BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A piece of an asteroid is making its way to Earth thanks to the work of engineers at NASA.
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NASA’s Osiris-REx spacecraft will swing by Earth on Sunday.
It is set to deliver a sample collected from an asteroid called Bennu.
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The delivery will be made by releasing a capsule toward a landing zone in the Utah desert.
The capsule will contain nearly 9 ounces of asteroid rocks and soil from space.
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After the drop, the spacecraft will continue its tour of the solar system.
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