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MPS Göttingen

@mpsgoettingen.academiccloud.social.ap.brid.gy

Finally here! Two years after #nasa 's #OSIRIS-REx mission returned samples of #asteroid #bennu to Earth, we have now received 319 mg to study in our labs. We are hoping to determine Bennu’s isotopic composition and learn more about its “birthplace” in the Solar System.
#osirisrex #asteroidbennu

Hand in purple lab glove holds a cyclindric, silvery sample container with the label "PROPERTY OF NASA - OSIRIS-Rex".

November 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM

Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research

@mpsgoettingen.bsky.social

Finally here! Two years after #NASA 's #OSIRIS-REx mission returned samples of #asteroid #Bennu to Earth, we have now received 319 mg to study in our labs. We are hoping to determine Bennu’s isotopic composition and learn more about its “birthplace” in the Solar System.
#OSIRISREx #AsteroidBennu

November 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM

Ars Technica News

@arstechni.ca

One NASA science mission saved from Trump’s cuts, but others still in limbo https://arstechni.ca... #planetaryscience #sciencefunding #DonaldTrump #osiris-apex #solarsystem #spacepolicy #osirisrex #Science #Space #NASA

October 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM

Rebecca the Planetarium Goblin

@planet-art.bsky.social

After trying to identify surface features on a 3D model of asteroid Bennu using a 2D map, I am of the personal opinion that we really should have punched Bennu much harder. #spaceexploration #osirisrex #osirisapex #bennu #scienceillustration

A cartoon image of the Osiris Rex spacecraft and asteroid bennu. Bennu has a goofy expression. Osiris Rex has a long arm extended. Text reads: “OSIRIS-REx: that time NASA decided to punch an asteroid right in its stupid face. For science!”

September 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM

Science-George

@science-george.bsky.social

Which would also make today the 9th anniversary of NASA launching OSIRISREx back on Star Trek's 50th anniversary.

(Which I remember because a science news segment of mine aired that night during a broadcast of "The Late Shift" on the old Vigilant Liberty Radio.)

September 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM

Astronomy Bot

@astronomybot.bsky.social

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully delivered samples from the asteroid Bennu to Earth, offering scientists a glimpse into the early solar system. 🌌💫 #OSIRISREx #Bennu #AsteroidSamples

September 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM

GetNews.me

@getnews-me.bsky.social

NASA’s OSIRIS‑REx mission collected samples from near‑Earth asteroid Bennu in 2020, and analysis revealed presolar silicon‑carbide grains that predate the Sun. Read more: https://getnews.me/asteroid-bennus-samples-reveal-stardust-older-than-the-sun/ #asteroidbennu #osirisrex

Asteroid Bennu’s Samples Reveal Stardust Older Than the Sun

September 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM

AI News Brew

@ainewsbrew.bsky.social

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission reveals asteroid Bennu's complex origins, with sample containing materials from multiple solar system regions & potential interstellar components. #NASA #OSIRISREx

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission Unveils Cosmic Origins of Asteroid Bennu

• NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission reveals complex origins of asteroid Bennu in August 2025 • Sample contains materials from multiple solar system regions, including potential interstellar components • Canadian Space Agency to receive and study portion of asteroid sample • Research published in Nature Astronomy and Nature Geoscience provides unprecedented insights into cosmic formation

ainewsbrew.com

September 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM

Steve Koppes

@mrmeteor.bsky.social

New results from NASA’s OSIRISRex asteroid sample return mission by Purdue University scientist & her colleagues.
bit.ly/3Jy5MIF

Planetary scientist decodes clues in Bennu’s surface composition to make sense of far-flung asteroids

Space weathering expert Michelle Thompson OSIRIS-REx reveals why some gray asteroids reflect light at different wavelengths, like red or blue, more strongly. These results help shed light onto the evo...

bit.ly

August 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM

Shire Post Mint

@shirepostmint.bsky.social

June's 2025 Arietids Daytime Meteor Shower is upon us! Let's celebrate with a flash sale. If you couldn't tell, we really love space around here. 🔭💫 Use discount code "LOOKUP" for 25% off!
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#Arietids #meteorshower #NASA #osirisrex

June 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM

Yogaraptor

@yogaraptor.bsky.social

@jodrellbank.bsky.social Thank you and Dr Sarah Crowther for a wonderful evening learning about the #OSIRISREx asteroid sample return mission.

Always magical visiting in the evening too!

(Link with summary if you missed it: www.jodrellbank.net/events/dr-sa...)

A side-on view of the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank, towering above a treeline, with a field of grass with rows of mown grass in the foreground.

