NASA’s OSIRIS-REx set to return to Earth on Sep 24 with 1st-ever asteroid samples
The asteroid sample capsule is scheduled to land in a Utah desert in the US on Sunday at 8.25 p.m. IST (8.55 a.m. MDT), reports Wired.
The asteroid sample capsule is scheduled to land in a Utah desert in the US on Sunday at 8.25 p.m. IST (8.55 a.m. MDT), reports Wired.
It will spend almost a year surveying the asteroid with five scientific instruments with the goal of selecting a location that is safe and scientifically interesting to collect the sample and return it to Earth in September 2023.
As NASA’s asteroid-bound spacecraft OSIRIS-REx approaches Earth for its September 22 gravity assist, a ground-based telescope has captured images of…
