The material can help scientists understand the origins of the Earth.

NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it matters::NASA retrieved a sample from an asteroid for the first time, providing scientists with material to understand the early origins of the solar system.

  • Mrrt@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Considering that the particular asteroid being sampled here has a chance of cracking Earth’s noggin in the next century or so it might just be worthwhile to know a bit more about it.