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Water found on asteroid by OSIRIS-REx explorer

Dec. 9, 2018

Observations made by the UA-led OSIRIS-REx spacecraft reveal that that the asteroid interacted with water in its early history and is an excellent specimen for the mission.

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx arriving at asteroid Bennu after a two-year journey

Dec. 2, 2018

The UA-led OSIRIS-REx mission will make contact with Bennu.

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NASA is about to grab a piece of an asteroid. That’s even harder than it sounds.

Dec. 2, 2018

The UA-led OSIRIS-REx mission made contact with Bennu on Monday.

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NASA spacecraft arrives at ancient asteroid, its 1st visitor

Dec. 2, 2018

The UA-led OSIRIS-REx mission recently made contact with Bennu.

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Watch NASA arrive at the asteroid on a potential collision course with Earth

Nov. 27, 2018

The UA-led OSIRIS-REx mission will make contact with Bennu on Dec. 3.

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How this spacecraft will sample an asteroid’s rocks, without even landing on it

Nov. 27, 2018

More than two years after it launched, a spacecraft called OSIRIS-REx is approaching its target, an asteroid named Bennu. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien explains the delicate“touch and go” method of sampling the asteroid's surface.

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OSIRIS-REx executes fourth asteroid approach maneuver

Nov. 12, 2018

The UA-operated OSIRIS-REx spacecraft executed its fourth Asteroid Approach Maneuver.

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OSIRIS-REx snaps the first detailed images of asteroid Bennu

Nov. 1, 2018

On Oct. 29, the UA-led OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captured eight images of asteroid Bennu from a distance of 330 kilometers, or 205 miles.

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft performs it first asteroid approach maneuver ahead of reaching Bennu

Sept. 30, 2018

After chasing Bennu for two years, the UA-led OSIRIS-REx mission prepares for the upcoming rendezvous on Dec. 3.

Read more at Inquisitr

OSIRIS-REx slingshots around Earth bound for asteroid Bennu

Sept. 23, 2017

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made a close flyby of Earth before shooting toward the asteroid Bennu.

Read more at Sky News (UK)