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⋅ August 15, 2024
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Space.com

Petition calls for halt of megaconstellation launches for environmental review
Space.com
A nonprofit organization has called on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to pause satellite megaconstellation launches until it can assess the environmental impact of placing thousands of spacecraft in orbit. Over the last few years, …
Space.com

Is asteroid Psyche actually a planetary core? James Webb Space Telescope results cast doubt
Space.com
A box-shaped spacecraft with large solar wings swoops in toward a metal-looking. An artist’s visualization video showing the Psyche spacecraft getting closer to the asteroid. (Image credit …
Space.com

The Supermoon Blue Moon is coming. Here’s what to expect
Space.com
The next full moon will occur at 2:26 p.m. EDT (1826 GMT) on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. But it won’t be just any old full moon, it will be a Supermoon Blue Moon! Sounds pretty cool, but what exactly does that mean? Let’s take a look at what makes a …
Space.com

Intense solar storm opens ‘2-way highway’ for charged particles, sparking rare auroras on the sun
Space.com
Auroras on Earth occur when storms from our sun engulf our planet — and in a rare cosmic feat last April, our planet returned the favor. The sun’s wind often punches into Earth’s protective magnetic field, or magnetosphere, and forms a bow shock on the …
ABC News

August’s supermoon kicks off four months of lunar spectacles. Here’s how to watch
ABC News
The first of four supermoons this year is about to rise. ByMARCIA DUNN AP aerospace writer. August 15, 2024, 6:59 AM. 1:18. National headlines from ABC News. Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
Reuters

Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs originated beyond Jupiter
Reuters
WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) – It was a turning point in the history of life on Earth. An asteroid an estimated 6-9 miles (10-15 km) wide slammed into Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula 66 million years ago, triggering a global cataclysm that eradicated about …
Livescience.com

Climate change may allow the Earth’s oldest, tiniest creatures to dominate — and that’s seriously bad news
Livescience.com
This could reduce the availability of fish humans rely on for food, and hamper the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon emissions. A fine balance. Prokaryotes include both …
PBS NewsHour

NASA weighs options for bringing stranded astronauts home amid Boeing spacecraft problems
PBS NewsHour
NASA and Boeing are grappling with how best to bring two U.S. astronauts back to Earth. Originally planned to last just eight days, leaks and other technical issues suffered by Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station …
BBC News

More delays for astronauts stuck in space as Nasa ponders return
BBC News
Nasa has again delayed a decision about how to bring home two US astronauts stuck in space on the troubled Boeing Starliner mission. The US space agency said in a press conference on Wednesday that it will make a call by the end of August.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Perseverance’s Climb to ‘Witch Hazel Hill’
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The route (shown in blue) that the agency’s Perseverance Mars rover is expected to take as it climbs up the western rim of Jezero Crater is superimposed on this image taken by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.