"There is some black dust-like material that's visible. We're hoping that's from Bennu."
Scientists just opened the lid to NASA’s asteroid sample canister::“There is some black dust-like material that’s visible. We’re hoping that’s from Bennu.”
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do you want space germs? because that’s how you get space germs!
“We didn’t expect the stripper to pop out, but we’re not complaining.”
Read this as “Scientists just lied to open NASA’s asteroid canister”.
TFW you can’t decide whether to make a Life or The Andromeda Strain reference.
Space dust.
Don’t breathe this.
Ive had that theme song stuck in my for the past 4 or 5 days… it had finally stopped, and you had to go and type that. hums angerly
Green smoke in the shape of a skull escapes
Huh. Thats a bit concerning.
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TLDR it’s just the canister, the actual sample is still locked for another week or so
What an incredible accomplishment. It would be fascinating to learn something we never thought imaginable through this mission.
um. was i in it?
After 10,000 years I’m free! It’s time to conquer Earth!
Cue guitar riff
Alpha! Rita escaped! Recruit a team of teenagers with attitude!
There’s a symbiote in there somewhere
I hope it’s Natasha Henstridge!