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NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it matters (www.theverge.com)

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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.

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[-] astropenguin5@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

True, most of the really good and interesting stuff will take years, there will hopefully be initial findings sooner, more in the of months but you're right that weeks is way too short

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