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The first asteroid samples ever collected by NASA are closing in on Earth for a historic landing in Utah today (Sept. 24).

NASA's first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey.

A seven-year NASA mission is only just beginning as a capsule lands on Earth Sunday morning, bringing with it some valuable cargo.

NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey.

NASA’s first asteroid samples fetched from deep space parachuted into the Utah desert Sunday to cap a seven-year journey.

NASA successfully recovered a capsule containing samples of asteroid Bennu taken by its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2020.

A seven-year NASA mission is only just beginning as a capsule lands on Earth Sunday morning, bringing with it some valuable cargo.

The pristine samples are believed to be leftover building blocks from the dawn of our solar system.

The 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid samples were contained in a capsule that remained intact when it touched down, keeping it free of contamination.

The pristine samples are believed to be leftover building blocks from the dawn of our solar system.