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⋅ September 26, 2024
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Space.com

Exoplanet orbiting dead star offers possible glimpse into Earth’s future
Space.com
A planetary system anchored by a dead white dwarf star, located around 4,000 light-years away, has offered astronomers a possible glimpse into what our sun and Earth could look like in around 8 billion years.
Space.com

Why I’m going to Easter Island for the ‘ring of fire’ annular solar eclipse
Space.com
The world’s most remote island, where moai stand and stare at the stars, will experience an annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024. For one eclipse-chaser, it’s unmissable. Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an …
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The W boson caused a particle mystery — but scientists have cracked the case
Space.com
Large Hadron Collider has ended W boson fever. “We have to search for new physics elsewhere,” one researcher says. Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
The Planetary Society

Could Europa Clipper find life?
The Planetary Society
For a mission that doesn’t aim to find alien life, Europa Clipper may come surprisingly close. Through years of development up to today — only weeks away from the mission’s launch — NASA has been clear: Europa Clipper will not reveal alien life.
Space.com

How to watch SpaceX’s Crew-9 astronaut launch for NASA on Sept. 28
Space.com
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Crew Dragon spacecraft and its crew is scheduled to lift off from Space Launch Complex-40 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday at 1:17 p.m. EDT (1717 GMT).
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Earth will capture ‘second moon’ this weekend
Space.com
NASA scientists have calculated that Earth will capture a “second moon” on Sunday (Sept. 29). The “mini-moon” comes in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part of a small asteroid belt that follows Earth.
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‘That’s weird’: James Webb Space Telescope spies a strange galaxy outshining its stars
Space.com
A large field of stars and galaxies with one shown in a small white squre,. An oddball galaxy in the early universe shines so brightly it outshines its stars. ( …
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NASA, South Korea plan mission to unexplored region of deep space
Space.com
NASA and South Korea’s space agency have agreed to deeper cooperation in space exploration, science and aeronautics, including collaboration on a pioneering mission. NASA and the Republic of Korea’s newly created Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) …
CNN

Massive jets of material shooting from a black hole dwarf even the largest galaxies, scientists say
CNN
Astronomers have observed a massive pair of jets releasing from a supermassive black hole 7.5 billion light-years from Earth. The megastructure spans 23 million light-years in length, making these black hole jets the largest ever seen, according to new …
CBS News

Comet may be visible to the naked eye in Massachusetts. Here’s how to see C/2023 A3.
CBS News
BOSTON – There is the potential that a “naked-eye” comet will be visible over Massachusetts for the next few days. In simpler terms, that means a comet that can be seen without the aid of binoculars or a telescope.