Touchdown!

Osiris  (Image by Jeff Dahl)

 

OSIRIS-REx has lived up to its powerful name and accomplished the seemingly impossible. 

The Egyptian god Osiris was able to raise people from the grave, and OSIRIS-REx was able to raise rubble from an asteroid. Scientists are hoping for the successful return and analysis of this rubble in order to glean “clues about the solar system’s early days and the rise of life on Earth.”

A tall order indeed, but Osiris thus far seems up to the challenge.   

Resources  

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nasas-osiris-rex-successfully-touches-asteroid-bennu/