NOVA

NOVA

Touching the Asteroid (47x14)


Air date: Oct 21, 2020

If spacecraft OSIRIS-REx can grab a piece of an asteroid and bring it back to Earth, scientists could gain great insight into our planet's origins, and even how to defend against rogue asteroids. But NASA only gets three shots at collecting a sample.

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