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The capsule carrying samples entered the atmosphere just before 17:30pm Irish time, creating a shooting-star-like fireball as it entered Earth's atmosphere

Asteroid dust collected by Japan probe arrives on Earth

In a streak of light across the night sky, samples collected from a distant asteroid arrived on Earth after being dropped off by Japanese space probe Hayabusa-2.

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Asteroid dust collected by Japan probe arrives on Earth

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