OSIRIS-REx's Final Haul: 121.6 Grams from Asteroid Bennu
The final tally is in. OSIRIS-REx collected 121.6 grams of material, twice what's needed to be a successful mission. To the laboratories!
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The final tally is in. OSIRIS-REx collected 121.6 grams of material, twice what's needed to be a successful mission. To the laboratories!
NASA has revealed the materials harvested from the asteroid Bennu after finally being able to remove the stuck lid from the OSIRIS-REx return capsule.
It’s a cosmic jackpot.
Under the leadership of the University of Arizona's Dani Mendoza DellaGiustina, the former OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sets off on a journey to study asteroid Apophis and take advantage of the asteroid's 2029 flyby of Earth.
After dropping off samples from asteroid Bennu to Earth, the newly rebranded mission is headed to asteroid Apophis to stir up its surface.