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