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Happy Tuesday, space fans
If you missed it, don't worry we have a video of Japan's historic launch to the Martian moon Phobos. Yesterday, Japan sent its MMX mission to Phobos where it will actually capture a sample of Martian moon material to return to Earth for further study. And speaking of historic, for the second time in history, SpaceX has launched its Starfall return capsule. Starfall has been a bit of a mysterious mission since its first launch back in June, but we're curious how the technology, which is designed to fly in a controlled manner and then return to Earth (surviving the journey), will continue to develop. And we report that recently, NASA officially ended its OSIRIS-REx asteroid sampling mission, which collected samples from the asteroid Bennu which the mission successfully returned to Earth for study.
Check out what's big in space below:
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The space around Earth is turning into a junkyard. Researchers think a refundable deposit scheme could force satellite operators to clean up their act before a tipping point is reached.
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What did SpaceX use to make its roadster fly?
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SpaceX launched its Starfall return capsule for the second time ever this morning (Oct. 20), sending it up on the Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission.
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Japan just launched an epic mission to Mars' moons that could make history as the first spacecraft to return to Earth from the Red Planet — and it plans to come back with samples onboard.
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One new study shows how much the moon has diminished over time.
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If you were approaching the edge of a spiral galaxy, arriving from afar through the cosmos, it might look something like this.
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'More human than human. That's not a slogan; it's a shackle'
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And that's it for our space update today.
We are so excited to see Japan's MMX mission on its way to Phobos. It would be really cool to see the mission's observations of the moon, but it is so much more incredible that the spacecraft will actually take samples of a Martian moon to deliver back to Earth. I wonder what they'll find. And speaking of sample-return missions, it is bittersweet as we close the chapter on OSIRIS-REx. This mission made history by successfully delivering material from a far-off asteroid to scientists on Earth, blazing a trail forward for other ambitious sample-return missions.
Looking to the future, we are excited to learn more about what's going on at Brian May's Starmus event where Space.com is reporting from right now. We are also just one day away from the peak of the Orionids meteor shower. If you want to see pieces of Halley's Comet burn up in our atmosphere, this is your chance! But if you miss it, the Taurids are coming up next to deliver some "Halloween fireballs" to the night sky. To follow closely along and stay up to date with all things space, you can now get Space.com right in the palm of your hand with our new app available now on iOS and Android.
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Chelsea Gohd
Content Manager, Space.com
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