thomas_appere, 4 months ago to space French

Les voilà ! Les fameux grains collectés par la sonde OSIRIS-REx 🇺🇲 dont l'accès dans la capsule était rendu complexe par des vis récalcitrantes.
Le plus gros grain fait 1 cm. Notez la diversité de morphologie, de texture et de brillance. De la science à venir ! 🔬

#NASA #NASAJPL #asteroid #OSIRISREx #science #bennu #ToBennuAndBack

pomarede, 7 months ago to space

“This is the most-instrumented hypersonic re-entry in history”

Asteroid sampler’s hypersonic return thrilled scientists: here’s what they learnt.

✍️ by Alexandra Witze for Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03318-6

#space #science #OSIRISREx #nasa #spacecraft #capsule #asteroid #ToBennuAndBack #hypersonic #physics #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #research

pomarede, 1 year ago to space

Nature astro covers appreciation post

Sands of Titan (2015)

https://nature.com/nature/volumes/517/issues/7532

#universe #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #nature #cover #covers #naturecovers #space #science #research #planets #planet #moon #moons #satellite #satellites #saturn #titan #cassini #spacecraft