After seven years of space flight and billions of miles traveled, the first asteroid sample landed safely on Earth on Sunday. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission capsule contains an 8.8-ounce asteroid sample that could help scientists worldwide learn more about the solar system’s origins.
We speak to Dani Mendoza DellaGiustina, the deputy principal investigator for the OSIRIS-REx mission.
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