hazelm Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/03/mysterious-asteroid-activity-complicates-nasa-s-sampling-attempts?utm_campaign=news_daily_2019-03-20&et_rid=432455128&et_cid=2725816 It is an interesting article about the problems with searching the asteroid Bennu. However, in my book, NASA gets a gold medal for length of exploration titles: "Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer" (OSIRIS-REx) Thank goodness for the possibility of acronyms. I'll bet it takes talent to work those out and still stay on track. :-) Edited March 21, 2019 by hazelm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moronium Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Nice pun, Flum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazelm Posted March 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 I hope they don't inadvertently change its orbit. They might have to change its name to OSIRIS WRECKS :)Right. And, from what little I understand about gravity, the possibility is worth at least a thought. Bennu is small, isn't it? Or maybe Bennu will shoot down OSIRIS with those pennies. The old ad - "it isn't nice to fool with mother nature - has a pound of truth to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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