{"id":49678,"date":"2023-09-22T05:32:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T05:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e938d507-fbc9-416e-9e7f-5d7bc7e1488e"},"modified":"2023-09-22T06:32:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T06:32:28","slug":"watch-nasas-osiris-rex-return-to-earth-with-an-asteroid-sample-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/watch-nasas-osiris-rex-return-to-earth-with-an-asteroid-sample-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch NASA’s OSIRIS-REx return to Earth with an asteroid sample this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sample return returns to Earth, giving scientists a pristine sample from the formation of the Solar System <\/p>

By Ezzy Pearson\n <\/p>

Published: Friday, 22 September 2023 at 05:32 AM<\/p>

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Watch OSIRIS-REx return to Earth this Saturday with a pristine sample of asteroid Bennu.<\/p>

On Sunday 24 September 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will return a sample of an asteroid<\/a> back to Earth.<\/p>

The event will be the culmination of the OSIRIS-REx<\/a> spacecraft’s 7-year journey to asteroid Bennu and back.<\/p>

The sample capsule is due to land in the Utah desert, USA at around 15:55 BST (10:55 EDT, 14:55 GMT).<\/p>