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A gift from space: UArizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission delivers largest-ever asteroid sample to Earth

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OSIRIS-REx's successful sample delivery marks the start of extended OSIRIS-APEX mission

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Study: Family support vital to prevent teen substance use in border regions

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OSIRIS-REx 101: Brush up on the basics before Bennu's sample touches down

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Take a stroll through the solar system – on the UArizona campus

Sept. 12, 2023

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Vets and pets: Can service dogs help veterans?

Sept. 12, 2023

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UArizona scientists investigate new frontiers of sound with $30M center

Sept. 7, 2023

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How NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will bring Bennu asteroid sample back to Earth

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OSIRIS-Rex: Asteroid Bennu 'is a journey back to our origins'

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is about to fling asteroid sample to Earth

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A gift from space: UArizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission delivers largest-ever asteroid sample to Earth

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