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	Science Daily update ⋅ October 20, 2020
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	Space.com NASA is about to play 'tag' with asteroid Bennu: Here's how it works. Space.com NASA's OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft will "TAG" asteroid Bennu Tuesday (Oct. 20) and collect a sample for return to Earth. OSIRIS-REx is NASA's first asteroid-sampling spacecraft. The "touch-and-go" (TAG) sample collection attempt involves a series of maneuvers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com NASA astronaut Christina Koch reflects on 1-year anniversary of first all-woman spacewalk Space.com On Monday (Oct. 19), the Guinness Book of World Records officially recognized Koch and Meir for their historic spacewalk, and Koch specifically for her mission, the longest single spaceflight by a woman to date. Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com NASA's about to scoop up some asteroid dirt on the space rock Bennu. Scientists are thrilled. Space.com NASA will touch a space rock tomorrow (Oct. 20) in a milestone event for what the agency considers a crucial field of study: asteroid science. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has spent two years orbiting a near-Earth asteroid called Bennu in preparation for the big ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com The strange story of 2020 SO: How an asteroid turned into rocket junk and the NASA scientist who figured it out Space.com As soon as he saw the data, Paul Chodas knew something was strange about the near-Earth object that had been designated 2020 SO. It should have been just another of the tens of thousands of space rocks that astronomers have spotted breezing through ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com 'Lunar ExoCam' project aims to film spacecraft touchdowns on the moon Space.com We could end up getting an amazing ground-level view of the first crewed moon landing since 1972. Advertisement. NASA's Flight Opportunities program has just awarded a $650,000 grant to the team behind Lunar ExoCam, an imaging system designed to ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Asteroid Bennu is about to play 'tag' with a NASA spacecraft CNN (CNN) A NASA spacecraft will play a game of tag next week with a near-Earth asteroid. The mission will attempt the agency's first sample collection from an asteroid that will be returned to Earth. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been orbiting the asteroid ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com China unveils ambitious moon mission plans for 2024 and beyond Space.com China has a mission operating on the far side of the moon and is preparing to launch another this year to collect lunar samples. And the country plans to add to its impressive lunar resume, with a new set of missions to explore the moon's south pole. Chang'e ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe will snag a piece of an asteroid Tuesday! Here's how to watch. Space.com NASA will broadcast an epic "touch and go" on Tuesday (Oct. 20) as a spacecraft descends toward an asteroid called Bennu to pick up a precious sample of dust, and you can watch it all live online. Advertisement. The events start today (Oct. 19) with a series ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Verge A NASA spacecraft is poised to snag the largest sample of rocks from an asteroid ever The Verge Tomorrow, a US spacecraft more than 200 million miles from Earth will sneak up to an asteroid larger than the Empire State Building and snag a handful of rocks from its surface. If all goes to plan, the spacecraft will store the precious cache of rocks inside its ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com 2 small asteroids zip by Earth closer than the moon today Space.com Two small asteroids will fly by Earth today (Oct. 19) at a range that's closer than the moon, a space rock double flyby that comes as NASA gears up for an asteroid encounter of its own. Advertisement. The asteroids 2020 UX and 2020 TF6, both discovered in ... Flag as irrelevant
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