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After sampling a near-Earth asteroid and leaving our mark on its surface, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft takes final snapshots of its two-year companion before beginning the journey home.

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Asteroid 16 Psyche Might Not Be What Scientists Expected

June 9, 2021

New research by a UArizona undergraduate finds that asteroid 16 Psyche, the target of an upcoming NASA mission, may not be as metallic or dense as predicted.

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$2M Gift Advances UArizona Space Science Initiatives

May 25, 2021

The gift will allow for the purchase of a nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometer, which the OSIRIS-REx analysis team will use to help find answers to questions about the origins of the solar system.

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OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft is Headed Home with Asteroid Sample

May 10, 2021

After nearly five years in space, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on its way back to Earth with an abundance of rocks and dust from asteroid Bennu.

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Asteroid 16 Psyche Might Not Be What Scientists Expected

$2M Gift Advances UArizona Space Science Initiatives

OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft is Headed Home with Asteroid Sample