This is what it looked like when we punched an asteroid back in 2018.
For science.
For the dinosaurs.
For science.
For the dinosaurs.
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OSIRIS-REx then returned those samples to Earth on 24 September 2023.
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/31244/
Video credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Here's the 2nd of two Hayabusa2 asteroid punches in 2019
https://youtu.be/agnSwV451_4?si=lM1OGd1p7MNZzZoC
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hmm, go punch away little probe.
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Love seeing this clip! I find it sad that a portion of the asteroid collected was lost when the canister had a piece lodged in the opening so it couldn’t close right away. But NASA still has samples available to study.