NMPBS Science Cafe - Asteroids!
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Welcome to our February NMPBS Science Café. watch a segment of NOVA Touching the Asteroid. The film will be followed by a discussion with an scientific expert.
Video Description
Touching the Asteroid
In October 2020, a NASA spacecraft called OSIRIS-REx attempts to reach out and grab a piece of an asteroid named Bennu to bring it back to Earth. The OSIRIS-REx team has just three chances to extend its spacecraft’s specialized arm, touch down for five seconds, and collect material from the surface of Bennu.
120 minutes
Moderator
- Laurel Wyckoff
NMPBS Education and Outreach Manager
Panelists
- Rose Poston
Community Outreach Coordinator for NMPBS
- Jeff Saul
Jeff Saul, Ph.D., was a lecturer in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of New Mexico where he taught introductory Physics and Astronomy classes including running the Introductory Astronomy Lab. He earned a BS from UC Irvine and Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Maryland in Physics Education Research.
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