Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dark dirt and pebbles sit atop a silver metallic ring. It looks like Bennu was indeed the right target for NASA's first-ever ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — NASA announced earlier this week its OSIRIS-REx team — which recovered samples from the ancient asteroid Bennu — has won the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy. The seven-year ...

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A Tucson-born space robot has officially joined the ranks of such aviation legends as Orville Wright, Chuck Yeager and the crew of Apollo 11. The National Aeronautic Association awarded its 2023 ...

Members of the OSIRIS-REx science team will be honored during Saturday’s football game at Arizona Stadium, a little over a month after they scored a spectacular touchdown of their own. The Wildcats ...

The agency will give us our first look at the mission's pristine asteroid sample today (Oct. 10) at 11 a.m. ET. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Announcing the winner of the Museum’s 2025 Michael Collins Trophy for Current Achievement: OSIRIS-REx NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission achieved the first asteroid sample return by the United States, as well ...

The initial glimpses of the off-Earth material are very promising. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...