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⋅ September 23, 2024
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Spaceflight Now

Soyuz brings two cosmonauts, NASA astronaut back to Earth after record-setting mission
Spaceflight Now
The Soyuz MS-25/71S spacecraft carrying commander Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson undocked from the International Space Station early Monday as the two spacecraft were passing 260 miles above eastern Mongolia. Image: NASA.
Space.com

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is enroute to conduct 1st crater rim study at ‘Dox Castle’
Space.com
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will soon encounter rare rubble dumped on the Red Planet by an ancient asteroid impact, kicking off a new phase of science observations as the rover continues its arduous trek to the western edge of Jezero Crater.
Space.com

Astronauts, capsule for SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission arrive at Florida launch site (photos)
Space.com
The pieces are in place for SpaceX’s Crew-9 astronaut mission, which is set to launch this week. NASA’s Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov arrived at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on Saturday (Sept. 21). The duo will fly to the …
Space.com

Equinox increases chances of geomagnetic storm from solar eruption this week
Space.com
The sunspot AR3835 erupted on Sunday (Sept. 22) during Earth’s equinox when a glancing blow can cause a geomagnetic storm. Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
The Washington Post

Why this fall will be a magnificent time to gaze into the night sky
The Washington Post
Autumn brings longer, cooler and clearer nights. Summer’s bright constellations and dense star clouds of the Milky Way give way to the more subtle star patterns that highlight fall evenings. This fall we see the return of Saturn, Jupiter and Venus, …
The New York Times

Punching Octopuses Lead Fish on Hunting Parties
The New York Times
Scientists gathered these leadership lessons by watching a species commonly known as day octopuses, which roam the ocean floor in mixed-species hunting parties. A study published on Monday in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution suggests …
NPR

Octopuses and fish share leadership—and enforcement—in group hunting
NPR
Sampaio says that before this study, the consensus among researchers had been that the octopus (specifically, a species called the day octopus) was doing all the work. And the fish—usually different kinds of goatfish—were freeloading.
Physics

Deciphering the Blueprint of the Fruit Fly’s Brain
Physics
Researchers leverage synapse-level maps of the fruit fly brain to examine how neuronal connection probabilities vary with distance, offering insights into how these neuronal networks may optimize function within spatial constraints.
Livescience.com

‘Martian dog’ and dozens of other mysterious blobs found hiding under Mars’ north pole in new ‘gravity map’
Livescience.com
A new map that details gravitational anomalies on Mars has revealed 20 mysteriously dense blobs, including a dog-shaped mass, buried below the planet’s north pole. And researchers have no clear idea where they came from. When you purchase through links …
Science News

A materials scientist seeks to extract lithium from untapped sources
Science News
Chong Liu is standing to the right, facing the camera, in a lab. A fundamental understanding of materials science pointed Chong Liu and her team to an excellent material for capturing lithium.