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⋅ September 25, 2024
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Weird striped rock ‘unlike any seen on Mars’ found by Perseverance rover. Here’s why NASA’s excited
Space.com
A striped rock that looks out of place in its surroundings on the slopes of the inner wall of Jezero crater has scientists excited about what it may reveal about the Red Planet’s history. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover spotted the striped rock, …
Space.com

James Webb Space Telescope finds ‘puffball’ exoplanet is uniquely lopsided
Space.com
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered that a “puffy” planet is asymmetric, meaning there is a significant difference between one side of the atmosphere and the other.
Space.com

How black-hole-powered quasars killed off neighboring galaxies in the early universe
Space.com
The team behind this research found quasars are “noisy neighbors” blasting out radiation that can cut off star formation, thus “killing” galaxies that live in their close cosmic neighborhoods. As a result, the closest companion galaxies around some quasars …
Space.com

Where did Mars’ atmosphere go? Scientists say it may be ‘hiding in plain sight’
Space.com
New research suggests the atmosphere of Mars may be hiding in plain sight, having been absorbed by minerals in the Red Planet’s clays. If Mars’ envelope of gas did “go to ground” over 3 billion years ago, this could explain how Earth’s neighboring …
BBC News

Earth to briefly gain second ‘moon’, scientists say
BBC News
Get ready for a cosmic surprise this autumn – Earth is about to get a second moon, according to scientists. A small asteroid is going to be captured by Earth’s gravitational pull and temporarily become a “mini-moon”. This space visitor will be around …
The New York Times

This Black Hole Has a Cosmic Wingspan
The New York Times
Astronomers announced last week that they had discovered a black hole spitting energy across 23 million light-years of intergalactic space. Two jets, shooting in opposite directions, compose the biggest lightning bolt ever seen in the …
Scientific American

‘Spooky Action at a Distance’ Observed in Quarks for the First Time
Scientific American
Physicists report the first observations of quantum entanglement in quarks, the heaviest known fundamental particles, inside the Large Hadron Collider. By Dan Garisto & Nature magazine. The 100-tonne wheel is lowered 80 meters underground in the ATLAS …
Space.com

SpaceX launching 20 Starlink internet satellites to orbit early Sept. 25
Space.com
SpaceX plans to launch 20 more of its Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from California early Wednesday morning (Sept. 25). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from …
Reuters

Spaceflight radiation exposure tested with onboard sensors and mannequins
Reuters
Mannequins Helga and Zohar were stand-ins for astronauts · Radiation tracked during NASA’s Artemis I mission in 2022 · Space radiation poses health risks for long flights.
Space.com

Blue Origin fires up 2nd stage of huge New Glenn rocket ahead of debut launch (video)
Space.com
The hotfire test validated the engines, subsystems and procedures for the upcoming NG-1 flight.