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⋅ June 22, 2024
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Space.com

Magnetic vortices may help feed supermassive black holes. Here’s how
Space.com
This could explain why some black holes are able to grow to millions or billions of times the mass of our sun. Comments (0). An illustration of a purple and gray disk of gas and dust. In the center. An artist’s impression of the spiraling magnetic wind …
CNN

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is different from what an Italian astronomer observed in 1665
CNN
But astronomers have debated just how old the vortex really is, as well as when and how it formed. Some experts believed it was centuries old and first observed by Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini in the 17th century, while others thought the …
Spaceflight Now

NASA again delays Starliner undocking, return to Earth
Spaceflight Now
NASA and Boeing managers have again decided to extend the Starliner crew capsule’s stay at the International Space Station, passing up a June 26 re-entry to allow more time for analysis and testing to make sure helium leaks and thruster failures are …
CNN

If Triceratops had a metalhead cousin, this dinosaur would be it
CNN
Experts reconstructed the fossil skull bones of Lokiceratops, which are on display at the Museum of Evolution in Maribo, Denmark. Museum of Evolution. Editor’s note: A …
Space.com

NASA, Boeing delay Starliner astronaut landing again, to study helium leaks and thruster issues
Space.com
Starliner had been scheduled to come home on June 26, but it will now stay aloft until at least July 2. Comments (0). Boeing’s white and blue Starliner spacecraft docked at the International Space Station in June 2024.
Space.com

James Webb Space Telescope spies never-before-seen star behavior in distant nebula (video, photo)
Space.com
In the upper left part of the photo are several “protostellar outflows,” or jets of gas erupting out of newborn stars. While we’ve seen such outflows before, we’ve never seen them line up in the same direction as in the JWST image; NASA likens them to ” …
Space.com

Is there liquid water on Mars today? Marsquake data could tell us
Space.com
‘If we listen to the marsquakes that are moving through the subsurface, if they pass through water, they’ll create these wonderful, unique signals.’ Comments (0). View of the Mars horizon with parts of the Insight lander in the foreground.
Phys.Org

Saturday Citations: Bulking tips for black holes; microbes influence drinking; new dinosaur just dropped
Phys.Org
What did scientists do this week? Exactly four things, all of which are summarized below. ‘This sweet baby can hold 4.3 million suns’. Supermassive black holes: How do they get so huge? This simple question is way more complicated than it sounds.
Space.com

Gaia space telescope helps astronomers image hidden objects around bright stars
Space.com
“This result breaks new ground in the hunt for planets in our galaxy and promises us glimpses of new distant worlds.” Comments (0). A glowing orange and brown sphere next to a brighter orange sphere. A brown dwarf orbits a bright star in this …
The Washington Post

Five great things to see in the summer night sky
The Washington Post
Summer nights are the shortest but also the warmest — making them particularly appealing for skywatching. The upcoming months feature the year’s best meteor shower in August, the return of multiple planets and a partial lunar eclipse before the season …