here’s the saucy orbit asteroid Ryugu takes, now with 2 hopping passengers

Happening in the World: Japan’s Space Agency has successfully landed two rovers on the surface on Ryugu, an asteroid more than 200 million miles away from Earth. These two rovers stand at a whopping 3 inches tall. To get around the surface on the asteroid, these tiny, yet mighty asteroids hop around because any other movement would cause them to slowly lift upwards as soon as they start to move. By hopping, more control is gained and these ‘hops’ can last for up to 15 minutes, at 50 feet above the surface of the asteroids.

Happening in the US: On Friday, after an eleven-hour discussion amongst members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, by a party-line vote, have recommended Brett Kavanaugh to the full Senate, however on the condition that the vote by the full Senate must be delayed until after the FBI conducts a one week, “limited in scope” background investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against him. Trump has agreed to the terms, and the new deadline for the vote will be October 5th.

Happening in NYC: The mayor’s office’s proposal to erect a 40 story community jail complex at 80 Centre Street in Chinatown was met by protests from neighborhood residents and other officials. This proposal was meant to be part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to close down violence-ridden Riker’s Island. Residents say that the neighborhood already has one of the highest concentrations of courthouses and jails in the city, while the head of the of the Correctional Officer’s Benevolent Association opposes the proposal because he says the layout of the jail would not be effective.

Happening on Campus: Dr. Urvashi Sahni’s talk titled, Engaging Boys for Gender Justice was rescheduled to Monday, October 1 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. She will be discussing “how teachers can work to develop boy’s feminist consciousness using critical feminist pedagogy so that boys learn to re-think patriarchy and the gender injustice inherent in its structure.”

Documentary of the Week: NOVA: Super Tunnel. I know last week was also a NOVA special, but this one is seriously good too! Public transportation is complex to build, especially when trying to link it to existing systems. This documentary follows the construction of Crossrail, a new metro line connecting to the London Underground system. In the process of creating 26 miles of tunnel, they have to maneuver around tunneling where at the narrowest point is 8 inches below a crowded metro station.

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saucy orbit via Wikimedia Commons