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This artist’s concept shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending towards asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the asteroid’s surface. (Image: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona)

OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Collection Set for Oct. 20

May 20, 2020

After more than a decade of work and much anticipation, the UArizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission will swipe a sample from the asteroid Bennu's rocky surface in October.

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The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft deployed its sampling arm during an April 14 mission rehearsal. (Photo: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona)

UArizona Cameras Capture Asteroid Close-Up During OSIRIS-REx Rehearsal

April 20, 2020

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft got within 200 feet of the asteroid Bennu during a practice run for the NASA mission. The spacecraft will grab a sample from Bennu's surface in late summer.

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This image shows sample site Nightingale, OSIRIS-REx’s primary sample collection site on asteroid Bennu. The image is overlaid with a graphic of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to illustrate the scale of the site. (Image: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona)

X Marks the Spot: NASA Selects Site for Asteroid Sample Collection

Dec. 11, 2019

The OSIRIS-REx mission team evaluated four candidate sites and identified site Nightingale as the best option for the sample collection, with site Osprey named as the backup.

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OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Collection Set for Oct. 20

UArizona Cameras Capture Asteroid Close-Up During OSIRIS-REx Rehearsal

X Marks the Spot: NASA Selects Site for Asteroid Sample Collection