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A Mission to Earth: OSIRIS-REx

Published: Jan. 2, 2019, 4 p.m.

b'Why do so many spacecraft that are headed across our solar system turn their instruments back to Earth during flybys?\\xa0 OSIRIS-REx was no exception. The answers come from mission scientist Vicky Hamilton.\\xa0 She has also written about the topic in The Planetary Report. Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye helps us ring in the new year, while Bruce Betts leads the first What\\u2019s Up of 2019 with exciting news about the night sky. Learn more at:\\xa0 http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2019/0102-2019-vicky-hamilton-osiris-rex.html'