The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASAs OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.
Since then, the Osiris-REx has been on a long journey home to share the findings with the team.
Pieces of Bennu will be shared with researchers around the world so they can learn about the asteroid.
The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the desert, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, at the Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. (Photo: NASA/Keegan Barber)
These missions prove once again that NASA does big things.
Things that inspire us and unite us.
Things that show nothing is beyond our reach when we work together.
NASAshared a photoof the deconstructed capsule on X (Twitter).
The capsule landed in Utah on September 24, 2023.
Today’s#OSIRISRExasteroid sample landing isn’t just the end of a 7-year, 3.9-billion-mile journey through space.
It takes us 4.5 billion years back in time.
