“A journey of a billion miles to asteroid Bennu and back.” A Nasa probe, which has gathered dust and rocky fragments from an asteroid called Bennu, has safely landed on Earth. It’s hoped the material could tell the US space agency how life began on our planet. BBC News #BBCNews #Bennu #Asteroid #NASA #Space | BBC One

10K views · 5.9K reactions | Hello, asteroid Bennu! NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission flew over two billion miles through space to meet you. Here, the spacecraft's camera captures a full rotation of the asteroid from only about 50 miles away: https://go.nasa.gov/2rhr6a3 OSIRIS-REx will study Bennu for almost a year and eventually select a location to collect a sample to return to Earth. #WelcomeToBennu | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook