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Tag:SampleReturn

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Artist's rendering of the Tianwen-2 spacecraft hovering above a grey asteroid surface, projecting a green laser-ranging beam toward the ground

analysisJune 16, 2026

Tianwen-2: Inside China's First Asteroid Sample-Return Mission

China's Tianwen-2 reached the quasi-moon Kamoʻoalewa in June 2026 to grab an asteroid sample, return it to Earth by 2027, then chase a comet.

Tianwen-2 Kamooalewa Asteroid

The OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule opened to reveal dark material from asteroid Bennu

analysisNovember 17, 2025

OSIRIS-REx: What We Found in the Asteroid Bennu Samples

NASA's OSIRIS-REx returned 121.6 grams of asteroid Bennu to Earth in 2023. What scientists found inside — amino acids, water-bearing minerals, and solar system origins.

OSIRIS-REx Bennu Asteroid