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⋅ September 8, 2024
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Space.com

Boeing Starliner capsule lands back on Earth, without astronauts, to end troubled test flight (video)
Space.com
The landing was long-delayed, coming more than three months into an orbital mission originally expected to last about 10 days. And, while Starliner launched with two NASA astronauts aboard — Williams and Butch Wilmore — nobody rode it home.
Fortune

Boeing Starliner returns to Earth without a crew as NASA flags new issues
Fortune
Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner made its long-awaited return to Earth on Saturday without the astronauts who rode it up to the International Space Station, after NASA ruled the trip back too risky.
Florida Today

Polaris Dawn: Still no word on when ambitious crewed mission will launch from Cape Canaveral
Florida Today
As a second straight weekend fades away on the calendar, neither SpaceX nor Polaris Program officials have announced a new target launch time and date for the privately funded Polaris Dawn orbital mission featuring an adventuresome spacewalk.
WCVB Boston

Here’s a collection of all the news concerning space this week
WCVB Boston
It’s been a busy week for space travel and exploration this week. From returning capsules to stranded astronauts, maiden voyages and telescope images — here’s a look at all of our space stories from this week: …
The News Journal

What is a corn moon? How September’s full moon got its name, when you can see it
The News Journal
The harvest moon dips down toward the horizon early Friday morning as seen in West El. In September, the full moon is known as the corn moon and stems from Native American tribes harvesting corn …
Deccan Herald

The Moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity, samples from Chinese space mission confirm
Deccan Herald
While these results are difficult to reconcile with the accepted history of lunar volcanism, it’s possible some areas of the Moon’s interior were more enriched in radioactive elements that generate the heat that drives volcanic activity.
WFLA

Two NASA astronauts stuck in space have flown long missions before
WFLA
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are now full-time station crew members along with the seven others on board. NASA decided last month they won’t be flying back in their Boeing Starliner …
WIRED

Alien Spaceships Could Be Detected Using Gravitational Waves
WIRED
How much do we really know about what else is out there in the universe? Let’s take an outlandish example. If there were aliens flying around our galaxy with the sort of warp drive technology we often …
WJLA

UMD student reports being inappropriately touched, suspect search underway: Police
WJLA
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (7News) — Police are searching for a person who inappropriately touched a University of Maryland student Friday, according to the University of Maryland Police Department. On Friday morning, a student reported to police that she was …
Hindustan Times

What is the ‘God of Chaos’? New study reveals giant asteroid could hit Earth if…
Hindustan Times
A new study has made shocking revelations about 99942 Apophis. Despite scientists previously having dismissed the possibility of it hitting Earth, Canadian astronomer Paul Wiegert has discovered one condition that may set the giant asteroid on a collision …