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"Osiris Rex" mission: capsule landed

It contains space material with Bennu asteroid dust

The space capsule that could explain the origins of the Universe landed on Earth yesterday. Transported to a military range, it was dismantled in preparation for the plane trip to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Then the 250 grams of rock, collected three years ago on the asteroid Bennu during the "Osiris Rex" space mission, will be distributed for analysis to scientists around the world.The...

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) announced that experts are ready to take delivery of the 250 grams of space rock, collected three years ago from the asteroid Bennu during the "Osiris... more

AerospaceNasa's Osiris-REx spacecraft touched asteroid

To collect dust and pebbles from the surface for delivery to Earth in 2023 -VIDEO

NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft unfurled its robotic arm Tuesday, and in a first for the agency, briefly touched a... more

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