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[Space Bites] The Rings of Earth // Servicing JWST at L2 // Mission to Neptune

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Could we repair missions like JWST and Gaia? Polaris Dawn returns to Earth, did Earth once have rings? and a peanut-shaped asteroid just drifted past Earth.

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  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:16 Repairing missions at L2
    • https://www.universetoday.com/168584/there-could-be-a-way-to-fix-spacecraft-at-l2-like-webb-and-gaia/
    • 03:10 Polaris Dawn returns to Earth
      • https://polarisprogram.com/polaris-dawn-crew-returns-to-earth-achieving-major-objectives-during-their-five-day-mission/
      • 05:22 Peanut-shaped asteroid flyby
        • https://www.universetoday.com/168616/nasa-watches-a-peanut-shaped-asteroid-drift-past-earth/
        • 07:20 Earth might have had rings
          • https://www.universetoday.com/168579/earth-might-have-had-rings-half-a-billion-years-ago/
          • 08:56 Earth's temporary moon
            • https://www.universetoday.com/168574/earth-will-have-a-tiny-new-mini-moon-for-a-few-months/
            • 10:13 Vote results
            • 10:54 Mission to Neptune
              • https://www.universetoday.com/168559/an-ambitious-mission-to-neptune-could-study-both-the-planet-and-triton/
              • 13:22 Building a global light pollution map
                • https://gaia4sustainability.eu/gaia-4-sustainability/
                • 14:35 Flying to Alpha Cen
                  • https://www.universetoday.com/168534/new-video-shows-how-tiny-spacecraft-will-swarm-proxima-centauri/
                  • 16:19 More space news
                  • 16:58 Getting involved in science

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