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⋅ June 27, 2024
NEWS
Space.com

Missing Milky Way black holes are bad news for this dark matter theory
Space.com
The new dark matter results come from a look back through 20 years of observations conducted by a team of scientists from the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) survey at the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw.
Space.com

ULA delays Dream Chaser space plane launch to certify Vulcan Centaur rocket for US military missions
Space.com
ULA plans to focus its second-ever launch on Vulcan Centaur, a military certification flight called Cert-2, no earlier than September. Cert-2 will fly an inert payload, as well as experiments and demonstrations, CEO Tory Bruno announced today (June 26).
CNN

Surprising asteroid sample reveals Bennu may have originated from an ocean world
CNN
A microscope image shows a dark particle from Bennu, about a millimeter long, with a crust of bright phosphate. Lauretta & Connolly et al. (2024)/Meteoritics & Planetary Science.
CNN

SpaceX to build vehicle that will drag the International Space Station out of orbit
CNN
NASA will pay SpaceX up to nearly $1 billion to develop a vehicle capable of steering the International Space Station out of orbit to its final resting place when the federal agency and its partners retire the orbiting laboratory in the coming years.
CNBC

Investing in Space: Why ULA needs to launch its second Vulcan rocket as soon as possible
CNBC
The Vulcan booster for the Cert-2 mission is seen during transport to Cape Canaveral, Florida. United Launch Alliance. CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the …
The Washington Post

China says US can’t stop it from taking ‘giant steps’ in space
The Washington Post
Beijing is celebrating its successful world-first mission to collect samples from the far side of the moon, saying U.S. efforts to deter China can’t keep it from making “giant steps” in space. China this week became the first country to retrieve rocks …
Space.com

Tour the famous ‘Pillars of Creation’ with gorgeous new 3D views from Hubble and JWST (video)
Space.com
In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope released images of the Pillars of Creation — stunning effervescent clouds of interstellar dust and gas, the place where stars are born. Now, combining data from Hubble …
Space.com

If alien life exists on Europa, we may find it in hydrothermal vents
Space.com
If there’s life on Europa or Enceladus, it could have a network of deep-sea hydrothermal vents to thank for its existence. closeup of an icy moon, whose white surface is crisscrossed by reddish-brown lines. The icy Jupiter ocean moon Europa, imaged in …
CNN

Spacewalk suits are aging rapidly, but NASA just canceled plans for new ones
CNN
The space agency announced Wednesday that it’s abandoning contracts worth more than $100 million with Collins Aerospace — a division of RTX Corporation, formerly known as Raytheon Technologies, and a longtime NASA partner — to develop next-generation …
Space.com

NASA astronaut gives tips to Baseball Hall of Fame from ISS (video)
Space.com
Curveballs could be even tougher to hit in space than they are here on Earth. International Space Station (ISS) astronaut Jeanette Epps says baseballs could have more spin in space, based on her NASA experience. She shared gameplay tips live with the …