In late 2020, a spacecraft completed an impressive 1.2 billion-mile trip and touched down in the desert with precious cargo from Bennu, an asteroid as old as
Science News: Nasa's has successfully opened a $1-billion canister filled with ancient asteroid dust. Explore the significance of this milestone and its contribution to our understanding of the solar system's origins.
Late last year, a spacecraft containing samples of a 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid landed safely in the desert after a 1.2-billion mile journey. There was only one little problem: NASA couldn’t get
Late last year, a spacecraft containing samples of a 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid landed safely in the desert after a 1.2-billion mile journey. There was only one little problem: NASA couldn’t get the canister containing its prized rocks open.