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Capsule with asteroid samples arrives in Japan for research

by Mari Yamaguchi
| December 8, 2020 2:09 AM

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese space agency officials were delighted Tuesday by the return of a small capsule containing asteroid soil samples obtained by their Hayabusa2 spacecraft and were anxiously waiting to look inside after preparations are complete.

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