NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission successfully returned a sample from the asteroid Bennu after a seven-year journey. What the probe had in stored surprised the scientists. | Interesting Engineering

A historic moment is on the horizon for NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission! On Oct. 20, the mission will collect a sample of asteroid Bennu. Why this is important in our NASA Astrobiology quest to understand the role that asteroids play in the origins of life: https://youtu.be/HCrwF4oBCvk #ToBennuAndBack | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Hello, asteroid Bennu! NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission flew over two billion miles through space to meet you. Here, the spacecraft's camera captures a full rotation of the asteroid from only about 50 miles away: https://go.nasa.gov/2rhr6a3 OSIRIS-REx will study Bennu for almost a year and eventually select a location to collect a sample to return to Earth. #WelcomeToBennu | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration