NASA reveals historic asteroid sample — and it contains key building blocks of life
NASA scientists revealed the sample collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission from near-Earth asteroid Bennu for the first time Wednesday.
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NASA scientists revealed the sample collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission from near-Earth asteroid Bennu for the first time Wednesday.
NASA built a custom lab to study the Bennu sample and has an extensive team of scientists, and decades of experience, researching samples gathered from the cosmos.
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Recovery teams are gearing up for the Sept. 24 landing of OSIRIS-REx's asteroid sample in the Utah desert.
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