astronomy

Bears_Koolaid, rok temu (edited rok temu) w NASA Finally Removes Last Two Fasteners To Access Historic Bennu Asteroid Sample

I really want to see the tool they developed to do this.

Edit: This NASA blog page has some images and more details of the tools themselves

…nasa.gov/…/nasas-osiris-rex-team-clears-hurdle-t…

XeroxCool, rok temu

Are those… Philips screws? Looks like maybe two dots indicating JIS (shallower angle, less cam-out, and #1 cause of stripped screws on Japanese motorcycles) but I’d really like to know why a hex or torx screw wasn’t used

Bears_Koolaid, rok temu

I was curious about that too. They look like Torq-set to me, being that the slots are offset from the center of the screw. If that’s the case they’re shouldn’t be any cam out at all.

In either case the fasteners that were stuck appear to be Hex head, and the phillips looking fasteners just held a protective cover in place (?)

I would imagine NASA would know better than to use Philips for anything lol.

By the way there is a link on the page to more images of the assembly

verity_kindle, rok temu w Astrobotic's Peregrine lander suffers propulsion issue, making moon landing unlikely

That’s frustrating. Anyways, SpaceX! Turnaround record of 3 hours! Something fails, learn from it and launch another one. The ULA invests so much money and time, it makes every mechanical or propulsion failure seem catastrophic.

Valmond, rok temu

It might be cheaper but it’s not like its free you know.

CADmonkey, rok temu w NASA Finally Removes Last Two Fasteners To Access Historic Bennu Asteroid Sample

Getting a stripped screw or bolt to come out is one thing.

Getting one out without contaminating everything around it is another.

HurlingDurling, rok temu w NASA Finally Removes Last Two Fasteners To Access Historic Bennu Asteroid Sample

This canister opening has to be conducted under the most pristine conditions to not contaminate the sample, so this was quite the issue.

Since they couldn’t just take a circular saw and cut through it

And here I was going to suggest some WD-40 or a blow torch could help.

thefartographer, rok temu w Scientists found a primordial galaxy with a bunch of gas and no stars

My home!

DaMonsterKnees, rok temu

: motherofgod:

Get this woman her throne. The queen is back.

jaschen, rok temu w Newly discovered cosmic megastructure challenges theories of the universe

Can someone do a TLDR? I’m trying not to say aliens.

Cyberflunk, rok temu w Newly discovered cosmic megastructure challenges theories of the universe

Dyson Sphere Program Vibes.

neo, rok temu

Or hyperspace bypass.

TropicalDingdong, rok temu w NASA Finally Removes Last Two Fasteners To Access Historic Bennu Asteroid Sample

NGL, I’ve given up on projects when I can’t get a fastener undone.

I’m glad they stuck with it.

Rhaedas, rok temu

Obviously NASA engineers don't ever go to Youtube, I'm sure looking up "asteroid sampler stuck" there would have been a number of hack DIYers who showed a variety of techniques they've used.

TropicalDingdong, rok temu

Missed opportunity for a NASA first time unboxing video.

Deceptichum, rok temu

“Tschssss nice hiss, strong smell of alien symbiote. Let’s put some out on the tray here and give it a taste”

yemmly, rok temu w Newly discovered cosmic megastructure challenges theories of the universe

Flash forward to 2027: Alexia Lopez announces the discovery of the Ginormous Donut.

Uninformed_Tyler, rok temu w NASA Finally Removes Last Two Fasteners To Access Historic Bennu Asteroid Sample

Breaking News you say

brettvitaz, rok temu

I think they removed the fasteners without breaking anything.

FaceDeer, rok temu w Newly discovered cosmic megastructure challenges theories of the universe

Intriguingly, the two structures are at the same distance from Earth, near the constellations of Boötes the Herdsman, raising the possibility that they are part of a connected cosmological system.

Not only that, but they look suspiciously concentric when plotted out on the sky. I know that's jumping pretty far out there into speculation land, but it'd really blow our theories a new one if there are patterns in the cosmos this large. Neat stuff.

Jeredin, rok temu

Baryon Acoustic Oscillations article I found that did a good job of helping to explain just how vast these cosmic structures may be.

northendtrooper, rok temu w NASA Finally Removes Last Two Fasteners To Access Historic Bennu Asteroid Sample

Rehearsal Lab. Only NASA things.

terribletortoise, rok temu w NASA Finally Removes Last Two Fasteners To Access Historic Bennu Asteroid Sample

Boeing technicians: “Amateurs!”

jumperalex, rok temu

woah too soon man, too soon

naw, just perfect!!!

TropicalDingdong, rok temu w Newly discovered cosmic megastructure challenges theories of the universe

Wild. Truly wild.

outstanding_bond, rok temu w NASA Selects a Wild Plan to "Swarm" Proxima Centauri With Thousands of Tiny Probes

A very cool idea, however the headline is misleading - NASA has not even remotely committed to running this mission. They’ve selected the swarm project as one of 13 projects in their innovation program and given it up to $175k to study feasibility. That’s roughly a postdoc for two years. This is far, far from committing the hundreds of millions or billions needed for the execution of this mission.