It’s been a ‘wild’ ride for comet sampled by NASA’s Stardust mission
The first comet sample return mission continues to reveal secrets about its icy target, even 18 years after it brought a valuable cargo to Earth for scientists to study. After launch in 1999, NASA stardust mission It rendezvoused with comet 81P/Wild 2 (81P/ means it is the 81st recognized periodic comet) in 2004, trapping thousands… Read More »