See Every Bit of Outer Space We’ve Brought Back to Earth
See Every Bit of Outer Space We’ve Brought Back to EarthSample-return missions have brought piles of moon rocks, plus pieces of asteroids, comets and even the sun back to Earth. Next up is the big prize: MarsBy Clara Moskowitz & John Knight Visiting moons, asteroids and planets is great, but taking a piece of them home is even better, according to traditional space wisdom. Bringing samples to Earth allows scientists to study them with the full breadth of existing laboratory technology, whereas only limited analyses!-->…