OSIRIS-REx: A Historic Journey to Bring Asteroid Samples Home (Official NASA Trailer)

NASA's groundbreaking mission, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx), is on the cusp of achieving a monumental feat: the first U.S. mission to bring asteroid samples back to Earth. As it nears its destination, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is poised to release a sample capsule destined for a secure landing in Utah's desert. Within that capsule lies a treasure trove of pristine material collected from the surface of Bennu in 2020—rocks and dust that hold the secrets of our solar system's formation over 4.5 billion years ago, providing invaluable insights for generations of scientists to come.