NASA's Historic Asteroid Samples Safely Return to Earth

NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft successfully released its sample capsule containing asteroid samples from Bennu, parachuting into the Utah desert after a seven-year journey. The capsule landed earlier than expected due to the parachute opening higher than anticipated. The recovery team confirmed that the capsule was intact and had not been breached. The samples, estimated to hold at least a cup of rubble from the carbon-rich asteroid, will help scientists understand the formation of Earth and life. The capsule will be transported to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston for further analysis.