OSIRIS-REx Success!

SpaceTime with Stuart GarySeries 23 Episode 114
*OSIRIS-REx successfully touches down on asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has successfully touched down on the surface of the boulder-strewn asteroid Bennu – collecting samples of the space rocks regolith before returning to orbit.
*Pluto’s snow-capped mountains
In 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft discovered spectacular snow-capped mountains on Pluto, which are strikingly similar to mountains on Earth.
*Another space junk near miss
A disused Soviet Union era satellite and a spent Chinese rocket upper stage have narrowly missed a major orbital collision in the skies south of New Zealand.
*The Science Report
Global warming is now increasing temperatures even at the very bottom of the oceans.
Healthy life expectancy increasing -- but not enough to match overall life expectancy.
Australia’s new Loyal Wingman unmanned aircraft to fly before the end of the year.
A new study has found that cows prefer a face-to-face chat with people.
Alex on Tech social media Twit-Face political bias exposed.


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