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Topic: sample return missions

This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 PolyCam images collected on Dec. 2 by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 15 miles (24 km). (NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona)

NASA pays a visit to asteroid Bennu

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Ryugu asteroid (JAXA and partner institutions via AP)

A robot arrives at an unexplored world

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