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Scientists have taken their first glimpse of a sample collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu — and stumbled upon a good bit more than they expected.
OSIRIS-REx watched its asteroid sample capsule head toward Earth (photos) | Space
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe captured photos during the release of its return capsule last month, preserving the historic moment for posterity.
Those images, which the space agency released on Tuesday (Oct. 3), show the return capsule deploying from OSIRIS-REx on the morning of Sept. 24 and heading toward Earth.
Asteroid Rocks May Hold Secrets to the Origin of the Solar System
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft released a container that subsequently landed in Utah containing samples from a carbon-rich asteroid in the solar system. The spacecraft then went on another mission to monitor a different asteroid. (NASA photograph)
The event ended a seven-year mission for the spacecraft, also known as the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resources Identification and Security-Regolith Explorer.
6 Things to Know About NASA's Asteroid-Exploring Psyche Mission - NASA
The first-ever mission to study a metal-rich asteroid, Psyche aims to help scientists learn more about the formation of rocky bodies in our solar system.
With a launch readiness date set for Thursday, Oct. 12, NASA's Psyche spacecraft will travel 2.2 billion miles from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to a metal-rich asteroid in the far reaches of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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