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The capsule containing the sample was recovered by helicopter from the Utah desert.

The capsule containing the sample was recovered by helicopter from the Utah desert.

The capsule containing the sample was recovered by helicopter from the Utah desert.

The capsule containing the sample was recovered by helicopter from the Utah desert.

The capsule containing the sample was recovered by helicopter from the Utah desert.

Small but precious sample of asteroid material dates back to earliest days of the solar system and is headed for Earth, landing on Sunday after seven year mission.

The Virtual Telescope Project will point its telescopes towards NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Sept. 23 as it approaches Earth to return a sample of the asteroid Bennu.

The Virtual Telescope Project will point its telescopes towards NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Sept. 23 as it approaches Earth to return a sample of the asteroid Bennu.

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on its way to Earth to drop off rocky samples from asteroid Bennu on Sunday, marking NASA’s first attempt to retrieve a piece of a pure space rock.

The OSIRIS-REx sample return in Utah will bring a seven-year, four-billion-mile journey to a close, providing insights into the birth of the solar system.