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NASA asteroid sample parachutes safely onto Utah desert
Science ·September 25, 2023 A NASA space capsule carrying the largest soil sample ever scooped up from the surface of an asteroid streaked through Earth's atmosphere on Sunday and parachuted into the Utah desert, delivering the celestial specimen to scientists.
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