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Live coverage: The launch of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission

8 September 2016 Justin Ray


(Launch webcast begins at 9:30 p.m. BST)

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Live coverage of the Atlas 5 rocket flight with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return probe from our colleagues at Spaceflight Now. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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News Headlines

  • Dr Allan Chapman (1946-2026)
    26 January 2026
  • Potentially bright ‘sungrazing’ comet discovered
    16 January 2026
  • Thank you from the editor
    17 December 2025
  • Hubble revisits a cosmic yardstick
    25 October 2025
  • Europe’s planet hunting spacecraft complete and ready for final testing
    21 October 2025

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