NASA returns its largest asteroid sample to Earth

NASA returns its largest asteroid sample to Earth

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to sample an asteroid brought its rubbly haul back to Earth Sunday. Why it matters: Scientists hope to use high-powered lab equipment to study the sample of asteroid Bennu to learn more about how our solar system has evolved over billions of years. The roughly half-pound…

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