A NASA asteroid probe is due to begin its return to Earth today. The space agency says it will take around 2 and a half years for the OSIRIS-REX to make it back home. It’s carrying a precious 1 kilogram cargo of matter vacuumed from the asteroid Bennu’s surface. Scientists hope the cosmic rubble with providing more clues about how life began here on Earth.
NASA probe begins journey to earth after collecting asteroid samples | DW News
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