Bennu Asteroid
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NASA’s first asteroid sample coming to Earth. What could it uncover?The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is expected to land in the United States on Sunday carrying 250g of rock and dust from the surface of asteroid Bennu for scientific research.ScienceSep 23, 2023
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NASA spacecraft grabs rock from speeding Bennu asteroid in historic firstThe OSIRIS-REx spacecraft played 'tag' with the surface of the asteroid, snatching a sample of rock in a historic first for NASA.TrendingOct 21, 2020
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NASA launches spacecraft searching for origins of life, with a little help from CanadaNASA's first asteroid-sampling spacecraft was poised for an evening takeoff Thursday as crowds gathered to witness the start of its seven-year quest.ScienceSep 8, 2016
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NASA asteroid probe may find clues to origins of life on EarthA U.S. space probe was cleared for launch on Thursday to collect and return samples from an asteroid in hopes of learning more about the origins of life on Earth and perhaps elsewhere in the solar system.ScienceSep 6, 2016
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