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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2024 - NASAs groundbreaking OSIRIS-REx mission has set a new benchmark in space exploration by delivering a staggering 4.29 ounces (121.6 grams) of asteroid material to Earth, marking the largest ever ast

OSIRIS-REx brought NASA double the sample it needed from asteroid Bennu.

Washington, Feb 17 (IANS) The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought back 121.6 grams of material from asteroid Bennu -- doubling the sample return goal, NASA has

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought back 121.6 grams of material from asteroid Bennu -- doubling the sample return goal, NASA has announced.Rocky material -- dust and pebbles -- collected from the surface of the asteroid Bennu in 2020 was brought ...

The final tally is in. OSIRIS-REx collected 121.6 grams of material, twice what's needed to be a successful mission. To the laboratories!

It’s a cosmic jackpot.

Nasa has been waiting for this moment since September

Johnson Space Center scientists pry open remaining samples of 4.6bn-year-old asteroid Bennu collected by Osiris-Rex mission

After months of wrestling with last two of 35 fasteners, scientists were able to remove dust from Bennu to examine

NASA has announced it finally cracked the lid of its asteroid sample collection container, revealing the remainder of the valuable Bennu samples.