CNN

A long-awaited asteroid sample has landed in the US

An asteroid sample collected by NASA has touched down on Earth, giving scientists the opportunity to learn more about the origins of the solar system and capturing a piece of a massive space rock that ...
Scientific American

This Is How the First-Ever U.S. Asteroid Sample Return Will Unfold

In the historic quest to bring samples from across the solar system back to Earth, the best mantra for success may be a simple, familiar phrase: “practice makes perfect.” At the heart of this effort ...
New York Post

NASA’s asteroid sample could have come from small ocean world, experts believe

NASA’s first asteroid sample is the most pristine sample of its kind. Now, back on Earth, the sample from asteroid Bennu has already delivered surprising findings about the early solar system and ...
Reuters

NASA unveils newly returned carbon-rich asteroid sample

Oct 11 (Reuters) - NASA on Wednesday gave the public a first glimpse of what scientists found inside a sealed capsule that was returned to Earth last month carrying a carbon-rich soil sample scooped ...
The New York Times

China Becomes First Country to Retrieve Rocks From the Moon’s Far Side

The Chang’e-6 mission’s sample, which might hold clues about the origins of the moon and Earth, is the latest achievement of China’s lunar exploration program. By Katrina Miller Katrina Miller ...