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Archive for October 12th, 2024

NASA delays Europa Clipper launch to Jupiter to Oct. 14 amid post-hurricane checks

October 12th, 2024 by

NASA has postponed the launch of its next flagship mission to Jupiter by at least another day due to the impact of Hurricane Milton at its Florida launch site.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 132 —Living in Martian Mushrooms

October 12th, 2024 by

On Episode 132 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Lynn Rothschild on how mushroom mycelia might be utilized as a Mars habitat-building resource.

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FAA clears SpaceX to resume Falcon 9 rocket launches

October 12th, 2024 by

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced on Friday (Oct. 11) that it has given SpaceX the green light to resume launches of its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket.

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SpaceX Starship launches: Live updates

October 12th, 2024 by

Read the latest news about SpaceX’s Starship megarocket test flights, launches, photos and more.

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‘Stunning was the word’: Astronauts snap amazing aurora photo from ISS during severe geomagnetic storm

October 12th, 2024 by

NASA astronauts Don Pettit and Matthew Dominick captured a supercharged, super-red aurora display from the International Space Station.

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James Webb Space Telescope spies ‘inside-out’ star formation in ancient galaxy (image)

October 12th, 2024 by

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed ‘inside-out’ star formation in a galaxy just 700 million years after the Big Bang, fleshing out our understanding of the early universe.

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Hints of volcanic moon around alien planet may be 1st-of-its-kind discovery (video)

October 12th, 2024 by

A sodium cloud detected in the vicinity of an exoplanet named WASP-49 b hints at the presence of a natural satellite, also known as an exomoon.

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The key ingredients for life on Earth came from space, new evidence suggests

October 12th, 2024 by

The vital ingredients for life on Earth may have been delivered by meteorites from larger bodies called “planetesimals” in the early solar system. The discovery could assist in the search for alien life.

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