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In Historic First, NASA Lands on Asteroid and Collects Samples of Debris That Helped Formed Our Earth – Good News Network
NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft landed on an asteroid (Bennu) to retrieve a sample of primordial dust and rock to return to Earth.

Four years into its mission more than 200-million miles from Earth, NASAs OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft landed on an asteroid to retrieve a sample of primordial dust and pebbles from the celestial body that could have helped seed life on Earth.
NASA animation
This well-preserved, ancient asteroid known as Bennu offers scientists a window into the early solar system as it was first taking shape billions of years ago.
The historic grab was a first for NASA, which, after a decade of planning, launched the…
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