NSL: OSIRIS-REx Delivers Asteroid Sample to Earth 🌍✨[Episode 50]

On Sunday, September 24, 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully delivered an incredible cargo—8.8 ounces of rocky material collected from the surface of asteroid Bennu 🌌☄️. This groundbreaking sample, now safely on Earth, is unlocking secrets about the early solar system 🌞🔬.

The sample was transported to NASA’s Johnson Space Center 🏢🔍, where scientists are carefully analyzing its composition and potential clues to the origins of life 🌱✨.

Relive the excitement! On Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. ET, OSIRIS-REx mission experts hosted a live session 🎙️, recapping the dramatic sample landing and previewing the discoveries ahead.

🎥Credits:NASA