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1. What a Meteorite?:
<ul>
<li>Introduction to meteorites as rocks from space.</li>
<li>Explanation of the word "meteorite" and its connection to meteors.</li>
</ul>
2. The Terminology of Space Rocks:
<ul>
<li>Clarification of key terms: meteor, meteoroid, asteroid, and comet.</li>
<li>Meteoroids as leftover materials from the solar system's formation.</li>
</ul>
3. Meteorites as Time Capsules:
<ul>
<li>Insights into the early solar system provided by meteorites.</li>
<li>Preservation of original materials, making them "fossils" from the past.</li>
</ul>
4. Challenges in Meteorite Study:
<ul>
<li>Explanation of the challenges meteorites face during atmospheric entry.</li>
<li>Changes on the outside of meteorites due to atmospheric entry.</li>
</ul>
5. Osiris Rex Mission and Ongoing Research:
<ul>
<li>Introduction to the Osiris Rex mission to asteroid Bennu and its return to Earth.</li>
<li>Importance of missions like Osiris Rex in studying pristine space materials.</li>
<li>The mission's extended mission, now known as OSIRIS APEX, to study asteroid Apophis.</li>
</ul>

Have your folks send your questions to FoundinSpacePodcast@gmail.com 🚀 Please consider leaving a rating and review. It helps the podcast reach the ears of more science-loving kids and their families! 1. What a Meteorite?: Introduction to meteorites as rocks from space. Explanation of the word "meteorite" and its connection to meteors. 2. The Terminology of Space Rocks: Clarification of key terms: meteor, meteoroid, asteroid, and comet. Meteoroids as leftover materials from the solar system's formation. 3. Meteorites as Time Capsules: Insights into the early solar system provided by meteorites. Preservation of original materials, making them "fossils" from the past. 4. Challenges in Meteorite Study: Explanation of the challenges meteorites face during atmospheric entry. Changes on the outside of meteorites due to atmospheric entry. 5. Osiris Rex Mission and Ongoing Research: Introduction to the Osiris Rex mission to asteroid Bennu and its return to Earth. Importance of missions like Osiris Rex in studying pristine space materials. The mission's extended mission, now known as OSIRIS APEX, to study asteroid Apophis.

How Are Meteorites Made? And OSIRIS-REX

Found in Space: A Science Podcast for Kids and Teens is a semiweekly show for young space enthusiasts, future astronauts, junior scientists, and their families. Episodes are short, 10 to 15-minute explorations of a space topic or listener question. 
New episodes every Monday and Friday. 
Send your own space questions to FoundinSpacePodcast@Gmail.com

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Found in Space: A Science Podcast for Kids and Teens is a semiweekly show for young space enthusiasts, future astronauts, junior scientists, and their families. Episodes are short, 10 to 15-minute explorations of a space topic or listener question. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Send your own space questions to FoundinSpacePodcast@Gmail.com

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