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NASA's OSIRIS-REx is set to return samples from asteroid Bennu to Earth. These 4.5 billion-year-old samples will help scientists understand planet formation and life's genesis, aid in asteroid impact prevention, and be preserved for future research. Over 200 scientists worldwide will analyze these s
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 21, 2023 - If everything goes according to plan, OSIRIS-REx's sample return capsule will separate from the spacecraft, enter the Earth's atmosphere and parachute safely to Earth for recovery at the Department
Michelle Thompson is a geologist. But while “geo” means earth, she studies things that are decidedly unearthly, or at least extraterrestrial: the moon and asteroids.
Moon rock and dust samples collected by Apollo 17 astronauts in 1972, “sealed for posterity” 50 years ago, were unlocked from their celestial time capsule.
Scientists hope that the sample will open a window into the ancient history of the Moon and provide new information about the evolution of Earth's natural satellite.