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Humans are one step closer to figuring out the mysteries of the universe -- and it's all thanks to a NASA capsule that just got back with some space soil ... from a long way away!

The capsule was shot down from a larger mother ship spacecraft called OSIRIS-REx, which got launched into the sky a whole 7 years ago ... with the idea being that it'd travel billions of miles to reach a huge asteroid named Bennu, which while far ... it's still within reach for us.

NASA wanted to study debris from this asteroid, which is said to be very, very old. Scientists say the samples collected are going to help us understand more about our origins, not to mention other discoveries about our solar system and maybe even the galaxy at large.

It took a while, but the capsule finally touched down Sunday ... landing in a Utah desert, where NASA deployed helicopters as part of a recovery team. Seems they wanted to be extra careful with this thing -- even when they got back to the lab, it was hazmat suit galore.

As for what exactly the samples consist of ... it's mostly just rocks and dust, but considering it comes from an asteroid that likely traveled from a far distance, precaution is necessary.

While this is the first such asteroid mission for NASA, Japan's space agency has already beat us to it ... a couple different times, actually. Still, it's a major accomplishment for the U.S. -- and just another example of people venturing out into space more and more now.

USC head coach Lincoln Riley has lifted the controversial ban he placed on journalist Luca Evans this week ... after the two had a "long conversation" about the Trojans' beef with the beat writer.

Riley and his team initially suspended the Orange County Register reporter after they said he violated their media policies when he documented the pre-press-conference mannerisms of a Trojans player in a recent article.

The school said Evans shouldn't have written about the student-athlete's actions ... explaining they happened outside of the Trojans' allotted media availability period. Riley then suspended Evans for two weeks in response.

But, following days of backlash, Riley agreed to talk with Evans on Wednesday ... and on Thursday, he decided to remove the punishment.

"We had a very candid and productive conversation," Riley said. "We agreed that we both could have handled the situation differently. I appreciate Luca recognizing the policies we have in place to protect our student-athletes and acknowledging to adhere to those in the future."

"We welcome Luca back to practice and look forward to his continuing coverage of the Trojans."

Added Evans, "I respect and understand the program's outlined policies regarding media access, and any missteps came through the intent of doing my job and pursuing relationship-building and storytelling."

"I will continue the same reporting an writing with fairness, accuracy and depth, and we reached an agreement to lift the restriction on access."

Chicago has been plagued by carjacking crimes in recent years ... and now video has emerged showing just how harrowing the experience can be for a victim.

Surveillance footage, obtained by the Daily Mail, captures the moment a man sitting in a parked car is targeted by gun-wielding assailants who arrive in two other vehicles and block him in at an intersection on September 2.

The man tries to drive away, but he's trapped. One suspect darts out of his car, pointing his gun at the driver. Gunmen from the second vehicle jump out and converge on the motorist as well.

You can't hear what's being said, but it's a good guess the suspects are ordering the man to get the f*** out of the car so they can steal it.

And eventually, that's what happens. The bad guys drive away in their cars, as well as the one they just jacked from the driver, leaving him face down in the middle of the street.

Luckily, the man wasn't hit by a passing automobile. He got up and ran away but did not report the terrifying ordeal to Chicago PD.

Chicago ha estado plagado de delitos de robo de carros los últimos años y ahora ha surgido un video que muestra lo desgarrador que la experiencia puede ser para una víctima.

Las imágenes de vigilancia (obtenidas por el Daily Mail) captan el momento en que un hombre sentado en un carro estacionado es blanco de asaltantes armados que llegan en otros dos vehículos y le bloquean el paso en un cruce el 2 de septiembre.

El hombre intenta huir con el carro pero está atrapado. Uno de los sospechosos sale y apunta al conductor con su arma. Los hombres armados del segundo vehículo saltan y convergen en el automovilista también.

No se oye lo que dicen, pero los sospechosos ordenan al hombre que salga del carro para poder robarlo.

Y al final, eso es lo que ocurre. Los malhechores se marchan en sus carros, así como el que acaban de robar al conductor, dejándolo boca abajo en medio de la calle.

Por suerte el hombre no fue atropellado por un automóvil que pasaba. Se levantó y huyó, pero no denunció la aterradora experiencia a la policía de Chicago.

Dos personas han fallecido tras ser alcanzadas por un rayo en una playa de México, y el espeluznante incidente fue grabado en video.

El terrible suceso ocurrió en Michoacán este lunes, ubicado en la costa del Pacífico, cuando el clima se puso muy complicado. En el video se puede ver a alguien recogiendo un quitasol, justo antes de que caiga el rayo.

Después de que la primera persona es golpeada, se puede ver cómo el rayo parece viajar por la arena hasta alcanzar a la segundo. Ambos colapsaron tras recibir el impacto, causando gritos de horror en las personas que estaban en el lugar.

