Tuesday, September 26, 2023

See the moon and Saturn shine side-by-side in the sky tonight

OSIRIS-REx scientists just had the greatest day ever | Space Quiz! What are the two lightest elements on the periodic table? | See the moon and Saturn shine side-by-side tonight
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September 26, 2023
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The Launchpad
OSIRIS-REx scientists just had the greatest day ever
(Mark Koenig/University of Arizona)
The atmosphere was electric as all eyes were on the OSIRIS-REx mission's sample return capsule during its descent from space to the desert floor.
Full Story: Space (9/25) 
Space Quiz! What are the two lightest elements on the periodic table?
Learn the answer here!
VoteUranium & Plutonium
VoteCarbon & Florine
VoteBeryllium & Calcium
VoteHydrogen & Helium
See the moon and Saturn shine side-by-side tonight
(Chris Vaughan/Starry Night)
Tuesday evening will bring us a fine opportunity to see what many consider to be the most beautiful of all telescopic objects: Saturn.
Full Story: Space (9/26) 
Skywatching
Last supermoon of 2023 rises alongside 3 planets this week
(Doug Meek/Getty)
Friday's Harvest Moon will be joined in the sky by our solar system's two largest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, and its smallest, Mercury.
Full Story: Space (9/25) 
Spaceflight
OSIRIS-APEX heads to asteroid Apophis on new mission
(Heather Roper/University of Arizona)
The NASA probe that delivered samples of the space rock Bennu to Earth is now on an extended voyage to study an infamous near-Earth asteroid.
Full Story: Space (9/25) 
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