NASA reveals OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample

On a sunny autumn morning just over two weeks ago, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission successfully sent its sample return capsule parachuting through the atmosphere to land safely in the Utah desert. Inside that capsule was a singularly precious cargo: pristine pieces of the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. After careful transportContinue reading “NASA reveals OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample”
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