OSIRIS-REx prepares to deliver Bennu asteroid samples — and start its next mission

Imagine arriving back at Earth after traveling through space for seven years, tirelessly transmitting images and hauling back rock samples from the diamond-shaped asteroid 101955 Bennu. Time for vacation, right? Hardly for intrepid OSIRIS-REx. This Sunday, Sept. 24, the craft’s primary mission will culminate when it swings by Earth and drops off the largest setContinue reading “OSIRIS-REx prepares to deliver Bennu asteroid samples — and start its next mission”
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