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Planet Earth is about to receive the biggest sample yet from an asteroid.

NASA has set a schedule for coverage of its first asteroid sampling mission's return to earth. The Origins, Spectral interpretation, Resource Identification and Security - Regolith Explorer (OSIriS-REx) samples capsule i

Planet Earth is about to receive the biggest sample yet from an asteroid.

Planet Earth is about to receive a special delivery — the biggest sample yet from an asteroid.

Planet Earth is about to receive a special delivery - the biggest sample yet from an asteroid.

Planet Earth is about to receive a special delivery — the biggest sample yet from an asteroid.

Seven years ago, NASA launched a spacecraft to Bennu with the expectation of gathering data that could aid in averting the disaster, if and when it occurs.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx is set to bring back samples from a mysterious asteroid known as Bennu after it spent the last seven years in deep space.

So much so that, seven years ago, NASA sent a spacecraft to Bennu to collect some samples in the hope of retrieving some data so that such a catastrophe can be prevented.

The missions main goal is to gain knowledge about the processes that formed our planet and the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.