After a journey of nearly 3.9 billion miles, the #OSIRISREx asteroid sample return capsule is back on Earth. Teams perform the initial safety assessment—the first persons to come into contact with this hardware since it was on the other side of the solar system.
TOUCHDOWN! The #OSIRISREx sample capsule landed at the Utah Test and Training Range at 10:52am ET (1452 UTC) after a 3.86-billion mile journey. This marks the US's first sample return mission of its kind and will open a time capsule to the beginnings of our solar system.
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Just released: new NASA's OSIRIS-REx views from yesterday as our spacecraft touched the surface of asteroid Bennu for about six seconds, and used its robotic arm to attempt to collect a sample of rocks & dust: go.nasa.gov/2HrfUCQ
#ToBennuAndBack
Today's #OSIRISREx asteroid sample landing isn't just the end of a 7-year, 3.9-billion-mile journey through space. It takes us 4.5 billion years back in time.
These rocks will help us understand the origin of organics and water that may have seeded life on Earth.…
It's a story 4.5-billion years in the making. See what's next for the asteroid samples returned today by #OSIRISREx .
Post-landing news briefing: youtube.com/watch?v=P79IZN…
Mission blog: blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/
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The #OSIRISREx sample return capsule containing rock and dust collected in space from asteroid Bennu has arrived at temporary clean room in Utah. The 4.5-billion-year-old sample will soon head to NASA's Johnson Space Center for curation and analysis.
Let the countdown begin! 🚀🌎
In less than 24 hours Earth will receive back a sample from an asteroid for the very first time ever and I am so excited to be here to witness this historic event in Colorado with Lockheed Martin Space 🤩🙌
Let’s gooo #OSIRISREx ☄️
Timelapse of the last few sessions on my #osirisrex #wip . My bestie reminded me, I LIVE for the ink details... it’s true. I do. 😬
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Hey! Right over here! Here’s our official 2024 Webby Award portrait! Psyched to represent the #Osirisrex media team at the gala awards event tonight in NYC! @nasagoddard #OSIRISREx @thewebbyawards .
In NYC for 2024 The Webby Awards with awesome team from NASA Goddard. We brought the story of #osirisrex to everyone Earth.
This is only a few of us #OSIRISRex folk. We’re not done yet 😎We’ll make a bigger group pic next month. This pic has engineers, technicians, processors, curators, and an archivist.
.NASA's OSIRIS-REx was the first U.S. mission to retrieve a sample from an asteroid and deliver it to Earth. So, of the more than one million known asteroids in our solar system, why did NASA choose the near-Earth asteroid Bennu for its target? 1/
👉 science.nasa.gov/mission/osiris…
The countdown is on to vote for your favorite internet moment – and #OSIRISREx & NASA Europa Clipper are up for awards! Help these teams secure #Webbys before time runs out on April 18 by voting below.
#ToBennuAndBack : wbby.co/40148N
#GoEuropaClipper : wbby.co/40002N
A 7-year sample return mission from astroid Benny.
Thanks to my doctor friend for thinking of me.
#OSIRISREx #ToBennuAndBack
Excited to share: we won a #Webby ! Heading to NYC in three weeks to celebrate! NASA's OSIRIS-REx The Webby Awards NASA Goddard #osirisrex
Nearly done with the ink/gold on the #osirisrex #wip . Next, precious stone inlay (figuratively & LITERALLY thanks to Daniel Smith PrimaTek #watercolor s ), golden center, and asteroid samples!
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#WIPWednesday update on the #osirisrex #wip : Finished the stone inlay, pattern based on actual Egyptian artifact from the tomb of Tutankhamen. The paints contain genuine turquoise and lapis!
#SpaceArt #SpaceArt ist #AstroArt #SciArt #watercolor #spacecraft #asteroids #nasa #jpl
