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Nasa lands Bennu asteroid samples back on Earth
1 year, 3 months ago

Nasa lands Bennu asteroid samples back on Earth

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The capsule even conveniently landed near a road!” Reacting to the landing, Queen musician Brian May, who …

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NASA capsule carrying first asteroid samples lands on Earth
1 year, 3 months ago

NASA capsule carrying first asteroid samples lands on Earth

The Hindu  

NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert on September 24 to cap a seven-year journey. Scientists estimate the capsule holds at least a cup of rubble from the carbon-rich asteroid known as Bennu, but won’t know for sure until the container is opened. Preserved building blocks from the dawn of our solar system 4.5 …

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Capsule with NASA’s first asteroid samples lands on Earth after release from spacecraft
1 year, 3 months ago

Capsule with NASA’s first asteroid samples lands on Earth after release from spacecraft

LA Times  

Mission operations assurance lead Graham Miller, left, recovery specialist Michael Kaye, and recovery specialist Levi Hanish, right, all with Lockheed Martin, prepare the sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission for transport after it landed at the Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range on Sunday. A helicopter transports a capsule carrying NASA’s first asteroid samples at Dugway Proving …

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NASA asteroid sample lands safely in Utah before being whisked away by helicopter
1 year, 3 months ago

NASA asteroid sample lands safely in Utah before being whisked away by helicopter

NPR  

NASA asteroid sample lands safely in Utah before being whisked away by helicopter Enlarge this image toggle caption Keegan Barber/NASA Keegan Barber/NASA Scientists are exulting over the safe arrival of a canister containing about a cup's worth of asteroid rocks, collected 200 million miles away, that landed in a Utah desert after a 7-year NASA mission sent to retrieve them. …

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