At last! NASA finally removes lid off Bennu asteroid capsule after two screws got stuck - more than three months since the precious cargo returned to Earth

It's been several months, but NASA has finally prized the lid off the capsule that returned the Bennu asteroid to Earth. NASA engineers removed two metal fasteners from the TAGSAM robotic arm that were keeping the lid stuck and trapping the precious cargo inside. Now the business of analyzing the entirety of the 250g sample for clues about the history of the solar system can begin. It was back in October 2020 that the robotic arm aboard the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft nabbed a handful of the Bennu asteroid. Space fans rejoiced in September last year when the craft finally returned to Earth, marking the end of the 1.16 billion mission, one of NASA's most ambitious ever.