OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return anniversary, and Neptune's first observation
Ben_Reinhardt · x · 2026-09-24
Author reflects on the OSIRIS-REx capsule returning asteroid samples to Earth (Sept 24, 2023), calling the feat of sending a spacecraft to an asteroid and bringing material back underappreciated; also notes Neptune was first observed on this day in 1846.
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