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OSIRIS-REx: Bennu asteroid sample lands in Utah, marks new achievement in NASA’s space exploration

NASA scientists hope the asteroid sample will include clues to the origins of the universe.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A NASA OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule containing a sample from the surface of asteroid Bennu, the first such sample taken by a U.S. space mission, is transported to a temporary clean room at Dugway Proving Grounds on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023.