Soil samples from the asteroid Bennu have arrived on Earth

January 24, 2024

Scientists from NASA spent 4 months trying to open the container with soil - the capsule was too tightly sealed. Under the lid of the container, ~70 grams of asteroidal matter were collected - this is a record amount of material delivered from space. And this is not even the contents of the container. When all the necessary conditions are met, scientists will extract the contents of the container and send it to laboratories around the world.