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NASA's OSIRIS-REx Returns with Asteroid Bennu Samples!

1/20/2025

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft triumphantly returned to Earth on September 24, 2023, bringing back precious samples from asteroid Bennu. Early analyses unveiled signs of ancient water flow and remarkable rock formations, deepening our insight into Bennu's unique geology and its significance in the story of planetary formation.

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft triumphantly returned to Earth on September 24, 2023, bringing back precious samples from asteroid Bennu. Early analyses unveiled signs of ancient water flow and remarkable rock formations, deepening our insight into Bennu's unique geology and its significance in the story of planetary formation.