Touching the Asteroid (2020)
• October 22nd, 2020 • 0h 53min
Documentary, TV Movie
Overview
Spacecraft OSIRIS-REx attempts to grab a piece of an asteroid to bring back to Earth so scientists can study it to learn about the planet's origins.
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