"Queen's Brian May collaborates with NASA on asteroid mission"
TL;DR
Queen guitarist Brian May, who holds a PhD in astrophysics, played a key role in NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to collect samples from asteroid Bennu. May used his expertise in stereoscopic imaging to help find a safe landing spot on the rugged asteroid's surface. The mission successfully collected more than the planned amount of material, and the samples have now been returned to Earth for further assessment. May believes that the samples could reveal untold secrets about the origins of the universe, our planet, and life itself.
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