Según el medio español MARCA, las víctimas eran un hombre y una mujer. Uno vendedor de hamacas y el otro turista. La mujer murió en el acto, mientras que el hombre falleció en el hospital mientras recibía tratamiento.

Las probabilidades de que una persona sea alcanzada por un rayo son escasas, aproximadamente de 1 entre 15.300.

2 people are reportedly dead after being hit by a bolt of lightning on a beach in Mexico ... and the horrifying incident was caught on video.

The ordeal went down in Michoacán Monday, along the country's Pacific coast -- as the weather got super nasty. You can see someone packing up an umbrella, just before the strike.

After the first person is hit, you can see the lightning appear to travel along the sand to the other person ... both of them collapse, causing nearby folks to scream in horror.

According to Spanish outlet MARCA, the victims were a man and a woman -- one was a tourist, and the other sold hammocks. The outlet says the woman was killed instantly at the scene, and the man later died at the hospital while receiving treatment.

Odds for a person to get hit by lightning are rare, at about 1 in 15,300.

Un hombre de Connecticut intentó impedir que dos ladrones de coches robaran su deportivo Aston Martin... sin embargo su heroísmo se quedó corto y acabó con una paliza grabada en vídeo.

Échale un vistazo a esta grabación que captó la intensa batalla entre unos ladrones enmascarados y el valiente hombre en el garaje de su casa de Westport el domingo por la tarde que trató de frenarlos.

Como se puede ver, el hombre estaba sentado al volante de su vehículo de lujo cuando los sospechosos descaradamente entraron y se enfrentaron a él.

Uno de los delincuentes abre la puerta del conductor y le ordena que salga, pero él se niega y ambos se enzarzan en una pelea.

El otro asaltante se apresura a ayudar a su compañero, pero el hombre logra repelerlos brevemente.

Al volverse más agresivos, los asaltantes tiran al hombre de su asiento y lo tiran al suelo antes de saltar al interior del coche.

Cuando están a punto de arrancar el hombre se levanta y empieza a pelearse con el conductor mientras grita que alguien llame a la policía.

Eso sólo hace que los ladrones se enfaden más y empiezan a golpear al hombre mientras el vídeo se corta.

Un representante de la policía de Westport dijo que los sospechosos huyeron a toda velocidad en el coche y siguen en libertad.

A Connecticut man tried to stop two carjackers from stealing his Aston Martin sports car ... but his heroics fell short and ended with him getting a video-recorded beatdown.

Check out this Ring camera footage, which captured the intense battle between the masked thieves and the courageous man in his garage at his Westport home on Sunday afternoon.

As you can see, the man is sitting behind the wheel of his luxury vehicle when the suspects brazenly walk in and confront him.

One perp throws open the driver's side door and orders him out, but he refuses and the two get into a tussle.

The other perp hurries over to help his buddy, but the man is able to briefly fend them off.

Turning more aggressive, the assailants yank the man out of his seat and toss him to the ground before jumping into the car.

As they're about to pull away, the man stands up and starts fighting with the driver while screaming out for someone to call the police.

That only makes the thieves angrier, and they begin pummeling the man as the video cuts off.

A rep for Westport PD said the suspects sped away in the car and are still at large.

Los policías de Las Vegas están presionando duro para obtener información en torno a la fatal atropello y fuga que mató a un ciclista, rogando a cualquier persona con pistas sobre el terrible incidente a presentarse.

El departamento de policía de la ciudad solicitó la ayuda del público a finales de agosto, un par de semanas después de que el jefe de policía jubilado Andreas Probst fuera atropellado y muriera mientras montaba en bicicleta.

Laas autoridades dijeron que los oficiales encontraron y detuvieron al conductor de 17 años y lo acusaron del atropello y fuga, pero las cosas cambiaron una vez que descubrieron el video, añadiendo asesinato abierto a sus cargos después de determinar que el golpe fue intencional.

La policía no ha dicho si el pasajero —que filmó el brutal accidente— ha sido arrestado pero la policía de Las Vegas está pidiendo a cualquiera que tenga información que se presente y ofrezca lo que sabe.

El departamento tampoco ha revelado información sobre el conductor de 17 años debido a su edad.

Como informamos, los 2 adolescentes se reían en el vídeo perturbador mientras conspiraban para golpear Probst en una calle de Las Vegas el mes pasado chocando contra él y enviándolo volando por su parabrisas y sobre el hormigón detrás de ellos.

Las Vegas cops are pushing hard for information surrounding the fatal hit-and-run that killed a cyclist ... pleading for anyone with tips about the horrific incident to come forward.

