Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

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Tiny bits of Earth’s atmosphere have been drifting to the moon for billions of years, guided by Earth’s magnetic field.

Called AVIRIS-5, it’s the latest in a long line of sensors pioneered by NASA JPL to survey Earth, the moon and other worlds.