This week in space: Hayabusa 2 drops its sample return capsule off in Australia, Chang'e 5 captures samples of the Moon, satellite spotters track the mysterious NROL 101 satellite and loads more...

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Pick o' the podcasts:

Universe Today: What if our galaxy's central black hole became a quasar?

Main Engine Cut-Off: Delays, Delays...

From the video store:

China touches down on the Moon, drills for samples, and returns them to orbiting mothership - but suspends live broadcast of landing, causing confusion:

Landing...

...collecting samples...

...sealing samples...

...returning to space...

...docking with the mothership and sample transfer...

Arainespace and Roscosmos launch Falconeye 1 Earth observing satellite

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Soyuz 2’s 110th mission launches three civilian communication satellites

The Sun and the solar wind over decades:

Hayabusa 2's sample return capsule lands in Australia, carrying samples of asteroid rock.

Reading material:

Satellite spotters track mysterious NROL 101 satellite 

Aeveum space reveals highly responsive, fast turnaround, smallest launcher

Comets contain all the chemical ingredients for life

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spots China's Chang'e 5 lander from space