NASA provides the first look at newly returned asteroid sample

NASA provided a first public glimpse at what scientists found inside a tightly sealed canister, carrying the largest soil sample ever scooped up from the surface of an asteroid, that was returned to Earth last month.

NASA provides the first look at newly returned asteroid sample
A metal, circular cannister is shown with several rock fragments, samples from the asteroid Bennu.

NASA provided a first public glimpse at what scientists found inside a tightly sealed canister, carrying the largest soil sample ever scooped up from the surface of an asteroid, that was returned to Earth last month.