UArizona Women of Color help make asteroid Bennu sample return via NASA's OSIRIS-REx a reality

This UArizona-led mission aimed to answer burning questions about the origins of life, and a sample from an asteroid was key to answering those questions.

This weekend, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft completed its multi-year mission to the asteroid Bennu by sending a precious cargo of rocks and dust back to Earth.

Since its inception, the University of Arizona has played an integral role in this audacious sample return venture. In particular, Arizona female graduate students like Dani DellaGiustina and Saws…