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Small but precious sample of asteroid material dates back to earliest days of the solar system and is headed for Earth, landing on Sunday after seven year mission.
Ahead of Sunday's sample delivery, learn about the asteroid, the spacecraft and the people starring in the historic OSIRIS-REx mission, which will launch decades of scientific research and could help explain the origins of the solar system and life itself.
Asteroid Bennu's collision with the Earth could take place on September 24, 2182. Read to learn more.
Tucked inside a protective heat shield, the asteroid sample should touch down Sunday at the military-controlled Utah Test and Training Range.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is currently en route to Earth after successfully collecting precious samples from the asteroid Bennu during its mission in 2020. These invaluable samples are anticipated to reach Earth when the spacecraft returns on September 24, 2023.