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NASA's Spacecraft Aims to Bring a Piece of Asteroid Back to Earth

This week NASA, with support from the Canadian Space Agency, is expected to launch the OSIRIS REx spacecraft on an intercept course with the asteroid, Bennu. The 7-year mission will study the asteroid, its orbit, and aims to scoop up a sample to bring back to Earth by 2023. The...

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