Bennu

A view of the outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample collector. Sample material from asteroid Bennu can be seen on the middle right. Scientists have found evidence of both carbon and water in initial analysis of this material. The bulk of the sample is located inside. Photo: NASA/Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebersold

OSIRIS-REx Samples from Asteroid Bennu Revealed

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OSIRIS REx Samples from Asteroid Bennu have been Revealed by NASA and show evidence of high-carbon content and water, the building blocks of life.

Comets, asteroids and meteors. What's the difference?

Video Episode | Comets, Asteroids and Meteors – What’s the Difference?

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Comets, asteroids and meteors are space phenomenon that we are lucky to observe with the naked eye often. But what is the difference between them? Find out here.

Comets, asteroids and meteors. What's the difference?

Podcast Episode 21 | Comets, Asteroids and Meteors – What’s the difference?

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Comets, Asteroids and Meteors - What's the difference between all of them? What are all these space objects and what are meteorites and meteoroids?

Composite image of asteroids Bennu and Ryugu

Video Episode 15 | Collecting Soil from Asteroids

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A new Video Episode on 2 missions Collecting Soil samples from Asteroids. The missions are called Hayabusa2 & OSIRIS REx, visiting asteroids Ryugu and Bennu.

Nightingale Site on Asteroid Bennu for soil collection

Podcast Episode 18 | Collecting Soil from Asteroids

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We are talking about collecting soil samples from asteroids Ryugu and Bennu via two space missions and bringing them back to Earth!

Bringing soil samples back from asteroids

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Two missions, Hyabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx, have the lofty goals of bringing back samples from two asteroids.