NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is the first U.S. mission to retrieve a pristine sample of an asteroid and return it to Earth for further study After sampling a near-Earth asteroid and leaving our mark on its surface, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft takes final snapshots of its two-year companion before beginning the journey home. Anjani Polit: A Life of Exploration PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
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