Seems we will be getting a soup dejour of solar matter. I will be curious to see what it contains. Even more interesting is the use of hollywood stunt fliers to retrieve the sample as it floats to earth:
"The Genesis probe is a week away from the dramatic conclusion to its mission: returning to Earth a sample of the solar wind, particles from the Sun."
Battlebot wrote:wonder how the hell they're gonna catch it in midair
The question isn't how they're going to catch them in mid-air, its how they're going to contain them. Something tells me they're going to have a bit of trouble catching and holding muons. (sp?) The only way you can actually see them (without any gadgetry) is to close your eyes.
Battlebot wrote:wonder how the hell they're gonna catch it in midair
That's what I say, when I'm lucky enough to catch a Major League ball game, and see an outfielder head for an impossible ball just to see him snag it in mid air!
Maybe they have one (outfielder) in the helo?
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