The probe was on a three year mission to capture particles of solar wind to try to discover how the sun formed.
Genesis fell to Earth on Wednesday after a battery failure meant its parachute didn't open, and experts were worried all their work was ruined.
Physicist Roger Wiens said : "We should be able to meet many, if not all, of our primary science goals."
The probe was meant to be caught by a Hollywood stunt pilot after its parachutes opened, slowing its descent.
Instead, the probe hit the ground in Utah at 193 mph.
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