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Spacecraft returns to Earth with asteroid sample

September 24, 2023

After seven long years in space, a NASA probe carrying asteroid samples has returned to Earth. The capsule landed in the US state of Utah, carrying rock and dust from an asteroid called "Bennu". Scientists hope it will offer a glimpse into our solar system's earliest history.

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