The event was initially scheduled for November 2.

NASA shutting spacecraft door early to keep asteroid chunks from falling out

Leaky Collector

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is getting ready to tuck away the asteroid bits it collected on the surface of Bennu sooner than planned.

NASA Shutting Spacecraft Door Early to Keep Asteroid Chunks From Falling Out

NASA has decided to expedite the process of stowing away its "precious cargo."

NASA spacecraft grabbed too many asteroid chunks and now they're drifting into space

Rock Is Dead

OSIRIS-REx took such a big bite out of the surface of Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid, it's "mouth" is jammed open, with bits of asteroid rubble falling out.

NASA Spacecraft Grabbed Too Many Asteroid Chunks and Now They’re Drifting Into Space

OSIRIS-REx bit off more than it can chew.

Watch NASA's spacecraft touch down on a tiny asteroid

Crunch

NASA has finally released footage from when its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touched down on asteroid Bennu's surface to collect a bunch of space rocks.

Watch NASA’s Spacecraft Touch Down on a Tiny Asteroid

Boosh!

OSIRIS-REx has spent almost two years orbiting Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid 500 meters across.

For the first time in its history, NASA successfully collects sample from asteroid

Rock Scoop

For its first time, NASA has successfully collected samples from the surface of an asteroid using the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Tuesday.

For the First Time In Its History, NASA Successfully Collects Sample From Asteroid

"We did it."

Watch NASA's OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Attempt to Capture a Sample of Asteroid Bennu

The near-Earth asteroid called Bennu could offer us tantalizing clues about the history of life on Earth.

Here's how to watch as NASA attempts to grab a sample from an asteroid

Orbital Football

NASA is about to send its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft down to the surface of Bennu, a small near-Earth asteroid about 500 meters across, to scoop up a sample.

Here’s How to Watch as NASA Attempts to Grab a Sample From an Asteroid

The wait is finally over.

"One of the driving points of this mission is that these asteroids could have delivered some of the precursor organic matter that gave rise to [life on] Earth."

NASA spacecraft finds evidence of ancient rivers on asteroid

Soggy Past

Scientists have found that asteroid Bennu's parent body, likely a proto-planet, was covered in a massive "hydrothermal system of water."

NASA Spacecraft Finds Evidence of Ancient Rivers on Asteroid

The team is calling it a "major scientific triumph" for NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission.

Meteorites From Vesta Found on Asteroid Bennu

"These boulders are much brighter than the rest of Bennu and match material from Vesta."

Astronomers spot bits of entirely different asteroid on surface of Bennu

Asteroid Wars

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft spotted some strangely light colored rocks on the surface of asteroid Bennu — likely from an entirely different asteroid.

Astronomers Spot Bits of Entirely Different Asteroid on Surface of Bennu

How did that get there?

"Our initial checks showed no previously cataloged object in that position in space."

NASA probe exploring asteroid accidentally photographs black hole

Hungry Hungry Black Hole

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made an unexpected discovery, spotting a black hole emitting a massive cloud of X-rays some 30,000 light years away.

NASA Probe Exploring Asteroid Accidentally Snaps Black Hole Image

It's the first time an outburst of X-rays of this kind was detected from interplanetary space.

"No one has ever seen an active asteroid up close like this."

NASA baffled: asteroid Bennu keeps spitting out small rocks

Vomiting Rocks

a recent discovery about 1,600-foot space rock Bennu has scientists scratching their heads: it keeps spitting up small asteroid particles.

NASA Baffled: Asteroid Bennu Keeps Spitting Out Small Rocks

"We're not talking about an asteroid that could destroy the Earth."

NASA photographs asteroid that could smash into Earth in 22nd century

Roid Rage

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft just zipped really close to tiny asteroid Bennu to snap an incredibly detailed image.

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