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⋅ September 20, 2024
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Space.com

Black hole ‘bullets’ fired at Mars could reveal more about dark matter
Space.com
“Primordial black holes do not live in the solar system. Rather, they’re streaming through the universe, doing their own thing. And the probability is, they’re going through the inner solar system at some angle once every ten years or so.” Comments (0).
Space.com

1st results of XRISM X-ray space telescope reveals black hole and supernova secrets
Space.com
The region around the observed supermassive black hole, located in the galaxy NGC 4151 and about 62 million light-years away from Earth, has something in common with the remains of the observed supernova, called supernova N132D and located about 160,000 …
Space.com

Astronaut captures stunning timelapse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS from ISS (video)
Space.com
Matthew Dominick continues to wow us with impressive astrophotography from aboard the International Space Station. Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
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See the moon meet up with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades this weekend
Space.com
During the morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 22, skywatchers across much of the western US will be able to watch as a waning gibbous moon — 75 percent illuminated by the sun — crosses in front of probably the most noteworthy and popular of all the star …
The New York Times

Earth Might Have Had a Ring 466 Million Years Ago
The New York Times
If the debris had come from the asteroid belt, the craters should have been distributed all over the planet. But the craters were clustered around the Equator, hinting that they were made by meteorites falling from an equatorial ring.
Space.com

Meet the SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts launching to the International Space Station Sept. 26
Space.com
Crew-9, SpaceX’s ninth operational commercial crew mission for NASA, will lift off Thursday, Sept. 26, at 2:05 p.m. EDT (1805 GMT). NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut …
SpaceNews

United Launch Alliance prepares for crucial certification flight as US Space Force watches closely
SpaceNews
The first flight, Cert-1, launched on January 8, successfully deploying Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander. The Vulcan Centaur is designed to replace ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket for national security launches, a transition that …
Space.com

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea (video)
Space.com
SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink satellites to orbit today (Sept. 20). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink craft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on California’s foggy central coast today at 9:50 a.m. EDT (1350 GMT and …
Phys.Org

Proteins in tooth enamel offer window into ancient and modern human wellness
Phys.Org
A new way of looking at tooth enamel could give scientists a path to deeper understanding of the health of human populations, from the ancient to the modern. The method, published this week in the Journal of Archaeological Science, examines two immune …
NPR

A ‘golden age’ of rat research may be here. What the often unwanted companions can teach us about us
NPR
Rats are one of the most prolific mammals on the planet. Their close, often-fraught relationship with humans have allowed them to spread to pantries, sewers and garbage piles around the world. Domesticated brown rats are a commonly used mammal in …