NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Delivers Asteroid Samples To Earth

Shariqua Ahmed
2023-10-04T13:42:51-07:00

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully sent asteroid Bennu's samples to Earth on September 24, 2023. The capsule, carrying the rocks and dust, entered Earth's atmosphere around 10:42 AM EDT (7:42 AM PT). Soon after, it made a picture-perfect landing on the sandy floor of the Utah desert.