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NASA unveils rocks brought back from an asteroid

By Nell Greenfieldboyce
Published October 11, 2023 at 6:39 PM EDT
Small rocks and dust from an asteroid, outside a round sample collection device in a NASA lab.
NASA/Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebersold
Small rocks and dust from an asteroid, outside a round sample collection device in a NASA lab.

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Nell Greenfieldboyce
Nell Greenfieldboyce is a NPR science correspondent.
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