NASA’s OSIRIS-REx returns with samples from asteroid Bennu

  • Nasa scientists inspect samples from asteroid Bennu. Nasa
    Nasa scientists inspect samples from asteroid Bennu. Nasa
  • Technicians examine the sample return capsule from Nasa's Osiris-Rex mission. AP
    Technicians examine the sample return capsule from Nasa's Osiris-Rex mission. AP
  • Recovery team members carry a capsule containing Nasa's first asteroid samples to a temporary clean room at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. AP
    Recovery team members carry a capsule containing Nasa's first asteroid samples to a temporary clean room at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. AP
  • A recovery team member examines a capsule containing Nasa's first asteroid samples. AP
    A recovery team member examines a capsule containing Nasa's first asteroid samples. AP
  • The sample return capsule from the Osiris-Rex mission is lowered into the parking lot by helicopter. EPA
    The sample return capsule from the Osiris-Rex mission is lowered into the parking lot by helicopter. EPA
  • A helicopter transports the capsule. AP
    A helicopter transports the capsule. AP
  • The return capsule shortly after touching down in the desert. Nasa
    The return capsule shortly after touching down in the desert. Nasa
  • The return capsule at the Department of Defence's Utah Test and Training Range in Dugway. Nasa
    The return capsule at the Department of Defence's Utah Test and Training Range in Dugway. Nasa
  • The return capsule shortly after touching down. Nasa
    The return capsule shortly after touching down. Nasa
  • The sample return capsule is transported by helicopter after it landed. AP
    The sample return capsule is transported by helicopter after it landed. AP
  • An artist impression of the spacecraft collecting a sample from the asteroid Bennu. Nasa
    An artist impression of the spacecraft collecting a sample from the asteroid Bennu. Nasa
  • Asteroid Bennu. Nasa
    Asteroid Bennu. Nasa