Saturday, May 13, 2023

NASA researcher previews sample return of asteroid 'Bennu'

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — In just a matter of months, for the first time, the U.S. will bring back a sample of the early solar system in the form of about half a pound of asteroid pieces.

This week marks the two-year anniversary of when on May 10, 2021, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer ( OSIRIS-REx ) spacecraft began its journey back to Earth from the asteroid 101955 Bennu .

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