Asteroid City, meet #AsteroidDay.

The cast of the movie had a few questions for us about OSIRIS-REx, a @NASASolarSystem mission traveling #ToBennuAndBack to return an asteroid sample to Earth this September. http://nasa.gov/osiris-rex/

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OSIRIS-REx

OSIRIS-REx traveled to near-Earth asteroid Bennu and is bringing a small sample back to Earth for study. The mission launched Sept. 8, 2016, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

^NASA

X marks the spot!

For #AsteroidDay, check out this Hubble image, which shows the aftermath of a suspected collision between two asteroids. This led to the bizarre X-shaped object seen here, at the head of a comet-like trail of material.

Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/44qvx2J
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