NASA finally pops lid on samples from asteroid Bennu
The top has been popped on a stubborn piece of hardware holding precious asteroid samples brought back to Earth by a University of Arizona-led space mission.
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The top has been popped on a stubborn piece of hardware holding precious asteroid samples brought back to Earth by a University of Arizona-led space mission.
For Star subscribers: Maybe try smacking it on the floor a few times? The lid still won't come off the asteroid sampler from the University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission.
NASA reveals the first images of the asteroid material collected during the "picture-perfect" OSIRIS-REx mission led by the University of Arizona.
Tucked inside a protective heat shield, the asteroid sample should touch down Sunday at the military-controlled Utah Test and Training Range.
The first asteroid sample collected in space and brought to Earth by the United States will be unveiled at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Wednesday, Oct. 11, and media accreditation is now open.