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⋅ October 15, 2024
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Space.com

Hunter’s Supermoon rises this week, the biggest full moon of 2024. Here’s how to see it
Space.com
According to Dr. Espenak, there are four supermoons in 2024, in August, September, October and November. But this week’s supermoon is the one where the full moon and perigee coincide closest together.
Space.com

Euclid ‘dark universe’ telescope reveals 1st breathtaking images from massive ‘cosmic atlas’ map
Space.com
“This is just 1% of the map, and yet it is full of a variety of sources that will help scientists discover new ways to describe the universe.” Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Space.com

SpaceX launches 100th rocket of 2024 during Starlink doubleheader (video, photos)
Space.com
SpaceX launched its 100th rocket of the year early Tuesday morning (Oct. 15), and followed it up with another liftoff just hours later. SpaceX’s centenary mission of the year lifted off from Florida, with a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 of the company’s …
Scientific American

A Weird Form of Dark Energy Might Solve a Cosmic Conundrum
Scientific American
Estimates of how fast the universe is expanding disagree. Could a new form of dark energy resolve the problem? By Marc Kamionkowski & Adam G. Riess. Illustration of a cosmic sky, filled in by puzzle pieces. Chris Gash. November 2024 Issue. Cosmology.
CBS News

Is Comet Atlas worth seeing? Expert explains why you should “relish the opportunity.”
CBS News
BOSTON – The massive comet that’s starting to become visible in the night sky across the United States won’t stick around for too long. And once it’s gone, Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas won’t be seen again from Earth with the naked eye for another 80,000 …
The New York Times

A Distant Planet May Host a Moon That’s Spewing a Volcanic Cloud
The New York Times
Astronomers have identified thousands of planets orbiting distant stars using sophisticated observatories. But there’s something they have yet to spot with any certainty: moons around those worlds. Now a recent discovery around a Saturn-size planet 635 …
CBS News

Rare comet and supermoon should be visible in Massachusetts this week. Here’s how to see them
CBS News
BOSTON – Comet Atlas has been flirting with Massachusetts. It began very low in the eastern horizon a few weeks ago and now it has reappeared in the west in the evenings. However, until now, there really hasn’t been an ideal night for viewing here in …
Harvard Gazette

Astrophysicist Ashley Villar named a 2024 Packard Fellow
Harvard Gazette
This year’s class of Packard Fellows features 20 early-career scientists and engineers, each receiving $875,000 over five years to pursue their research goals. Villar is an astrophysicist who uses data-driven methods and machine …
The New Yorker

The Woman Who Helped Send a Spacecraft to Europa, Jupiter’s Icy Moon
The New Yorker
A frozen “ocean world” is the likeliest place in the solar system to foster alien life. Louise Prockter and her colleagues persuaded NASA to send a mission there. By …
ABC News

A Southern California school plants a ‘Moon Tree’ grown with seeds flown in space
ABC News
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. LAKE FOREST, Calif. — To cheers and applause from kids wearing spacesuits and star-studded T-shirts, a tree was planted in California that is out of this world.