Afterward, the samples were sealed in the Stardust's Sample Return Capsule (SRC), which returned to Earth in 2006. Holding over 10,000 particles more than 1 micrometer in size, NASA revealed that ...

What happens when particles from space travel 19 times faster than sound? NASA’s Stardust mission not only captured them but also provided groundbreaking data on comets, space dust, and the potential ...

Some micrometeorites are real stardust—flecks from exploded stars. Others are likely created when asteroids collide and comets vaporize. Larsen learned to identify the unique features that take ...