The city's police department asked for the public's help at the end of August -- a couple of weeks after retired police chief Andreas Probst was struck and killed while riding his bicycle.

The LVMPD said officers found and arrested the 17-year-old driver, and charged him related to the hit-and-run ... but things changed once they discovered the video -- adding open murder to his charges after determining the hit was intentional.

Cops haven't said if the passenger, who filmed the brutal crash, has been arrested ... but Las Vegas PD is asking for anyone with info to come forward and offer up what they know.

The department also hasn't released information about the 17-year-old driver due to his age.

As we reported, the 2 teens were laughing in the disturbing video while plotting to hit Probst on a Las Vegas street last month ... crashing into him and sending him flying up their windshield and onto the concrete behind them.

The U.S. military needs help tracking down one of its fighter jets after it disappeared following a "mishap" this weekend ... crazy thing is, it might still be flying around, unmanned.

The F-35 -- an elite aircraft -- has been labeled missing by officials over at South Carolina's Joint Base Charleston ... which sent a PSA out to the public on Sunday, saying they couldn't find this particular stealth jet after the pilot ejected in some kind of training exercise.

They tweeted, "We’re working with @MCASBeaufortSC to locate an F-35 that was involved in a mishap this afternoon. The pilot ejected safely. If you have any information that may help our recovery teams locate the F-35, please call the Base Defense Operations Center."

Now, as for what exactly happened that led to the pilot needing to eject ... they're not saying. What we do know is the F-35 was in autopilot mode when the pilot bailed.

Another weird thing ... the Air Force is NOT using the word "crash" to describe where this jet could possibly be. You'd think that'd be what's going on here -- but they're using very careful language right now, refusing to say whether they think it's in the air or not.

That's led many to speculate the jet continues to soar, zombie-style. The AF says they're looking Around Lake Moultrie/Lake Marion based on the jet's last-known position -- and they're coordinating with the FAA to pinpoint it.

El ejército de Estados Unidos necesita ayuda para localizar uno de sus aviones de combate después de que desapareciera tras un "percance" este fin de semana, lo más loco es que podría seguir volando por ahí, sin tripulación.

El F-35 (un avión de élite) ha sido dado por desaparecido por las autoridades de la Base Conjunta de Charleston en Carolina del Sur. Enviaron un anuncio de servicio público el domingo diciendo que no podían encontrar este avión furtivo en particular después de que el piloto se eyectara en una especie de ejercicio de entrenamiento.

Ellos tuitearon: "Estamos trabajando con @MCASBeaufortSC para localizar un F-35 que estuvo involucrado en un percance esta tarde. El piloto se eyectó. Si tiene alguna información que pueda ayudar a nuestros equipos de recuperación a localizar el F-35, por favor llame al Centro de Operaciones de Defensa de la Base".

En cuanto a lo que ocurrió exactamente para que el piloto tuviera que eyectarse, no lo han informaron. Lo que sí sabemos es que el F-35 estaba en modo de piloto automático cuando el piloto se eyectó.

Otra cosa extraña es que la Fuerza Aérea NO está usando la palabra "accidente" para describir donde este jet podría estar. Se podría pensar que eso es lo que está pasando aquí pero están utilizando un lenguaje muy cuidadoso en este momento, negándose a decir si piensan que está en el aire o no.

Hay una nueva presentadora en 'Meet the Press', y en el primer día de trabajo consiguió que Donald Trump admitiera que necesitaba votos para ganar las elecciones de 2020, lo cual es bastante.

Kristen Welker está ahora al timón después de que Chuck Todd renunciara, y su primer programa del domingo contó con una larga entrevista que hizo con el ex presidente. Hay un interesante fragmento de sonido donde ella le pregunta acerca de su negativa a aceptar los resultados de las elecciones.

Échale un vistazo a este intercambio, Welker señala que Trump ha dicho en repetidas ocasiones que sólo necesitaba unos pocos miles de votos en cada estado para ganar, por no hablar de llamar a algunos Secretarios de Estado en un intento de presionarlos para "encontrar" votos, y él reconoce que eso es cierto.

Entonces Welker pregunta lo obvio: "Cuando dice que necesitaba una décima de punto, ¿necesitaba una décima de punto para ganar?". Trump admite que sólo necesitaba un puñado de votos.

Ella vuelve a presionar: "¿Para ganar?" Trump responde: "Sí". Welker entonces va al siguiente hecho obvio aquí: "Pero señor presidente, usted está diciendo que necesitaba más votos para ganar las elecciones, ¿está reconociendo que no ganó?". Eso envía a Trump a un frenesí de "Disculpe".

Cuando ella finalmente le pregunta si está admitiendo haber perdido, él dice que no, insistiendo en que estaba amañado.

