Asteroid samples will return to Earth this weekend

Name: Asteroid samples will return to Earth this weekend
Uploaded: 2023-09-22T13:41:11Z
Duration: 4 min 50 s
Description: Seven years ago this month, a NASA spacecraft blasted off toward an asteroid to collect samples. On Sunday, those samples are set to land back on Earth after traveling for nearly 4 billion miles. Scientist Tom Statler with NASA's Planetary Science Division joined Good Day to talk about the accomplishment.

Seven years ago this month, a NASA spacecraft blasted off toward an asteroid to collect samples. On Sunday, those samples are set to land back on Earth after traveling for nearly 4 billion miles. Scientist Tom Statler with NASA's Planetary Science Division joined Good Day to talk about the accomplishment.

Posted September 22, 2023 8:41am CDT