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⋅ October 4, 2024
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Space.com

Dangerous satellite air pollution exists in a legal loophole
Space.com
Air pollution from satellites burning up in Earth’s atmosphere could become the world’s next big environmental problem — but the tricky form of contamination seems to evade the reach of both international space treaties and Earth-focused environmental …
Space.com

NASA’s exoplanet hunter TESS spots a record-breaking 3-star system
Space.com
Using NASA’s exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), scientists have spotted a record-breaking triple-star system so tightly bound that it could fit comfortably between the sun and its closest planet, Mercury.
USA TODAY

Is Earth destined for another extinction-level asteroid event? | The Excerpt
USA TODAY
On a special episode (first released on October 2, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: Hollywood has long been enamored with end-of-the-world science fiction where asteroids play the leading role. But the reality is that asteroids did in fact lead to the end …
Space.com

ULA’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket aces 2nd test launch
Space.com
“I think we’re all really excited to see that it’s such a significant launch in terms of our certification and where we’re going with Vulcan,” Space Force program manager Megan Lepien said during the ULA launch livestream. “It was just a tremendous …
CBS News

The northern lights could be visible in Massachusetts again. See the aurora forecast map.
CBS News
BOSTON – There’s a chance that the northern lights could make an appearance over Massachusetts tonight, and the aurora borealis forecast says the possibility of seeing the colorful display will continue for the next several nights in New England.
BBC News

Northern lights possible as solar storms gather
BBC News
A huge solar flare, the largest since 2017, has been spotted erupting from the Sun’s surface. Solar flares are made up of electromagnetic radiation that travel from the Sun at the speed of light and can reach Earth in about eight minutes.
The New York Times

Scientists Found a Surprising Way to Make Fungus Happy
The New York Times
A close-up view of a green fungus in a petri dish looking straight down. Playing sound to Trichoderma harzianum, a green microscopic fungus that defends tree roots from pathogens, led to growth …
Scientific American

Astronomers Spot a ‘Super-Mars’ Exoplanet around Barnard’s Star
Scientific American
Claims of worlds orbiting Barnard’s star have been made before. But an advanced instrument could provide the breakthrough that finally confirms the star hosts a planetary system. By John Wenz. Artist’s impression of a sub-Earth-mass planet orbiting …
Space.com

How to watch SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launch NASA’s Europa Clipper probe on Oct. 10
Space.com
SpaceX will launch NASA’s highly anticipated Europa Clipper mission on Thursday (Oct. 10), and you can watch the action live. A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on Thursday at 12:31 …
BBC News

Martian sand can be used to build in space, Dublin scientists find
BBC News
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin discovered a way of binding regolith – surface rocks, sand and dust – together using low temperatures and minimal energy. The blocks, built with carbon nanotubes, have a relatively low …