Space
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TOUCHDOWN LANDING The American Museum of Natural History will screen the live broadcast of the return to Earth of a capsule from NASA’s Stardust spacecraft. The spacecraft was designed to study comets and collect samples of comet dust that will help scientists understand the raw materials from which the solar system was made and could shed light on the origin of life on Earth. Coffee, juice, and pastries will be served at the extremely early morning gathering. Sunday, 4:15 a.m. doors open, 5:11 a.m. scheduled landing, American Museum of Natural History, Rose Center for Earth and Space, 79th Street and Central Park West, 212-769-5200, free.
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