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	Science Daily update ⋅ October 16, 2021
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	Space.com Meet the 8 asteroids NASA's Lucy spacecraft will visit Space.com The solar system is populated with asteroids as different as our planets. The main asteroid belt, located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, is home to many different types of space rocks. But a new mission called Lucy will soon launch to study a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Newsweek NASA's Lucy probe will visit 8 asteroids in 12 years. Here's how it will work. Space.com Squeezing flybys of eight asteroids, most in a completely unexplored region of space, into just 12 years is a challenge, but that's exactly what NASA's newest mission will do to explore a category of space rock called the Trojans, which cluster ahead ... Flag as irrelevant
	Spaceflight Now NASA's Lucy mission will be the first to explore a population of ancient asteroids Spaceflight Now NASA is ready to launch a $981 million mission to the distant reaches of the solar system Saturday, kicking off a 12-year expedition to visit a group of unexplored asteroids that may offer clues to help scientists decipher how the planets formed more than ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com First discovery of planet orbiting dead star provides glimpse into our solar system's future Space.com Gravitational microlensing occurs when two stars at different distances from Earth temporarily align from our perspective. The gravity of the star in the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Look up to catch International Observe the Moon Night 2021 this weekend! Space.com This Saturday (Oct. 16) marks International Observe the Moon Night, an annual event that "provides opportunities to learn about lunar science and exploration, observe celestial bodies and honor personal and cultural connections to the moon," according to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com NASA's Lucy asteroid probe has a time capsule plaque with messages to future humans Space.com Instead of hailing aliens, as previous NASA messages aimed to do, the Lucy plaque will serve as a reminder of the value of space exploration to humanity's own descendants. "This time capsule ... Flag as irrelevant
	Spaceflight Now Lucy asteroid probe to set a new distance record for solar-powered spacecraft Spaceflight Now About an hour after launch Saturday, NASA's Lucy spacecraft will start the delicate process of opening its circular, fan-shaped solar arrays — the largest ever on a deep space probe — to power the asteroid explorer's 12-year journey into the outer solar ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN NASA's Lucy mission is ready to launch and explore never-before-seen asteroids CNN (CNN) The first NASA mission to fly by a total of eight ancient asteroids is ready for launch. Weather conditions will be 90% favorable on the morning of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Meteorite crash-lands in woman's bed in Canada Space.com A woman in Canada narrowly missed being struck by a meteorite that crashed through her roof and landed on her pillow. Ruth Hamilton, a resident of Golden, British Columbia, was asleep in her ... Flag as irrelevant
	Brinkwire Venus never had oceans, study says EarthSky Venus itself formed 4.5 billion years ago along with the sun, Earth and the rest of our solar system. Like the young Earth, the young Venus was likely covered with magma, or molten rock. But before water could fall as rain, the planet and its atmosphere ... Flag as irrelevant
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