OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collects large sample of asteroid surface material, NASA confirms

Two days after touching down on asteroid Bennu, NASA's University of Arizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission team received images confirming that the spacecraft has collected more than enough material to meet one of its main mission requirements—acquiring at least 2 ounces, or 60 grams, of the asteroid's surface material.

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