"NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission: Double the Expected Asteroid Sample Return"
TL;DR
NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft has returned with a record-breaking 121.6 grams (4.29 ounces) of dust and pebbles from asteroid Bennu, double the intended amount. The samples, the first ever collected from an asteroid by NASA, are now stored at a special curation lab at Houston's Johnson Space Center. Despite some setbacks during the collection process, the spacecraft is now on its way to another space rock for a flyby with no stop for samples.
Topics:sciencespace-exploration#asteroid-bennu#nasa#osiris-rex#space-exploration#space-mission#space-samples
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