The first glimpses of material from asteroid Bennu has scientists excited about what’s to come as the curation team continues the delicate process of disassembling the TAGSAM to reveal more of the OSIRIS-REx sample. (Ⓒ NASA/Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebersold)

OSIRIS-REx delivers B-type asteroid Bennu sample to Earth (Sept. 24th 2023)

After years of anticipation and hard work by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx team, a capsule of rocks and dust collected from B-type asteroid Bennu finally landed on Earth on September 24th in Utha desert (USA). (ⒸNASA/Keegan Barber).

OSIRIS-REx Adjusts Course to Target Sample Capsule’s Landing Zone

On Sept. 10th 2023 the OSIRISREx spacecraft briefly fired its thrusters to point itself toward Earth, putting it on course to release its sample return capsule from 102 000 kilometers above Earth’s surface on Sept. 24th 2023 (Ⓒ NASA).