April 2026
Apollo lunar rover - the Lego version
... halfway through the instruction book, while the second half covers the antennas, batteries, science experiments, sample collection tools and those arguably superfluous display stands. The tool collection includes a drill kit, scoop...
23 March 2016
Could an encounter with a passing dark molecular cloud be responsible for killing off the dinosaurs?
...iridium-rich layer. Accordingly, the team have analysed a core sample of pelagic sediment extracted via the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP... end of the Cretaceous Period. Their analysis of the sample shows a sharp spike of iridium which corresponds to the...
09 September 2016
OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on its way to study Bennu after successful launch Thursday
... amount of collected material can be anywhere between 60 grams and 2 kilograms of dust and rock. After depositing the sample into a return canister, OSIRIS-REx will leave Bennu and head back for Earth, scheduled to return...
16 January 2019
China unveils future space plans
...in the Mons Rumker region of Oceanus Procellarum, and return a 2 kilogram sample of lunar regolith, possibly from as deep as 2 metres. It is... of the Moon. According to Wu, Chang'e-6 will return samples from the Moon’s south pole, while Chang’e 7 will...
