"Queen's Brian May: A Rockstar's Contribution to NASA's Historic Asteroid Sample Return"

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Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May played a crucial role in NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, which successfully collected the first-ever asteroid sample from Bennu and returned it to Earth. May created stereoscopic images from the spacecraft's data to help locate a safe landing site for sample collection. Although unable to be present for the momentous occasion due to rehearsals for a Queen tour, May expressed immense pride and congratulated the team on their hard work. The spacecraft will now continue its journey to study another asteroid named Apophis.
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