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NASA s OSIRIS-REx mission achieves a breakthrough by overcoming stubborn fasteners, unlocking the hidden treasures from asteroid Bennu. Despite facing challenges, the team surpasses expectations, collecting 2.48 ounces of asteroid material. This success propels the mission forward, enabling the disassembly of the Touch-and-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism and offering a glimpse into Bennu s rare celestial composition. With a price tag of $800 million, this triumph positions OSIRIS-REx as a pioneering force, shedding light on the mysteries of asteroids and contributing to our understanding of the solar system s origins.
Scientists have opened the canister containing the sample collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, only to find an unexpected treasure trove of dark, fine-grained material.
A NASA spacecraft lands a sample capsule from asteroid Bennu in a U.S. desert after a seven-year, six-billion-kilometer journey, marking the world's third asteroid sample retrieval following Japan's Hayabusa and Hayabusa2 missions.