Osiris-Rex: Nasa reveals evidence of water and carbon in sample delivered to Earth from an asteroid

Studying the sample could help answer how water arrived on Earth and how life started.

Lucinda King, Space Projects Manager & Mission Design Lead, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Oct. 13, 2023 • ~7 min

NASA’s First Asteroid Samples Arrive on Earth
VOA Learning English • voa
Sept. 25, 2023 • ~4 min

Mae’n bryd i ni ailfeddwl beth yw gwyddoniaeth dinasyddion

Mae gwyddoniaeth dinasyddion yn cynnig y posibilrwydd o wyddoniaeth i'r bobl, gan y bobl.

Rob Evans, Professor in science and technology studies, Cardiff University • conversation
June 9, 2023 • ~7 min

Mars Rover Begins Dropping Rock Samples for Future Return to Earth
VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 25, 2022 • ~5 min

Vaccination surveys fell victim to ‘big data paradox,’ Harvard researchers say

As governments and health officials navigate pandemic, researchers stress the danger that comes with bad information.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Dec. 8, 2021 • ~9 min

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects First Martian Rock
VOA Learning English • voa
Sept. 8, 2021 • ~5 min

Hayabusa 2: returning asteroid sample could help uncover the origins of life and the solar system

If the building blocks of life were present at the time that Earth was born, this could mean life is common in the universe.

John Bridges, Professor of Planetary Science, University of Leicester • conversation
Dec. 4, 2020 • ~7 min

Chang'e 5: China launches sample return mission to the Moon – is it winning the new space race?

Some people are nervous about China's growing capabilities when it comes to space exploration.

John Bridges, Professor of Planetary Science, University of Leicester • conversation
Nov. 23, 2020 • ~6 min

Chang'e 5: China to launch sample return mission to the Moon – is it winning the new space race?

Some people are nervous about China's growing capabilities when it comes to space exploration.

John Bridges, Professor of Planetary Science, University of Leicester • conversation
Nov. 23, 2020 • ~6 min

NASA's OSIRIS-REx will land on an asteroid to bring home rocks and dust – if it can avoid Mt. Doom

OSIRIS-REx will touch down on asteroid Bennu, collect a sample of the dust and begin its journey back to Earth, where scientists will study it, hoping to learn secrets of the solar system's origin.

Elizabeth Cantwell, Professor of Practice for Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Senior Vice President for Research & Innovation, University of Arizona • conversation
Oct. 19, 2020 • ~8 min

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