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⋅ October 9, 2024
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Space.com

Can Rocket Lab come to NASA’s rescue with new Mars sample-return plan?
Space.com
The precious Mars samples collected by the Perseverance rover could be coming to Earth sooner rather than later. Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. illustration showing a …
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Gateway gift: Northrop Grumman delivers lunar-orbit hab for Space Center Houston display
Space.com
Delivered by flatbed truck and carefully moved inside by forklifts and trolleys on Tuesday (Oct. 6), the two-piece module sometimes only had mere inches of clearance, and that was after Space Center Houston trimmed back tree limbs and tore out a window- …
Space.com

James Webb Space Telescope watches a frozen, comet-like object shooting jets of gas
Space.com
The observations provide clues as to how this centaur and others formed, what they are made of, and how they eventually transition into full-fledged comets, the research team said in a study published in the journal Nature.
The New York Times

Google Triumphs on the Nobel Stage as Tough Antitrust Fight Looms
The New York Times
On Wednesday, the Nobel Prize committee conferred considerable prestige to Google’s pursuit of big ideas. Demis Hassabis, the chief executive of Google’s primary artificial intelligence lab, and John Jumper, one of the lab’s scientists, …
Space.com

Prime Day final hours: Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ still 31% off
Space.com
This telescope features a 130mm aperture, meaning it has plenty of light-gathering ability, so the targets you’re trying to spot will appear bright in view. It also features fully-coated glass optics …
Los Angeles Times

Scientists long urged NASA to search for signs of life near Jupiter. Now it’s happening
Los Angeles Times
Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is suspected of harboring a vast ocean that may be capable of supporting life. · The $5-billion Europa Clipper spacecraft is the largest interplanetary probe ever built by NASA.
Space.com

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS photobombs SOHO spacecraft during powerful solar flare (video)
Space.com
Nothing makes a photo more interesting than an unexpected guest appearing in the background. And how cool would it be if the photobomber were a comet? That’s exactly what happened to the sun-studying Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft …
Space.com

Dominican Republic signs Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration
Space.com
“NASA is proud to welcome the Dominican Republic signing of the Artemis Accords as we expand the peaceful exploration of space to all nations,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson in a statement.
Space.com

How sweet is space? The answer may reveal clues about how life began
Space.com
Studying the formation of “simpler” molecules like glyceric acid helps to bridge the gap between prebiotic chemistry — the chemistry that existed before life or led to it — and modern biochemistry as we know it today.
Phys.Org

Astronomers race to capture image of exoplanet near star
Phys.Org
Now, AF Lep b is the lowest-mass planet with the smallest angular separation—that is, how close it is to its host star as seen from Earth—that has been directly observed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Results were published recently in The …