NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission unveils asteroid samples at selected museums

NASA has selected three museums in the United States to publicly display small samples of the asteroid material brought back to Earth by the OSIRIS-REx mission. The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, Space Center Houston, and the University of Arizona's Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum will each exhibit a piece of the asteroid Bennu. The samples are expected to go on display as early as mid-November, pending inspection and study by scientists.