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⋅ November 5, 2024
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Space.com

Newfound dead star spins record-breaking 716 times a second, explodes with thermonuclear blasts
Space.com
Astronomers have discovered a “dead star” neutron star is spinning at an incredible 716 times a second, making it the joint fastest-spinning cosmic body ever seen. Not only this, but the neutron star’s surface is also erupting with explosions as …
Space.com

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to glimpse Venus’ surface tomorrow before historic sun encounter
Space.com
“We are basically almost landing on a star,” Nour Raouafi, an astrophysicist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and project scientist for the Parker Solar Probe mission, told BBC News earlier this year. “This will be a monumental …
Spaceflight Now

Live coverage: SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon prepares to dock with the International Space Station
Spaceflight Now
“After safely splashing down on Earth as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission Friday, a NASA astronaut experienced a medical issue. NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin were flown …
The New York Times

Japanese Scientists Bet on an Ancient Material for Their New Satellite: Wood
The New York Times
A SpaceX rocket launched Monday night from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying the world’s first satellite model with wooden components, marking a potential shift in space engineering that marries cutting-edge technology with traditional …
BBC News

World’s first wood-panelled satellite launched into space
BBC News
Made by researchers in Japan, the tiny satellite weighing just 900g is heading for the International Space Station on a SpaceX mission. It will then be released into orbit above the Earth. Named LignoSat, after …
Space.com

Watch 31st SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrive at the ISS today
Space.com
The space station will receive a new shipment of supplies this morning (Nov. 5), and you can watch the event live. A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft laden with 6,000 pounds (2,700 kilograms) of food, equipment and experiments will dock with the …
ABC News

Taurid meteor shower may be most visible on eve of Election Day
ABC News
Every year from September to November, the Earth passes through a broad stream of debris left by comets. When the dust from the comet hits Earth’s atmosphere at 65,000 mph, it burns up and creates a meteor shower, according to NASA.
Reuters

Webb telescope reveals rapid growth of primordial black hole
Reuters
With their immense gravitational pull, they grow in mass by sucking in material such as gas, dust and stars unfortunate enough to stray nearby. “The existence of supermassive black holes in the early universe …
ABC News

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to pass Venus on record-breaking approach to the sun
ABC News
The Venus flyby, which will be Parker’s seventh and final flyby of the planet, will also allow NASA scientists to study it even more closely. During the probe’s third Venus flyby in July 2020, its camera …
Phys.Org

Latest space station science reveals news for astronaut health and telescope longevity
Phys.Org
Recent findings from the International Space Station address wound healing, fine motor control in space, and radiation resistance by the station’s Glowbug gamma-ray telescope. Bioprinted patches could help wounds heal.