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Touching down in the Utah desert, after a seven year voyage, the Osiris-Rex capsule safely landed, carrying on board the largest asteroid sample ever retrieved from space.
Despite weighing 250 grams, scientists are eager to crack open the canister containing the haul, obtained from asteroid Bennu, as expressed by principal scientist of Osiris-Rex, Dante Lauretta.
The asteroid sample promises greater insight into the origins of our solar system and the evolution of the Earth to its habitable state.
Thus, maintaining the sample's integrity by preventing any form of contamination, is paramount.
Information gleaned from examining the asteroid dust could mean greater security for Earth.
Regarded as one of the biggest threats in the universe to the Earth, Bennu has a high probability of colliding with the planet within the next century, given its current trajectory.
Deepening our understanding of the asteroid's carbon rich composition could leverage our chances of diverting its current path towards us.
Taking into account more advanced technology and new techniques in the future, scientists have reserved seventy percent of the asteroid sample for future generations of scientists to continue uncovering more secrets of our universe.
Until such revelations, Lauretta's content with the fruits of his labour.
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