NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has been a success, with a capsule containing half a pound of rocks and soil from the asteroid Bennu returning to Earth. After a seven-year, four-billion-mile voyage, the capsule descended to an on-target touchdown in Utah, marking the first time NASA has brought back samples from an asteroid. Over the next two years, the samples will be studied by scientists around the world to unlock the secrets of the solar system.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Successfully Returns to Earth with Precious Samples from Asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Successfully Returns to Earth with Precious Samples from Asteroid Bennu