Major asteroid sample brought to Earth in NASA first

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 26, 2023 12:21 am

DUGWAY, Utah: A seven-year space voyage came to its climactic end Sunday when a NASA capsule landed in the desert in the US state of Utah, carrying to Earth the largest asteroid samples ever collected.

Scientists have high hopes for the sample, saying it will provide a better understanding of the formation of our solar system and how Earth became habitable.

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