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⋅ October 3, 2024
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Space.com

James Webb Space Telescope finds supernova ‘Hope’ that could finally resolve major astronomy debate
Space.com
The supernova, which exploded when the 13.8-billion-year-old universe was just around 3.5 billion years old, tells us something about a huge problem in cosmology called the “Hubble tension.”.
Space.com

Top ‘safety risk’ for the ISS is a leak that has been ongoing for 5 years, NASA audit finds
Space.com
“Ongoing cracks and air leaks” in that Russian module are being examined by NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos, the report emphasized, but officials warned that the aging ISS needs several measures to keep operations going through at least the …
Spaceflight Now

Live coverage: ULA to launch second test flight of its Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral
Spaceflight Now
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket sits at launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) ahead of the planned Cert-2 launch on Oct. 4, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. United Launch Alliance is preparing for its final planned test …
Space.com

BepiColombo spacecraft’s flyby of Mercury begins unraveling the planet’s magnetic mystery
Space.com
The BepiColombo spacecraft may have only made rapid flybys of Mercury, but it is already helping to unravel mysteries surrounding the closest planet to the sun. In 2026, a European Space Agency (ESA)/ …
Space.com

Biggest solar flare since 2017 erupts from sun and Earth is in the firing line (video)
Space.com
On Oct. 3, the sun released the most powerful solar flare this solar cycle, a colossal X9.05 eruption. Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
Scientific American

Can Scientists Save the World from an Apocalyptic Asteroid Strike?
Scientific American
Sooner or later a doomsday asteroid will wipe out most life on Earth—unless, that is, we prevent threatening space rocks from hitting us in the first place. By Lee Billings. Illustration of a nuclear device being detonated in space in order to deflect …
Space.com

Curiosity Mars rover’s wheels are more battered than ever — but they still work
Space.com
A torn up wheel close up image. An image of the Curiosity rover’s wheel, taken on September 22, 2024. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech …
Forbes

Where Is The Next Eclipse? Why NASA Now Has More Accurate Eclipse Maps
Forbes
Here’s why it’s essential. Whenever there’s a total solar eclipse coming, eclipse-chasers must get into the path of totality — a projection of the moon’s central shadow, the umbra — onto the surface of Earth. Only from inside that path is the sun entirely …
Space.com

How to watch ULA’s 2nd-ever Vulcan Centaur rocket launch on Oct. 4
Space.com
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is set to launch the second test flight of its Vulcan Centaur rocket on Friday morning (Oct. 4), and you can watch the action live online. Vulcan Centaur’s second mission, a test flight called Cert-2, is scheduled to lift …
Phys.Org

A new era of solar observation: International team produces global maps of coronal magnetic field
Phys.Org
For the first time, scientists have taken near-daily measurements of the sun’s global coronal magnetic field, a region of the sun that has only been observed irregularly in the past. The resulting observations are providing valuable insights into the …