OSIRIS-REx begins extended mission with a new name
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The Tucson-born asteroid mission begins its pursuit of its next target.
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The asteroid samples are home, but the University of Arizona-led spacecraft is still out there. Meet the Wildcat who is guiding it on its new mission.
NASA reveals the first images of the asteroid material collected during the "picture-perfect" OSIRIS-REx mission led by the University of Arizona.
The top has been popped on a stubborn piece of hardware holding precious asteroid samples brought back to Earth by a University of Arizona-led space mission.
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