Japan retrieves asteroid samples in hunt for origins of planets

TOKYO/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Japan has retrieved a capsule of asteroid dust from Australia’s remote outback after a six-year mission that may help uncover more about the origins of the planets and water, the Asian nation’s space agency said on Sunday.

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