Pebbles from an Asteroid Are about to Be Delivered to Earth and Its Totally Awesome
Pebbles from an Asteroid Are about to Be Delivered to Earth, and It’s Totally Awesome
What would it be like to hold a piece of outer space in your hand? Some lucky scientists will find out soon when NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft (shorthand for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) returns from its seven-year mission.
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What would it be like to hold a piece of outer space in your hand? Some lucky scientists will find out soon when NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft (shorthand for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) returns from its seven-year mission.
Continue Reading . . . https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pebbles-from-an-asteroid-are-about-to-be-delivered-to-earth-and-its-totally-awesome/
