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NASA brings asteroid samples to Earth

Asteroid Sample Return

In this image from video provided by NASA, technicians in a clean room examine the sample return capsule from NASA's Osiris-Rex mission after it landed at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020. (NASA via AP) Source: AAP / AP

A NASA space capsule carrying the largest soil sample ever scooped up from the surface of an asteroid has streaked through Earth's atmosphere and parachuted into the Utah desert, delivering the celestial specimen to scientists.


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