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Solar system

NASA’s first asteroid samples land on Earth — scientists hope it will bring evidence of how life began

A NASA explorer spacecraft returned to Earth Sunday morning after nearly seven years spent in space on the OSIRIS-REx mission to collect pieces of the carbon-rich asteroid Bennu, which scientists say may help unlock the secrets of the solar system’s origins and solve the mystery of how life began.

  • By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs
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