95K views · 5.9K reactions | Our OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on a mission to explore near-Earth asteroid Bennu, a carbon-rich body that may contain clues to the origins of life. An instrument on the spacecraft will look at the asteroid's spectral signature to detect organics and other minerals: https://youtu.be/aYmgc9XL_Vs | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

1.8K views · 83 reactions | Bennu 101955. The asteroid NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's historic #OsirisRex spacecraft has returned with samples from! We detail the full story on #Breakthrough - Osiris-Rex: The Return! ⬇️ | Curiosity Stream | Facebook

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43K views · 3K reactions | With bits of space rock aboard, NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission will begin its journey back to Earth on May 10. The mission #ToBennuAndBack will end with a parachute landing in Utah on Sept. 24, 2023: https://go.nasa.gov/3ppqSKj | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

48K views · 4.8K reactions | Our NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission successfully performed its final practice run to sample asteroid Bennu. The four-hour “Matchpoint” rehearsal set us up for the big day – Oct. 20 – when the spacecraft will collect soil from the asteroid and bring it back to Earth: https://go.nasa.gov/3alYZMl | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook