Osiris-REx Returns Sample Of Asteroid To Earth

Osiris-REx Returns Sample Of Asteroid To Earth

Handout artist's concept shows the OSIRIS-REx (Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer) spacecraft contacting the asteroid Bennu with the Touch-And-Go Sample Arm Mechanism or TAGSAM. The mission aims to return a sample of Bennu's surface coating to Earth for study as well as return detailed information about the asteroid and it's trajectory. Photo by NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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