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⋅ August 4, 2024
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WIRED

See the Perseids and Southern Delta Aquariids in a Stunning Double Meteor Shower
WIRED
Across the Northern Hemisphere, August will see beautiful displays of meteors. Here’s everything you need to know to enjoy them. Image may contain Nature …
Space.com

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (photos)
Space.com
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink satellites to orbit early Sunday (Aug. 4), continuing a busy stretch for the company. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 23 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday …
Mashable

Scientists devised an unexpected use for the moon. It’s a vault.
Mashable
Folks, have you thanked the moon lately? The large, cratered orb — weighing in at some 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 pounds — serves us greatly. Its potent gravity stabilizes Earth’s wobble, so we don’t spin chaotically over time (like on Mars), …
NBC Montana

UM receives $575K to study artificial molecules
NBC Montana
The study will focus on how molecules fold into specific shapes and aims to force artificial molecules to coil into double or triple helixes. The grant will employ two UM graduate students and two undergraduate researchers …
AZCentral.com

When is the next full moon? Why the August Sturgeon Moon is special
AZCentral.com
Instead, the August full moon will be a seasonal blue moon, which occurs when there are four full moons in a single astronomical season, instead of the usual three.
WESH Orlando

NASA, SpaceX successfully launch ISS resupply mission on Sunday
WESH Orlando
The rocket was rolled out to Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday, August 2. This will be the 21st mission for of an expendable Cygnus cargo spacecraft from Northrop Grumman …
Times of India

Higgs particle could have ended the universe: What prevented it, why are we still here
Times of India
In the case of the Higgs field, a phase transition would result in the creation of low-energy bubbles of space, each with its own unique set of physical laws. Within these bubbles, “the mass of electrons would suddenly change, and so would its interactions …
The Guardian

‘Not stranded in space’: how Nasa lost control of Boeing Starliner narrative
The Guardian
And for a while at least, it looked like it had been successful. The majestic June launch of the much-delayed and over-budget Starliner capsule from Florida, ferrying two Nasa astronauts to the International Space Station, offered a glimpse of a bright new …
ABC News

The Tetris effect: How video games opened a window to the brain
ABC News
“And being a scientist, I said, that’s really strange.” Professor Stickgold is a sleep researcher at Harvard Medical School, with an interest in dreams and memories. When this happened in the …
Texas Public Radio

ISS to be deorbited by SpaceX after 2030
Texas Public Radio
NASA has selected a private company to deorbit the space station when it’s finished its mission. On this week’s edition of Weekend Insight, TPR’s Jerry Clayton spoke with space expert Chris Combs, The Dee Howard endowed Associate Professor in aerodynamics …