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Touching the Asteroid

Oct 22, 2020 | IMDB 6

53 min Watch Now

Documentary, TV Movie

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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Craig Sechler, Coralie Adam, Beau Bierhaus, Maitrayee Bose, Daniella DellaGiustina, Sandra Freund, Vicky Hamilton, David Jewitt, Dante Lauretta, Patrick Michel

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