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NASA is preparing to collect and analyze asteroid samples from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. NASA is preparing for a momentous event in the history of astronomy.

NASA has invited the public to attend the sample return event virtually with attendees receiving mission-specific collectible stamps.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is scheduled to drop off rocks, dust and dirt it collected from the asteroid Bennu in 2020.

Bennu asteroid sample will land on desert through capsule released by OSIRIS-Rex in Utah weighing estimated 8.8 ounces

On Sunday, NASA will finally witness the descent of its first asteroid sample retrieval mission.

After collecting a sample of an asteroid nearly three years ago, NASA's OSIRIS-REx is set to return precious space dust to Earth this weekend.

(CNN) — When the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft swings by Earth on Sunday, it is expected to deliver a rare cosmic gift: a pristine sample collected from the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/an-asteroid-sample-is-about-to-land-on-earth-heres-what-to-expect/">Read More</a>

Nasa’s first-ever asteroid sample-return mission will land on Earth this Sunday. Heres all you need to know.

Dr. Harold Connelly Jr. of Rowan University is a mission sample scientist for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return.

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which has been exploring the near-Earth asteroid Bennu for the past three years, is on its way to deliver a sample of the ancient space rock to Earth.