The most expensive materials used in science

The most expensive materials used in science

[ad_1] Dark-colored regolith from the asteroid Bennu lies scattered around the outside of OSIRIS-REx’s sample collector. Credit: NASA/Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebersold After a journey of seven years and nearly 4 billion miles, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft...
“The Big One”: The Most Powerful Marsquake Ever Detected

“The Big One”: The Most Powerful Marsquake Ever Detected

[ad_1] The ground shakes. Paintings tilt. Walls crack. Rubble may fall. On Earth, we understand how and where these events happen due to the discovery of plate tectonics – the continental crust’s creation, movement, and destruction. However, when astronauts placed...