News Space NASA’s OSIRIS-REx has returned bits of the asteroid Bennu to Earth After safely dropping off the sample, the spacecraft now is on its way to another asteroid A capsule carrying rocks and dust from the asteroid Bennu safely parachuted down to Hill Air Force Base in Utah on September 24. Scientists prepared for the event by dropping a mock version of the capsule (shown) in August. Keegan Barber/NASA Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By James R. Riordon September 22, 2023 at 8:00 am Updated September 24, 2023 at 11:00 am Seven years is a long time to wait for your carrier service to deliver a package.