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Archive for September 21st, 2023

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return needs an awesome soundtrack. Here’s how you can submit your favorite songs

September 21st, 2023 by

NASA’s first asteroid sample will return to Earth next week, and you can help create the soundtrack for the spacecraft’s epic touchdown.

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Who will get OSIRIS-REx’s asteroid samples after they land this weekend?

September 21st, 2023 by

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe is set to deliver its bounty of asteroid samples to Earth on Sunday (Sept. 24). What is the ultimate fate of this space-rock stuff?

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Hypothetical ‘dark photons’ could shed light on mysterious dark matter

September 21st, 2023 by

These massive particles could shed light on dark matter by revealing how this mysterious substance interacts with “normal” matter.

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Tom Hanks returns to the moon with ‘The Moonwalkers,’ a new visual experience

September 21st, 2023 by

What do you get when you combine the firm that made the Washington Monument into a Saturn V, the imagery of ‘Apollo Remastered’ and the actor who made ‘Houston, we have a problem’ a household phrase?

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Artemis 2 astronaut crew suits up for moon launch dress rehearsal (photos, video)

September 21st, 2023 by

The Artemis 2 crew did a launch day simulation on Sept. 20 for their 2024 moon mission. Seven key ground tests are planned by NASA in the coming months.

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How NASA’s OSIRIS-REx will bring asteroid samples to Earth in 5 not-so-easy steps

September 21st, 2023 by

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission will face one of the toughest parts of its journey: Protecting samples taken from asteroid Bennu as its capsule descends through Earth’s atmosphere for recovery.

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Next stop, Europa? Nano subs to get test beneath Antarctic ice in 2026

September 21st, 2023 by

A European collaboration aims to break through some of the technological barriers to the exploration of icy moons like Jupiter’s Europa, using Antarctica as a proving ground.

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Virgin Galactic’s next flight will take a Pakistani to space for the 1st time

September 21st, 2023 by

Namira Slim will become the first person from Pakistan to reach space on Virgin Galactic’s ‘Galactic 04’ mission, which is slated to fly on Oct. 5.

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