Scientists surprised by Genesis mission's solar wind data
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 23:30
in Astronomy & Space
Solar wind particles from NASA's Genesis mission suggest unexpected differences in the composition of the sun and inner planets.The 2004 crash-landing of a returning NASA space capsule in the deserts of Utah had scientists fearing for a while that samples collected by the Genesis mission, sent to capture particles from the sun's solar wind, were lost.