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The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has released the capsule carrying pieces of the asteroid Bennu collected in 2020.

The capsule will enter Earth's atmosphere at 10:42 EDT for a parachute-assisted landing around 10:55 a.m. EDT in Utah.

Distance from earth at 8:00 a.m. EDT = 70,000 km.

OSIRIS-REx will sail past Earth for its next mission to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis.

NASA webcast begins at 10:00 EDT.

For more info, see https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/111111607473586887

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-system/#/sc_osiris_rex_src

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