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NASA Stardust Returns to Earth

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-isn't-that-special dept.

quadsoft writes "The Globe and Mail reports "Dugway Proving Ground, Utah -- A space capsule ferrying the first comet dust samples to Earth parachuted onto a remote stretch of desert before dawn Sunday, drawing cheers from elated scientists. The touchdown capped a seven-year journey by NASA's Stardust spacecraft, which zipped past a comet in 2004 to capture minute dust particles and store them in the capsule.""

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  1. Stardust@home by healy · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well, now that it's back, we help them and join in the search: http://stardustathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/

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  2. Stardust@Home by Alsee · · Score: 3, Informative

    Sit at your computer and help the search with Stardust@Home.

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  3. Re:Went better than the last one, it seems. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yeah you right spirit and opportunity , mars express , pathfinder , mars global surveyor , mars reconnaissance orbiter , vikings missions , mariners missions , apollos missions , hubble , deep impact ...etc was all failed mission . We are so dumb to put money into NASA

  4. Re:Anyway, by bblazer · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes it is. Actually they are going to send out pictures of the capture area and have people search visually for the dust. There actually seems to be a long process to get trained for it.

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  5. Re:Some things are best left undefined... by grimJester · · Score: 2, Informative

    Presumably a Freudian slip. Pretty deep when you think of it.