OSIRIS REx

OSIRIS REx

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is capturing a sample from near-Earth asteroid Bennu and returning it to Earth for study, in the hope that it can provide clues as to the origin of the Solar System.

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The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx shortly after touching down in the desert on 24 September 2023, Utah, USA. Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber

OSIRIS-REx successfully returns asteroid sample to Earth

NASA's sample return mission successfully touches down.
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The training model of the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule during a drop test rehearsal, 30 August 2023, Utah, USA. Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber

Watch NASA's OSIRIS-REx return to Earth with an asteroid sample this weekend

The sample return returns to Earth, giving scientists a pristine sample from the formation of the Solar System
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