Tag OSIRIS-Rex

In a groundbreaking revelation, the analysis of samples retrieved from asteroid 101955 Bennu has unveiled the presence of organic compounds considered essential for the formation of life. These significant findings, published in esteemed journals, are reshaping our understanding of the early Solar System and the molecular precursors of life itself. Scientists had long theorized that […]

On September 24, NASA’s historic OSIRIS-REx mission successfully returned samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu after a seven-year journey through space. This marks the first American mission to bring back samples from an asteroid. The sample return capsule (SRC) landed within a designated area at the Utah Test and Training Range and Dugway Proving Ground […]