Episode Title
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Series Title
Walkabout the Galaxy
Keywords
gravitation assist, OSIRIS-Rex, black hole collisions
Disciplines
Astrophysics and Astronomy | Physics
Description
How exactly (and why) does a spacecraft get a "gravitational assist" from a planet en route to another planet? Where does that energy come from? The Astroquarks take a look at gravity assists and the OSIRIS-REx mission to grab some bits of a Near-Earth Asteroid and bring them back to Earth. Plus, the field of gravitational wave astronomy expanded now with the detection of a new black hole collision by two separate gravitational wave observatories. It's a weighty episode.
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Date Created
10-4-2017
Item Type
Podcast
Type
article
Length of Episode
40:00
Recommended Citation
Colwell, Joshua; Dove, Adrienne; and Cooney, James, "OSIRIS-REx Gets the Gravity Assist and Scores!" (2017). Walkabout the Galaxy Podcast. 29.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/walkaboutthegalaxy/29
