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Archive for September 24th, 2023

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx lands samples of asteroid Bennu to Earth after historic 4-billion-mile journey

September 24th, 2023 by

NASA successfully recovered a capsule containing samples of asteroid Bennu taken by its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in 2020.

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft releases asteroid sample capsule toward Earth in flyby, heads to Apophis

September 24th, 2023 by

The first asteroid samples ever collected by NASA are closing in on Earth for a historic landing in Utah today (Sept. 24).

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SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites from California early on Sept. 25

September 24th, 2023 by

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch from California early Monday morning (Sept. 25), carrying 21 Starlink satellites to orbit.

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Spending time in space can harm the human body — but scientists are working to mitigate these risks before sending people to Mars

September 24th, 2023 by

With NASA planning more missions to space in the future, scientists are studying how to mitigate health hazards that come with space flight.

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Mathematicians find 12,000 new solutions to ‘unsolvable’ 3-body problem

September 24th, 2023 by

Calculating the way three things orbit each other is notoriously tricky — but a new study may reveal 12,000 new ways to make it work.

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