It's well known at this point that Brian May from Queen is an actual astrophysicist. And doesn't just sit on his degree. He actually applies it.
He assisted NASA in a recent mission to collect a sample from the asteroid Bennu that's expected to hit Earth in the future.
Brian and a colleague created stereoscopic images using the spacecraft's data to locate a safe landing site for the sample collection.
He says, quote, "[I am] immensely proud to be a team member of OSIRIS-Rex. Today is the long-awaited day when the sample is recovered to Earth . . .
"This box, when it is opened, can tell us untold secrets of the origins of the universe, the origins or our planet, and the origins of life itself . . . Enjoy this wonderful forward step in our knowledge of the universe."
Brian says you can read the full story of the mission in his new book, "Bennu 3-D: Anatomy of an Asteroid", which includes a 3-D viewer designed by him.
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