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⋅ May 23, 2024
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Space.com

The Euclid ‘dark universe detective’ telescope has revealed new images of the cosmos — and they are remarkable
Space.com
A close up of the stellar nursery Messier 78 captured by the Euclid space telescope (Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre (CEA Paris-Saclay), G. Anselmi; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO or ESA Standard Licence.).
Space.com

NASA space telescope finds Earth-size exoplanet that’s ‘not a bad place’ to hunt for life
Space.com
Gliese 12 b is tantalizingly close and moderately warm, situated just 40 light-years away around a red dwarf star. Comments (1). A red orb toward the top left of the screen and an Earth-looking world. An illustration of the newly discovered Earth-sized …
Space.com

‘Death Star’ black holes caught blasting powerful beams at multiple targets: Watch out Alderaan! (video)
Space.com
Astronomers have witnessed vast black holes blasting powerful beams of particles into space, and then changing aim and firing at new celestial targets. This cosmic firing range, which is reminiscent of the destruction of …
Spaceflight Now

NASA, Boeing and ULA announce June 1 as new target date for Starliner’s Crew Flight Test
Spaceflight Now
NASA is looking at the start of June for its next attempt to launch its astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, on board Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. The announcement came last Wednesday night in a blog post, stating that June 1 will be the …
Space.com

1st astronaut launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule now targeted for June 1
Space.com
Boeing is now targeting June 1 for the first crewed launch of its Starliner capsule, though that date is far from set in stone. The flight date for the mission, called Crew Flight Test (CFT), has been in considerable flux recently.
Space.com

SpaceX to launch 3rd mission in 2 days this evening
Space.com
A rocket launch carves an orange arc into a dark night sky in this long-. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida on May 22, 2024.
Space.com

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on 2nd leg of spaceflight doubleheader
Space.com
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Wednesday night (May 22), the second mission in less than 24 hours for the company. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 23 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Florida’s Cape …
Scientific American

Europe’s Mars Rover Will Use New Nuclear Power Source
Scientific American
Europe’s upcoming Mars mission will use a pioneering nuclear-powered device that harnesses the radioactive decay of americium to keep its components warm — a first for spacecraft. The European Space Agency (ESA) announced the …
ABC News

NASA announces new launch date for Boeing’s Starliner astronaut-crewed mission after several delays
ABC News
The mission was most recently delayed due to a small helium leak. ByMary Kekatos. May 23, 2024, 9:30 AM. 2:44. Boeing Starliner set for launch taking 2 astronauts into space. The first crewed mission of Boeing’s new and long-delayed Starliner capsule …
Phys.Org

Research team releases new AI model for weather and climate applications
Phys.Org
Working together, NASA and IBM Research have developed a new artificial intelligence model to support a variety of weather and climate applications. The new model—known as the Privthi-weather-climate foundational model—uses artificial intelligence (AI) …