OSIRIS-REx

NASA probe discovered water on Bennu

SpaceDecember 11, 2018

OSIRIS- REx was launched on 8 September 2016 and has been slowly approaching Bennu. Recently analyzed data from NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe discovered ingredients for water...

OSIRIS-REx arrives at Bennu

SpaceDecember 4, 2018

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has completed its journey through space of two billion kilometers and arrived at its destination, asteroid Bennu, on Monday, Dec. 3,...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx executes fourth asteroid approach maneuver

SpaceNovember 14, 2018

The OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) is a NASA asteroid study and sample-return mission. Launched on 8 September 2016, its mission...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sees bennu from all sides

SpaceNovember 7, 2018

Two years after its launch, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is closing in on a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu and sending back pictures that provide one gem of a...