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NASA sets date to research asteroid Bennu after coronavirus pandemic caused delays

NASA finally sets date for tricky OSIRIS-Rex asteroid touchdown

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft aces asteroid-sampling dress rehearsal

Before touching down at sample site Nightingale this summer, the OSIRIS-REx mission will first rehearse the activities leading up to the event.

NASA's new view of asteroid Bennu transports us far away from our troubles

In late August, the OSIRIS-Rex mission will capture a sample from asteroid Bennu.

These are the boulders OSIRIS-REx is going to use to navigate down to the surface of Bennu

An article describes the ways in which the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is going to navigate the surface of asteroid Bennu.

Black hole photobombs asteroid

Last fall, the student-built Regolith X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer onboard NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft detected a newly flaring black hole.

NASA encounters issues after flying-over the backup site

NASA has finished flying over Osprey, the backup site of the University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission.

Quick bites

Dillinger Brewing Company is releasing its "OSIRIS-REx Recon" beer cans in celebration of the recon phase of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission.

Next task for NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft: Kiss an asteroid and avoid Mount Doom

The OSIRIS-REx mission team evaluated data from four candidate sites in order to identify site Nightingale as the best option.

Former College of Science dean talks Biosphere 2, OSIRIS-REx

Joaquin Ruiz, vice president of global environmental futures at the University of Arizona, highlights the college's top achievements.