NASA's first asteroid sample on track for Sunday parachute landing in Utah

NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft

NASA's first asteroid samples fetched from deep space have parachuted into the US desert.

A NASA asteroid sample just landed on Earth. It holds clues about the origins of life.

A training model of the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule is seen during a drop test on August 30, at the Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range in preparation for the retrieval of the actual capsule. | Keegan Barber/NASA The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived in Utah Sunday, carrying material from the dawn of the solar system. A capsule bearing soil from an asteroid 200 million miles from Earth landed in Utah at 8:52 am Mountain time S…

NASA’s first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft

The following is an article by AP news.

An asteroid sample is about to land on Earth. Here’s what to expect

CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft swings by Earth on Sunday, it is expected to deliver a rare cosmic gift: a pristine sample collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. If all goes according to plan, the spacecraft will release a capsule containing an estimated 8.8 ounces of asteroid rocks and soil from space toward a landing zone in the Utah desert. NASA will provide a live stream of the sample delivery begi…

NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft

The pristine samples are believed to be leftover building blocks from the dawn of our solar system.