US space probe Osiris-Rex heads home with asteroid dust

US space probe Osiris-Rex is making the long trek back to Earth, carrying its precious cargo of dust samples collected from an asteroid. — NASA/Handout via Reuters

The US space probe Osiris-Rex on Monday left the orbit of the asteroid Bennu, from which it collected dust samples last year, to begin its long journey back to Earth.

The probe still has a vast distance to cover before it lands in the Utah desert on September 24,2023.