NASA prepares for January return of Stardust comet sample

NASA is gearing up for the Jan. 15 re-entry into Earth's atmosphere of a 101-pound canister containing cometary and interstellar dust samples gathered by the agency's Stardust spacecraft. The completion of the mission will mark the first time comet samples have been brought back for study, according...

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