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OSIRIS-REx

Sample Return Missions Sample Analysis Sample Collection Asteroid Studies Asteroid Bennu Sample Containment Sample Retrieval Sample Disassembly

Astronomers Detect First True Sugar in Interstellar Space

Laboratory spectroscopy plus quantum modeling point to formation on icy dust grains that challenge sequential carbon-addition models.

Bennu Samples Show Amino Acids Likely Formed in Icy, Radioactive Environments

OSIRIS-REx Samples Show Bennu’s Presolar Stardust, Interstellar Organics, and Faster-Than-Expected Weathering