Illustration of the OSIRIS-REx (Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification and Security–Regolith Explorer) asteroid sample return canister landing on Earth with matter from Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid. The OSIRIS-REx mission was launched on 8th September 2016, and dropped this canister on 24th September 2023 at the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR), USA. It is hoped that the sample, which contains water and carbon thought to date to the formation of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago, will give insight into the early solar system and the origins of life on Earth. | |
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