Cracks and fractures in Bennu's surface seem to have been caused by heat from the sun, stunning images from NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft have shown.

A NASA spacecraft has really made a mess of things on the asteroid Bennu, and scientists are thrilled. OSIRIS-REx performed well in its sampling attempt.

The latest images have offered scientists added confidence that the craft's sampling tool, the so-called Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism, or TAGSAM, captured rocks and dust from Bennu's ...

A day later and they’re finally here. NASA has released a series of 82 images captured by the camera on OSIRIS-REx’s sampling arm.

NASA has released images taken by navigation camera's (NavCam 2) field of view on October 20 when OSIRIS-Rex touched and took samples from the surface of asteroid Bennu, as reported by SciTech Daily.

On October 21st, NASA released images from the OSIRIS-REx’s spacecraft sampling attempt, when the vehicle gently tapped the asteroid Bennu with a robotic arm. The pictures show how much dirt and ...

An animation of the OSIRIS-REx sampling arm touching down on the surface of asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of fine-grained material. Image Credit: NASA/Goddard/CI Lab ...

New images captured by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft after a close flyby April 7 show the aftermath of when it briefly touched down on the asteroid Bennu in October and collected 2 ounces of material ...

Following Tuesday's historic touchdown on the asteroid Bennu, NASA has released never-before-seen images of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft kicking up rocks and debris on the space rock's surface.

In the middle of the image sequence, the sampling head positions itself to contact the asteroid’s surface head-on. Shortly after, the sampling head impacts site Nightingale and penetrates Bennu ...

In the meantime, NASA will get to compare the before and after images of the sample site to see just how big a tattoo Osiris-Rex left on Bennu. Follow CNET's 2021 Space Calendar to stay up to date ...

In the middle of the image sequence, the sampling head positions itself to contact the asteroid’s surface head-on. Shortly after, the sampling head impacts site Nightingale and penetrates Bennu ...