Astromaterials Stories
NASA Shares Asteroid Bennu Sample in Exchange with JAXA
As part of an asteroid sample exchange, NASA has transferred to JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) a portion of the asteroid Bennu sample collected by the agency’s OSIRIS-REx mission. The sample was officially handed over by NASA officials during a…
Surprising Phosphate Finding in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample
Scientists have eagerly awaited the opportunity to dig into the 4.3-ounce (121.6-gram) pristine asteroid Bennu sample collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Regolith Explorer) mission since it was delivered to Earth last fall. They…
Where Are the Moon Rocks? We Asked a NASA Scientist: Episode 49
Where are the Moon rocks? We’re in the lunar curation facility here, and this is where the Moon rocks are stored. I’m super excited about the upcoming Artemis missions because we’re going to go back to the Moon. We’re going…