On September 8th, 2016, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer) mission launched from Earth. Its primary mission was to rendezvous with the asteroid Bennu, a carbonaceous Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA), obtain samples from its surface, and return them to Earth for analysis. On December 3rd, 2018, the mission reached Bennu and spent the next two years searching for the optimal place to retrieve these samples. Tomorrow, on Sunday, September 24th, the mission will finally deliver these samples to Earth for analysis.
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Live Coverage: Another Falcon 9 gets ready to hit 17-flight milestone
Spaceflight Now will provide live coverage of the Starlink 6-18 launch from Cape Canaveral, with commentary, starting about an hour before launch.
Machine Learning Algorithms Can Find Anomalous Needles in Cosmic Haystacks
The face of astronomy is changing. Though narrow-field point-and-shoot astronomy still matters (JWST anyone?), large wide-field surveys promise to be the powerhouses of discovery in the coming decades, especially with the advent of machine learning.
SpaceX rocket to launch on record-tying 17th mission tonight
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Humans battle hostile AI in final trailer and first clip from new sci-fi thriller, 'The Creator' (video)
20th Century Studios releases the final trailer for director Gareth Edwards' sci-fi epic 'The Creator.'
Sky Map stargazing app review
Free and easy-to-use, the Sky Map app is a great option for those interested in trying out stargazing for the first time.
Watch NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe approach Earth tonight with free telescope livestream
The Virtual Telescope Project will point its telescopes towards NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Sept. 23 as it approaches Earth to return a sample of the asteroid Bennu.
How NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission will help protect Earth against asteroid Bennu and its flyby in 2182
Asteroid Bennu is the space rock with the highest known probability of hitting Earth in the next 200 years. NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission will help us protect ourselves.
OSIRIS-REx probe will bring pristine asteroid samples to Earth on Sept. 24. Watch it live
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Astronauts and satellites tracked Hurricane Nigel from space as the storm made its way across the Atlantic Ocean.
The JWST is Forcing Astronomers to Rethink Early Galaxies
The JWST has surprised astronomers again. Contrary to our existing understanding, the JWST showed us that the early Universe was full of fully-formed galaxies similar to the ones we see today. The widely-held belief is that the early Universe was too chaotic in its early years, and frequent mergers would’ve disrupted galaxies’ graceful shapes.
Will NASA's OSIRIS-REx stick its asteroid sample landing? Scientists are 'very much confident' as zero hour nears
Scientists with NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission are confident that the planned Sept. 24 asteroid sample landing will go as planned.
India tries waking up Chandrayaan-3 moon lander, without success (so far)
The Indian Space Research Organization began attempts to wake the Chandrayaan-3 moon lander and rover from hibernation after the two-week frosty lunar night.
US Space Force launch may have accidentally punched a hole in the upper atmosphere
A rocket carrying a Space Force surveillance satellite may have created a hole in the ionosphere as it shot into space. The launch was carried out with just 27 hours' notice, which is a new record.
Hubble, Webb Data Hint at Ocean Worlds
Data coming from the Webb and Hubble space telescopes suggests two exoplanets might be water worlds. But the evidence isn’t yet definitive.
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Scientists have developed a nuclear fuel source no larger than a seed, which NASA will test for use in future moon missions.
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