NASA's OSIRIS-REx Returns To Earth With Samples From Asteroid Bennu

After traveling for over 6.2 billion kilometers, to reach Bennu and then make the journey home, (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer), OSIRIS-REx released its sample morning of Sept. 24, while it was about 101,000 km above Earth. The capsule contains some 250 grams of rocks and other material from Bennu, material that could help answer some of scientists' most burning questions about the origins of life on Earth and the early days of our solar system.