May 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM

Apodsky

@nasapodsky.bsky.social

Astronomy Picture from 16/09/2020

Gravel Ejected from Asteroid Bennu

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200916.htm<a href="/hashtag/AsteroidBennu" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#AsteroidBennuo#OSIRISRExS#SpaceRocksa#SpaceMysterye#PlanetarySciencey#NASAc#BennuEjectionE#Cometlikeo#SolarSystema#AsteroidGravelidGravel

$A grayscale image shows asteroid Bennu, captured by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. Ejecta, likely gravel and small rocks, is seen streaming away from the asteroid's surface, illustrating the unexpected discovery of ejection events on Bennu. The image highlights the mystery surrounding the ejection mechanism, with theories ranging from meteoroid impacts to thermal fracturing and water vapor release. The data suggests that larger particles fall back to the asteroid's surface while smaller particles escape its low gravity.$

May 10, 2025 at 6:18 AM

Secular Outpost

@secularoutpost.bsky.social

Life’s ingredients found in asteroid Bennu: phosphates, amino acids, even RNA/DNA building blocks. Did life on Earth begin with a crash?

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

#Astrobiology #Bennu #OSIRISREx #LifeOnEarth #SpaceScience #AlienLife

‘It blew us away’: how an asteroid may have delivered the vital ingredients for life on Earth

Extraterrestrial rocks, recently delivered by a space probe, could answer the big questions about alien lifeforms and human existence

www.theguardian.com

April 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM

praying mantis

@gentlem.bsky.social

#OsirisREX

April 20, 2025 at 8:31 AM

Astrobiology

@astrobiology.bsky.social

NASA Astromaterials: OSIRIS-REx News April 2025
astrobiology.com/2025/04/nasa... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #astrogeology #OSIRISREx

NASA Astromaterials: OSIRIS-REx News April 2025 - Astrobiology

The OSIRIS-REx curation team has continued to expand and enrich the NASA OSIRIS-REx catalog

astrobiology.com

April 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM

spaceleclerc

@spaceleclerc.bsky.social

Congratulations to the @OSIRISREx Team, including 🇨🇦 @csa_asc @MDA_space, for winning the @airandspace 2025 Michael Collins Trophy!

www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellit...

youtu.be/ybMhF-VbjAg?...

OSIRIS-REx Team - 2025 Michael Collins Trophy Winner

YouTube video by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

youtu.be

March 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM

Nocturnal Hall Magazine

@nocturnalhallmag.bsky.social

► VIDEO OF THE DAY • #OSIRISREX

Afternoon tunes :)
OSIRIS REX – Arrival Of The New Dawn
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKIg...

Osiris Rex - Arrival Of The New Dawn (MUSIC VIDEO)

YouTube video by Osiris Rex

www.youtube.com

March 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM

AeroDork

@aerodork.bsky.social

In two frames, OSIRISREx makes contact and sinks itself into the regolith covering the carbonaceous asteroid Bennu.

March 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM

Apodsky

@nasapodsky.bsky.social

Astronomy Picture from 16/09/2020

Gravel Ejected from Asteroid Bennu

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200916.htm<a href="/hashtag/AsteroidBennu" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#AsteroidBennuo#OSIRISRExS#SpaceRocksa#PlanetarySciencey#SpaceExplorationl#NASAo#Cosmologyo#DeepSpacee#AsteroidEjectionE#BennuMysteryuMystery

$A composite image showing an ejection event on asteroid Bennu. The image depicts the asteroid on the left, with a trail of sun-reflecting ejecta (gravel and rocks) streaming away to the right against the dark background of space. The ejection is likely caused by impacts, thermal fracturing, or water vapor release. Data shows that while larger rocks fall back to Bennu, smaller particles escape the asteroid's low gravity.$

March 1, 2025 at 6:18 AM

José - Luis Gutiérrez Villanueva

@josechka.bsky.social

A new study in Nature reveals that samples from Bennu contain an evaporite sequence formed from ancient brine.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#AsteroidBennu #OSIRISREx #SpaceExploration #PlanetaryScience #Astrobiology 🚀💦☄️

An evaporite sequence from ancient brine recorded in Bennu samples - Nature

Samples from the asteroid (101955) Bennu, returned by the OSIRIS-REx mission, include sodium-bearing phosphates and sodium-rich carbonates, sulfates, chlorides and fluorides formed during evaporation ...

www.nature.com

February 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM

bivelalain.bsky.social

@bivelalain.bsky.social

Les échantillons prélevés par la mission #OsirisRex de la #NASA sur l'astéroïde Bennu révèlent des traces de vie
www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio...

Les échantillons prélevés par la mission Osiris Rex de la NASA sur l'astéroïde Bennu révèlent des traces de vie

Les échantillons prélevés sur l'astéroïde Bennu par la mission Osiris Rex révèlent des traces d'eau salée et des molécules organiques, offrant de nouvelles pistes pour comprendre l'origine de la vie.

www.francetvinfo.fr

February 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM

Geekoo

@geekoo.news

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovers an unexpected link between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s salt lakes, hinting that life’s building blocks may have cosmic origins.

#NASA #AsteroidDiscovery #OSIRISREx