NASA is about to play ‘tag’ with asteroid Bennu: Here’s how it works.
October 19th, 2020 by
NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft will “TAG” asteroid Bennu Tuesday (Oct. 20) and collect a sample for return to Earth.
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe will snag a piece of an asteroid Tuesday! Here’s how to watch.
October 19th, 2020 by
NASA will broadcast an epic “touch and go” on Tuesday as a spacecraft descends toward asteroid Bennu to pick up a precious sample of dust.
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Watch live: NASA talks OSIRIS-REx asteroid sampling plan today
October 19th, 2020 by
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe is about to sample asteroid Bennu and you can watch it all live online starting today (Oct. 19). Here’s how.
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On This Day in Space: Oct. 19, 2016: Europe’s ExoMars mission arrives at the Red Planet
October 19th, 2020 by
On Oct. 19, 2016, the European Space Agency’s ExoMars mission arrived at Mars! See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!
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The strange story of 2020 SO: How an asteroid turned into rocket junk and the NASA scientist who figured it out
October 19th, 2020 by
As soon as he saw the data, Paul Chodas knew something was strange about the near-Earth object that had been designated 2020 SO.
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China unveils ambitious moon mission plans for 2024 and beyond
October 19th, 2020 by
China is operating a mission on the far side of the moon and is preparing to launch another this year to collect lunar samples — and it’s already planning a new set of bold lunar missions.
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‘Lunar ExoCam’ project aims to film spacecraft touchdowns on the moon
October 19th, 2020 by
NASA has just awarded a $650,000 grant to the team behind Lunar ExoCam, a camera system designed to eject from moon landers and record video of their touchdowns from the otherworldly gray ground.
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