September 2024
A huge asteroid crash permanently altered Jupiter’s biggest moon Ganymede – Space.com
The asteroid strike would have “completely removed the original surface” of Ganymede.
Asteroid will imminently burn up in Earth’s atmosphere over Philippines – CNN
A roughly 1-meter asteroid will enter Earth’s atmosphere over the Philippines near Luzon Island at 12:39 p.m. ET, according to the European Space Agency.
NASA’s newly unfurled solar sail has started ‘tumbling’ end-over-end in orbit, surprising observations show – Livescience.com
A NASA spacecraft erected a large, foil solar sail in orbit around Earth last week, after a failed attempt days earlier. However, subsequent observations of the spacecraft show it is “tumbling or wobbling” through space, which may have also impacted its traje…
Boeing Starliner is set to return home Friday, with no astronauts – The Washington Post
The spacecraft’s return without its crew represents a stinging loss for Boeing, which had hoped the test flight would lead to regular operational missions for the spacecraft.
Hubble Telescope spies a very sparkly mini-galaxy (image) – Space.com
Hubble was in the process of gleaning clues about dark matter.
NASA sending probe to Jupiter’s Europa in search for elements of life among suspected waterworld – Fox Weather
Europa, a NASA spacecraft named after the Jupiter moon it will study, could launch as soon as mid-October, beginning the journey to reveal if this suspected waterworld might support life.
7-foot shark was eaten by even bigger shark, researchers suspect – New York Post
A pregnant 7-foot porbeagle shark appeared to have been eaten by an even larger shark in what researchers believe is the first such evidence of the ocean hunter becoming the hunted.
SpaceX plans Starlink and Polaris Dawn launches in consecutive days – TESLARATI
SpaceX is planning to launch a Starlink flight on Thursday and its groundbreaking Polaris Dawn mission on Friday, marking two significant launches on consecutive days this week.
The Vega rocket never found its commercial niche. After tonight, it’s gone. – Ars Technica
The larger Vega-C will take over, primarily to launch European government satellites.
Fungal spores of the mold Aspergillus fumigatus produce an enzyme that weakens the immune system – Phys.org
Aspergillus fumigatus is a mold that is found all over the world. Unlike closely related species, it can cause serious, often fatal infections in humans. What makes A. fumigatus so dangerous? An international research team led by Gustavo Goldman from the Univ…
