Timeline event · 2020 · The New Space Era
OSIRIS-REx and Hayabusa2 Sample Asteroids
Within months of each other, Japan's Hayabusa2 delivers samples of asteroid Ryugu to Earth and NASA's OSIRIS-REx collects a sample from asteroid Bennu, opening a new age of asteroid sample return.
Highlights
- ›Two asteroids sampled in one year
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe New Space Era
- Associated withOSIRIS-REx
- Associated withHayabusa2
- Associated with101955 Bennu
- Associated with162173 Ryugu
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.