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CBS News

And so, after launch scrubs Friday and Saturday, Crew 8 commander Matthew Dominick, co-pilot Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps and cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin thundered away from the Kennedy Space Center atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 10:53 p.m. EST.

Space.com

SpaceX launched another crew of four to the International Space Station tonight (March 3). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with the four astronauts of NASA’s Crew-8 mission at 10:53 p.m. EST tonight (0353 GMT on March 4) from Pad 39A at Kennedy …

Scientific American

The subsurface ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa may have far less oxygen—and less potential for life—than previously believed, according to data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. By Sharmila Kuthunur. Detailed view of surface of “chaos terrain” on Jupiter’s …

CBS News

Crew 8 commander Matthew Dominick, co-pilot Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps and cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin planned to strap in aboard their Crew Dragon spacecraft just after 8 p.m. EST to await liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center at 10:53 p.m. EST, the …

Space.com

Dominick is Crew-8’s commander, Barrett is the pilot, and Epps and Grebenkin are mission specialists. Are all spaceflight rookies except Barratt, who already had two orbital missions under his belt before this one.

Space.com

If the mission lifts off on time, and if SpaceX launches the Transporter-10 rideshare mission scheduled for 5:05 p.m. ET today, three Falcon 9 rocket launches will have happened in a span of less than 24 hours.

BBC News

The age of one of Earth’s largest and most complex types of sand dune has been calculated for the first time. Star dunes – or pyramid dunes – are named after their distinctive shapes and reach hundreds of metres in height. They are found in Africa, …

USA TODAY

Here is what to know about recording the total solar eclipse in the U.S. safely with your cellphone and capturing the best photos. Hint: Eclipse glasses aren’t solar camera lenses. Anthony Robledo. USA TODAY. Delicate streamers in the sun’s corona …

ABC News

Damien Boschetto made the discovery in southern France in 2022. ByLeah Sarnoff. March 4, 2024, 1:43 PM. 1:17. 2 new dinosaur species discovered in Northwest China. Paleontologists in China uncovered fossils from three different dinosaurs, …

Reuters

The study focused upon a star dune in eastern Morocco called Lala Lallia, meaning “highest sacred point” in the local Berber language, situated within the Sahara Desert in a small sand sea called Erg Chebbi about 3 miles (5 km) from the town of Merzouga, …