OSIRIS-REx sample lands in Utah, collected by NASA team
Samples from the asteroid Bennu dropped into Utah’s western desert Sunday morning, as the University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx space mission came to an end. Video courtesy of FOX13.
Samples from the asteroid Bennu dropped into Utah’s western desert Sunday morning, as the University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx space mission came to an end. Video courtesy of FOX13.
A capsule of rubble from the construction of the solar system is now in the eager arms of scientists. It could offer clues about the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.
The asteroid samples are home, but the University of Arizona-led spacecraft is still out there. Meet the Wildcat who is guiding it on its new mission.
"The Asteroid Hunter," University of Arizona Regents Professor Dante Lauretta's memoir about leading the Tucson-born OSIRIS-REx asteroid sampling mission, goes on sale March 19.
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