NASA Spacecraft Successfully Collects Asteroid Samples

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By Jordan DavidsonOct 30, 2020, 11:28 am183 pts
A NASA spacecraft has successfully collected a sample from the Bennu asteroid more than 200 million miles away from Earth. The samples were safely stored and will be preserved for scientists to study after the spacecraft drops them over the Utah desert in 2023, according to the Associated Press (AP). The…

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