When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx reached the asteroid Bennu in December 2018, the team were met with a rock that was rougher... Read More
It took a little over two years and more than two billion kilometers of cruising, but NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made... Read More
The last time OSIRIS-REx was this close to Earth it was flying through the humid skies above Florida on its... Read More
First used by NOAA decades ago, lidar uses one or more lasers to send out short pulses which bounce back... Read More
Pluto with New Horizons. Jupiter with Juno. And soon, asteroid Bennu with OSIRIS-REx. The third mission of the New Frontiers... Read More
Yes, asteroid Bennu has a chance of hitting Earth. No, you shouldn’t worry about it. Let’s dive into the facts... Read More
Under the New Frontiers program, NASA has launched a pair of inspiring missions to explore the unknown within our solar... Read More
