Meteoritics and Planetary Science Archives

The opened science canister in the glovebox at JSC. The cylindrical TAGSAM head is positioned in the center of the avionics deck. Dark particles and dust can be seen on the avionics deck, the top of TAGSAM (including on circular witness plates), and the inside of the canister's lid. NASA

Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Comets and Asteroids, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Meteorites & Asteroids, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Sample Return, Status Report

Asteroid Bennu: Properties Of The Sample Collected By OSIRIS-REx

by Keith CowingJuly 8, 2024July 7, 2024

On September 24, 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission dropped a capsule to Earth containing ~120 g of pristine carbonaceous regolith from Bennu. We describe the delivery and initial allocation of this asteroid […]

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Asteroid Bennu: Properties Of The Sample Collected By OSIRIS-REx

NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,209 24 July 2026 (Space Life Science Research Results)

NASA SMD ROSES-25 Amendment 68: New Opportunity: D.8 Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigations

The Viking’s 50 Year Landing Anniversary Astrobiology Special Collection: Reexamining the Revolutionary Impact of Viking on Mars Exploration

Extraordinary Creatures: Tardigrades

Venus: Dead? Far From It