Ep. 708: What Goes Into Sample Return Missions From Asteroids & Comets?
365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition
English - February 19, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 31.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsNatural Sciences Science astronomy space science planets supernova black holes telescopes telescope Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Last week we talked about sample return missions from the Moon and Mars, but scientists have retrieved samples from other objects in the Solar System, including comets and asteroids. What does it take to return a piece of rock from space, and what have we learned so far?