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NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it matters (www.theverge.com)
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NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it matters::NASA retrieved a sample from an asteroid for the first time, providing scientists with material to understand the early origins of the solar system.

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[–] atx_aquarian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have to criticize the article's title. They should have said "NASA's first time" or something that more strongly binds "first time" to NASA and not to asteroid sample collection. The title sounds, to me, like it's trying to say this is the first time this has happened when, halfway through the article, it points out that Japan's Hayabusa missions have done this twice before.