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⋅ September 2, 2024
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Phys.Org

Fourth Mercury flyby begins BepiColombo’s new trajectory
Phys.Org
The ESA/JAXA mission is still on track, with a new trajectory that will take it just 165 km from Mercury’s surface on Wednesday. Taking BepiColombo closer to Mercury than it’s ever …
KCRA Sacramento

NASA spacecraft collision may have created a meteor shower that will last for 100 years
KCRA Sacramento
The space agency planned the DART, or Double Asteroid Redirection Test, mission to carry out a full-scale assessment of asteroid deflection technology on behalf of planetary defense. NASA wanted to see whether a kinetic impact …
Livescience.com

Earthquakes can trigger quartz into forming giant gold nuggets, study finds
Livescience.com
Geologists have known for decades that gold forms in quartz with the help of earthquakes, but now they have worked out exactly how the setting and seismic waves combine to form large nuggets. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an …
Vox

Two astronauts are stranded in space. This one is jealous.
Vox
February?! Until February?!?! Boeing slip leaves astronauts in limbo. by Sean Rameswaram and Avishay Artsy. Sep 2, 2024, 5:00 AM PDT. Las Vegas Hosts Annual CES Trade Show. Former NASA astronaut Cady Coleman speaks during a keynote address at CES 2023 …
Livescience.com

Saturn at opposition: How to see the ringed planet at its biggest and brightest this week
Livescience.com
Saturn will enter opposition on Sept. 7 and 8, orbiting on the opposite side of Earth as the sun. Here’s everything you need to know to spot Saturn at its peak size and brightness this week. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an …
Space.com

Astronomers discover oldest known eclipse reference in 6000-year-old Hindu text
Space.com
The passages are flowery but fitting for an eclipse, describing the sun as being “pierced” with darkness and gloom and proposing that evil beings had caused the sun’s “magic arts to vanish.” Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, …
Bay News 9

USF Engineering students return home after spending summer working alongside NASA
Bay News 9
TAMPA, Fla. — Engineers at the University of South Florida are teaming up with NASA. What You Need To Know. Students with USF’s Applied Engineering program spent a couple of weeks this summer in California, working alongside those from NASA
FOX 6 Milwaukee

Boeing, NASA execs reportedly fought in meetings over how to bring back stranded astronauts
FOX 6 Milwaukee
Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station on June 5 are still stuck there due to issues with the spacecraft they arrived on — and they don’t know how or when they’re returning home.
Times of India

720-foot huge asteroid approaching Earth at high speed: NASA
Times of India
NASA has recently issued an alert regarding a massive asteroid named 2024 ON, which is hurtling towards Earth at an alarming speed. This asteroid, measuring approximately 720 feet in diameter, has captured the attention of astronomers and space …
Times of India

Will NASA’s Dart mission trigger a man-made meteor shower? Read to find out
Times of India
Dubbed the “Dimorphids,” these meteors, if seen, would be unique due to their artificial origin and may be visible from the southern hemisphere near the Indus constellation.