NASA's OSIRIS-REx Successfully Delivers Largest Asteroid Sample to Earth
NASA's OSIRIS-REX mission, which launched in 2016, is set to conclude on Sunday as a capsule containing a sample of rock from the asteroid Bennu is expected to land in a Utah desert. The mission aims to provide insights into the origins of our solar system and the potential for life on Earth. The sample will be analyzed and compared with material from other asteroids, with initial results expected in October. The spacecraft will then embark on a second mission to study the near-Earth asteroid Apophis in 2029.