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NASA Overjoyed at Catch From Stardust

Posted by Zonk on from the yay-for-dust! dept.

mknewman wrote to mention a New York Times report that the Stardust project has exceeded NASA scientist's expectations. From the article: "While they had expected mostly microscopic samples, the researchers said, a surprising number of the particles were large enough to be seen with the naked eye ... The cargo in the Stardust's sample container, which was opened Tuesday, 'was an ancient cosmic treasure from the very edge of the solar system,' Dr. Brownlee said. Scientists believe that these particles are the pristine remains of the material that formed the planets and other bodies some 4.6 billion years ago."

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  1. 1 for NASA by Ardeocalidus · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    "Making love with his ego, Ziggy sucked up into his mind Like a leper messiah"

    Well, at least this one didn't crash, explode, or get contaminated on impact. NASA 1, NATURE 8.

  2. I'll be overjoyed: +1, Seditious by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    when the leaders of Al-Qaeda are tried, sentenced, and convicted to life
    imprisonment and required to listen to Eminem.

    Sincerely,
    K. Trout, C.E.O.

    Remember: Buck Fush!!!!

    1. Re:I'll be overjoyed: +1, Seditious by dextroz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      wtf is seditious now!?! seriously like it isn't already complicated enough...

      --
      Where's my free iPod!? Until then, I'll settle for a kiss...
  3. Shesh, NASA kids by renrutal · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Now that NASA is overjoyed at playing Catch with large foreign objects, could they now clean their room?

  4. CoyboyNeal's Blog on what they found by syntap · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    if he was on the Stardust analysis team at NASA...

    We at NASA found a cool particle!

    (wait six hours)

    Wa at NASA found a cool particle!

    (rinse, repeat)