Us Spacecraft Touches Asteroid Surface For Rare Rubble Grab

Marcia Dunn, Orlando Sentinel: Business
Tue, 10/20/2020 - 5:43pm

A NASA spacecraft descended to an asteroid Tuesday and, dodging boulders the size of buildings, momentarily touched the surface to collect a handful of cosmic rubble for return to Earth.

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