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NASA Administrator Weighs In On China’s Historic Far Side Samples – And Possible US Access

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Sign up for CNN’s Science of Miracles newsletter. Explore the universe with news of fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. CNN – The Chinese government now possesses something that no other human has ever come across – rocks and soil from the far side of the moon. The successful return of the Chang’e-6 lunar mission … Read more

Asteroid Bennu samples reveal surprising insights into the early solar system

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Asteroid Bennu Samples Reveal Surprising Insights Into Early Solar System

Asteroid samples collected from Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission have revealed fascinating details about the early solar system and the history of water in space. These samples, the largest ever returned to Earth by an asteroid, are providing scientists with invaluable data on conditions and processes that existed billions of years ago. Significance of the … Read more