37K views · 75 reactions | “A journey of a billion miles to asteroid Bennu and back.” A Nasa probe, which has gathered dust and rocky fragments from an asteroid called Bennu, has safely landed on Earth. It’s hoped the material could tell the US space agency how life began on our planet. BBC News #BBCNews #Bennu #Asteroid #NASA #Space | BBC One | Facebook

12K views · 535 reactions | This series of photos shows the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s view of Bennu over the past several months, as it flew closer and closer to the asteroid. Yesterday, it finally arrived! Now, it will begin flying around Bennu and studying it in detail, eventually picking a spot to collect a sample in 2020. Get the details: https://go.nasa.gov/2FZE5r0 | NASA 360 | Facebook

2.4M views · 10K reactions | NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu. | Cosmoknowledge | Facebook

19K views | NASA has released the first pictures from the asteroid Bennu. The pictures were taken on Tuesday (10/20) during the OSIRIS-REx mission's Touch-And-Go sample collection event. The NASA spacecraft touched down on the asteroid surface at sample site Nightingale for approximately six seconds. Check out this loop of images. | CBS Newspath | Facebook