Osiris Rex returns samples to Earth, this week on Planetary Radio.

I'm Sarah Alahmet of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our

solar system and beyond.

On September 24, after traversing a staggering 7.1 billion kilometers over seven years,

NASA's Osiris Rex spacecraft triumphantly delivered a sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth.

Joining us to recount her firsthand experience at the sample return in Utah is Ray Pauletta,

the director of content and engagement at the Planetary Society.

She'll introduce us to Mike Puzio, the young man who named asteroid Bennu, and his father,

Larry Puzio.

Then Danny Glavin, the co-investigator for Osiris Rex, will share the next steps for the asteroid

samples and the spacecraft.

Make sure you stick around until the end for what's up with Bruce Betz, the chief scientist

of the Planetary Society, as we digest this huge moment in space history.

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NASA's Osiris Rex mission launched in September 2016 with a primary goal to retrieve a sample

from asteroid Bennu.

Samples of asteroids like Bennu can teach us a lot about the early solar system and potentially

about the origins of life on Earth.

These primordial relics have remained largely unchanged since the early days of our solar

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