NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission brings back the largest-ever asteroid sample
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has delivered pieces of asteroid Bennu, which scientists hope will offer a window into the early era of the Solar System.
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has delivered pieces of asteroid Bennu, which scientists hope will offer a window into the early era of the Solar System.
EXCLUSIVE: Speaking to MailOnline, Dr Brad Tucker, an astrophysicist at Australian National University in Canberra, revealed what he thinks the mysterious black material is likely to be.
Well, they've done it.
On Sunday, a sample of the Bennu asteroid finally reached Earth, the culmination of a seven-year mission. Now, scientists will analyse the rock to reveal secrets about the origin of life.
The sample landed by parachute in the Utah desert and was collected by NASA staff.