#OSIRIS-REx

All articles tagged with "OSIRIS-REx"

Ground-laid fiber optic cable unexpectedly captured a plane's flight data at a Nevada airfield

A fiber optic cable originally deployed to record re-entry signals from the OSIRIS-REx return capsule also captured unique details of a Cessna 172 flight, pointing to new sensing possibilities

Key Takeaways

A T-shaped fiber optic cable was originally deployed for OSIRIS-REx re-entry signal recording.
The same setup captured unique aspects of a Cessna 172 flight.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 17, 2026·via phys.org

Bennu Sample Study Finds Water-Shaped Chemical Zones Inside the Asteroid

Researchers studying material returned from asteroid Bennu report that organic compounds and minerals are clustered into three distinct chemical regions, suggesting that water altered the asteroid in a far more localized

Key Takeaways

Researchers found three distinct chemical region types inside a Bennu sample.
The study suggests water altered Bennu’s parent material in a localized, uneven way.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 1, 2026·via sciencedaily.com

Bennu’s Boulder Mystery May Be Explained by Deep Cracks Inside Its Rocks

Analysis of returned OSIRIS-REx samples suggests Bennu’s low thermal inertia comes from cracks within its surface rocks, helping explain why the asteroid looked so different up close than it did from Earth.

Key Takeaways

Returned Bennu samples suggest the asteroid’s low thermal inertia is caused by cracks within surface rocks.
Before OSIRIS-REx arrived, thermal data had led researchers to expect more small rock fragments on the surface.

DT Editorial Team·Mar 30, 2026·via universetoday.com