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Rhiannon12866

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Tue Sep 26, 2023, 02:59 AM Sep 2023

What scientists hope to learn from asteroid sample returned to Earth on NASA spacecraft - PBS NewsHour



You may have heard about a NASA probe that successfully brought some samples from a deep-space asteroid back to Earth. It took four billion miles to get them, but researchers believe it will be worth it. You also may be wondering just why scientists want these samples from what's essentially a huge rock flying through space. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien explains. - Aired on 09/25/2023.


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What scientists hope to learn from asteroid sample returned to Earth on NASA spacecraft - PBS NewsHour (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 OP
Pretty wonderful! burrowowl Sep 2023 #1
I thought that this was incredibly cool, too! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2023 #2
Trying to find intelligent life anywhere in the universe. None found on ANY planet. Wonder Why Sep 2023 #3
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