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	Science Daily update ⋅ October 24, 2020
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	Space.com NASA asteroid probe is overflowing with space-rock samples Space.com NASA's first-ever asteroid-sampling operation apparently went a little too well. The agency's OSIRIS-REx probe snagged so much dirt and rock from the surface of the near-Earth asteroid Bennu on Tuesday (Oct. 20) that the spacecraft's sampling mechanism ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Planetary Society Sample acquired! And: is your name in space? The Planetary Society This week NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully collected a sample from asteroid Bennu. Preliminary data showed that everything went according to plan. OSIRIS-REx will next take images of the sample and weigh it by spinning the spacecraft. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN NASA successfully collected a sample from asteroid Bennu, but some of it is leaking into space CNN (CNN) The historic collection of a sample from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Tuesday was almost too successful. Some of the sample is leaking into space, according to Dante Lauretta, OSIRIS-REx principal investigator ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Images reveal new insights about Jupiter's volcanic moon Io CNN (CNN) Jupiter's third-largest moon Io is covered by more than 400 active volcanoes, and it's the most volcanically active world in our solar system. New radio images collected by an array of telescopes on Earth have observed the direct effect of this volcanic ... Flag as irrelevant
	EarthSky Betelgeuse is smaller, closer, and won't explode any time soon EarthSky According to new research, the red supergiant star Betelgeuse – which began to dim dramatically in brightness in late 2019 – might not explode for another 100,000 years. The star is also smaller and closer to us than first thought. Sharing is caring! Tweet. Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org New study details atmosphere on 'hot Neptune' 260 light years away that 'shouldn't exist' Phys.Org A team led by an astronomer from the University of Kansas has crunched data from NASA's TESS and Spitzer space telescopes to portray for the first time the atmosphere of a highly unusual kind of exoplanet dubbed a "hot Neptune." The findings concerning ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com US astronaut votes early from space station Space.com From the International Space Station: I voted today— Kate Rubins pic.twitter.com/DRdjwSzXwyOctober 22, 2020. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins shared her voting selfie from orbit after stating before her launch earlier this month that she would cast her ballot ... Flag as irrelevant
	Astronomy Magazine The Sky This Week: Constellations galore Astronomy Magazine Friday, October 23. First Quarter Moon occurs at 9:23 A.M. EDT and will be visible all evening, setting shortly after midnight tomorrow morning. The Moon tonight is in the southern constellation Capricornus, so for the most interesting views, look north instead, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org NASA, human lunar lander companies complete key Artemis milestone Phys.Org NASA's Human Landing System (HLS) Program recently checked off a key milestone in its progress toward landing the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024. The HLS Program conducted Certification Baseline Reviews (CBR) with the three U.S. ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American Quantum Time Twist Offers a Way to Create Schrödinger's Clock Scientific American Albert Einstein's twin paradox is one of the most famous thought experiments in physics. It postulates that if you send one of two twins on a return trip to a star at near light speed, they will be younger than their identical sibling when they return home. The age ... Flag as irrelevant
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