If everything goes according to plan, OSIRIS-REx’s sample return capsule will separate from the spacecraft, enter the Earth’s atmosphere and parachute safely to Earth for recovery at the Department of […]
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Posted inAstrogeology, Away Teams & Field Reports, Comets and Asteroids, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release, Sample Return
OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Recovery Team Practices For Arrival
In anticipation of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample delivery this fall, the team held our first round of rehearsals April 17 to April 27. Our goal was to practice retrieving the […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Comets and Asteroids, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release
NASA Prepares For OSIRIS-REx Sample Delivery From Asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is cruising back to Earth with a sample it collected from the rocky surface of asteroid Bennu. When its sample capsule parachutes down into the Utah desert […]
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SwRI Examines The Origins Of The Building Blocks Of Life
A new study led by Southwest Research Institute Research Scientist Dr. Danna Qasim posits that interstellar cloud conditions may have played a significant role on the presence of key building […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Press Release
OSIRIS-REx Vegetation Index of Earth with MapCam Color Image Overlaid
This vegetation index, created using images taken by OSIRIS-REx’s MapCam camera on Sept. 22, 2017, shows areas on Earth with abundant plant life. The overlay fading in is a color […]