THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
December 6, 2020 at 14:50 JST
In this photo provided by the Australian Space Agency, members of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) arrive at a range support facility in Woomera, Australia, on Dec. 6, 2020, carrying a box containing asteroid samples that they retrieved on a remote area in southern Australia. (Australian Space Agency via AP)
A Japanese capsule carrying the first samples of asteroid subsurface shot across the night atmosphere early Sunday before successfully landing in the remote Australian Outback, completing a mission to provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. [Read More]
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