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Space Exploration

Why have we sent a mission to asteroid Bennu?

Why have scientists and engineers invested so much time, effort and money into a mission to a nearby asteroid?

Space Exploration

Astronomers uncover a flurry of surprises with the latest inspection of asteroid Bennu

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has uncovered some interesting details about the asteroid’s eruptive particle plumes, jagged surface and more

Space Exploration

Water has already been spotted on the surface of the asteroid Bennu

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has already spotted the signs for water residing in the asteroid’s surface

Space Exploration

NASA announces finalists for next robotic mission to explore the Solar System

The next New Frontier mission has been narrowed down to two final concepts

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FREE PREVIEW: All About Space issue 56

The team behind the Rosetta mission report exclusively for All About Space on how the comet chaser has solved the mystery of the Solar System

Space Exploration

Watch LIVE: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx launches for asteroid Bennu

The asteroid sample return mission will blast off from Cape Canaveral between 00:05 and 02:05 (BST) on Friday 9 September

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NASA prepares to launch its asteroid sample return mission

OSIRIS-REx will launch for asteroid Bennu in early September

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FREE PREVIEW: All About Space issue 46

We present the evidence for why we’re living in a multiverse in the latest issue of All About Space

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