{"id":37649,"date":"2023-09-25T14:38:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T13:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=37649"},"modified":"2023-09-26T09:31:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T08:31:36","slug":"asteroid-bennu-sample-studied-university-of-manchester-nasas-osiris-rex-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/asteroid-bennu-sample-studied-university-of-manchester-nasas-osiris-rex-mission\/37649\/","title":{"rendered":"Asteroid Bennu sample to be studied by The University of Manchester as part of NASA\u2019s OSIRIS-REx mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
The asteroid Bennu sample was collected as part of NASA\u2019s OSIRIS-REx mission<\/a>, which returned to Earth on 24 September.<\/p>\n It is NASA\u2019s first mission to collect a sample from an asteroid.<\/p>\n The asteroid Bennu sample is the largest ever returned to Earth, estimated to hold around 250g of Bennu\u2019s material \u2013 rocks and dust collected from the asteroid\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n A cohort of more than 200 members from more than 35 globally distributed institutions will receive 25% of the sample once released by NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Centre.<\/p>\n Over two years, the team will work to understand the asteroid’s history, components, and precursors.<\/p>\n The findings will help scientists learn more about the Solar System’s origin and organics that could have led to life on Earth<\/a>.<\/p>\n The data collected from the asteroid Bennu sample also helps scientists\u2019 understanding of asteroid impacts on Earth.<\/p>\nThe importance of asteroid return missions<\/h3>\n