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⋅ October 27, 2024
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Space.com

What next for NASA’s Europa Clipper? The long road to Jupiter and its moons
Space.com
On Oct. 14, NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft began a vital mission. It will be investigating the potential habitability of Jupiter’s icy ocean moon Europa — but first, it has to get there. Though not on an “alien hunting” mission, …
Livescience.com

James Webb Space Telescope sees lonely supermassive black hole-powered quasars in the early universe
Livescience.com
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered lonely quasars in the early universe, with “empty larders” that defy theories surrounding their growth to monster sizes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
The New York Times

First Images of the Sun’s Flares Released From a New Space Telescope
The New York Times
Before the northern lights fill the night sky on Earth with their eerie neon glow, a blast of electrified gas flares up from the sun’s surface. And scientists are now getting a powerful new view of how those ejections move through the corona, the sun’s …
Livescience.com

Most of Earth’s meteorites may have come from the same 3 spots
Livescience.com
Earth is constantly getting pummeled by meteorites. We are unaware of most of them, as they burn up in our atmosphere before they hit the ground. Every now and again, though, something larger gets drawn into Earth’s gravitational field — and when this …
EarthSky

Explorers find ocean animals thriving beneath the seafloor
EarthSky
They found the ocean animals – including giant tubeworms and sea snails – below hydrothermal vents some 8,250 feet (2,515 m) from the Pacific Ocean’s surface. And they said these seafloor and subseafloor communities connect through passageways at the …
Maui Now

UH research sheds light on atmospheric blocking
Maui Now
The blocking events occur when large-scale high-pressure systems become stationary and divert the jet stream creating weather patterns that can be associated with record-breaking flooding or heat waves. In a new study …
Asteroids will swing close to Earth in a drive-by show
NPR
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WJXT News4JAX

Falcon 9 launches 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
WJXT News4JAX
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla., carrying a European spacecraft to an asteroid. (AP Photo/John Raoux) (John Raoux, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press.
WFTV Orlando

SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast
WFTV Orlando
SpaceX successfully launched 22 Staling satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The first stage rocket booster also completed its mission, successfully landing on the Just Read the …
India Today

Mysterious green spots seen on Mars raises new theory about life on Red Planet
India Today
NASA’s Perseverance rover has stumbled upon a new mystery on Mars. After examining a region called “Bright Angel” and sampling unique “leopard spots” there, the rover journeyed south across Neretva Vallis and discovered a remarkable area known as …