Hay otros puntos interesantes de la entrevista, como la pregunta de Welker a Trump sobre si teme ir a la cárcel. Él le dice que no porque al parecer ni siquiera piensa en ello.

Ahora, debemos señalar que Welker/NBC está recibiendo algunas críticas por su decisión de entrevistar a Trump y darle una "plataforma". Eso es una tontería, sin embargo el tipo se dirige a convertirse en el candidato republicano, y sigue siendo de interés periodístico. 🤷🏽‍♂️

There's a new host over at 'Meet the Press' -- and on day one of the job, she got Donald Trump to admit he needed votes to win the 2020 election ... which is quite something.

Kristen Welker is now at the helm after Chuck Todd stepped down, and her first show Sunday featured a lengthy interview she did with the former President ... and it contains an interesting soundbite where she asks him about his refusal to accept the election results.

Check out this exchange ... Welker points out that Trump has repeatedly said he only needed a few thousands votes in each state to win -- not to mention calling some Secretaries of State in an attempt to pressure them to "find" votes -- and he acknowledges that's true.

Then Welker asks the obvious ... "When you say you needed one-tenth of a point, you needed one-tenth of a point to win?" Trump concedes he needed only a smattering of votes.

She again presses ... "To win?" DT responds, "Yeah." Welker then goes to the next obvious fact here ... "But Mr. President, you’re saying you needed more votes to win the election, are you acknowledging you didn’t win?" That sends Trump into an "Excuse me" frenzy.

When she finally asks him if he's admitting to losing ... he says no, insisting it was rigged.

There are other interesting takeaways from the sit-down ... including Welker asking Trump if he fears going to prison. He tells her no, because apparently, he doesn't even think about it.

Now, we should point out ... Welker/NBC is catching a bit of flak over their decision to interview Trump at all and to give him a "platform." That's silly, though -- the guy is headed toward becoming the Republican nominee, and he continues to be newsworthy. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Las Vegas visitors who got stressed out by the cyberattack can unwind at a strip club ... where they're offering up free lap dances, among several other perks, for affected tourists.

Larry Flynt's Hustler Club in Las Vegas is going the extra mile to make sure MGM Resorts guests who were caught up in the cyberattack still have a great time in Sin City.

Among the freebies for those who had their trips thrown for a loop ... free airport pickup, luggage storage for those experiencing check-in delays, complimentary $1,200 platinum VIP membership and lap dances on the house.

The GM of Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club Brittany Rose tells TMZ ...“Our hearts go out to both the employees as well as the tourists who have been affected by this devastating event. As members of the hospitality industry, we decided to do our part to help improve the guest experience during their visit to Las Vegas which will in turn alleviate the stress of the employees who are so diligently handling the situation.”

As we reported ...  the cyberattack started at the beginning of the week, preventing some guests from getting into their rooms or checking in altogether. The attack then spiraled into issues with casino slot machines and the phone lines went down, among other issues.

Larry Flynt's says guests who are at least 21 years old just need to show proof of a valid hotel reservation at any MGM property from this week to take advantage of the freebies, but the free fun ends Sunday.

Los visitantes de Las Vegas que se sintieron estresados por el ciberataque pueden relajarse en un club de striptease donde ofrecen bailes en el regazo gratis, junto con varios otros beneficios para los turistas afectados.

El Hustler Club de Larry Flynt en Las Vegas está yendo más allá para asegurarse de que los huéspedes de MGM Resorts que se vieron afectados por el ciberataque aún tengan un gran tiempo en la Ciudad del Pecado.

Entre los obsequios para aquellos cuyos viajes se vieron afectados... traslado gratuito desde el aeropuerto, almacenamiento de equipaje para aquellos que experimentan retrasos en el check-in, membresía platino VIP de $1,200 de cortesía y bailes en el escenario por cuenta de la casa.

La gerente general del Hustler Club de Larry Flynt, Brittany Rose, le dijo a TMZ: "Nuestros corazones están con los empleados y los turistas que han sido afectados por este evento devastador. Como miembros de la industria hotelera decidimos hacer nuestra parte para mejorar la experiencia de los huéspedes durante su visita a Las Vegas, lo que a su vez aliviará el estrés de los empleados que están manejando la situación con tanta dedicación".

Como informamos el ciberataque comenzó al principio de la semana impidiendo que algunos huéspedes ingresaran a sus habitaciones o se registraran por completo. Luego, el ataque se convirtió en problemas con las máquinas tragamonedas del casino, las líneas telefónicas se cayeron, entre otros problemas.

Larry Flynt dice que los huéspedes que tengan al menos 21 años solo necesitan mostrar prueba de una reserva válida en cualquier propiedad de MGM a partir de esta semana para aprovechar los regalos gratuitos, pero la diversión gratuita termina el domingo.