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⋅ August 14, 2024
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Space.com

Recent star death leaves behind highly magnetic stellar corpse
Space.com
Astronomers are investigating clues from a cosmic crime scene in which a massive star died and left behind an extremely magnetic “dead” star called a magnetar. Magnetars are a type of neutron star, …
Space.com

To decode mysteries of Mars, scientists are turning to machine learning
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“This machine learning algorithm can help us by quickly filtering the data and pointing out which data are likely to be the most interesting or important for us to examine,” said Xiang “Shawn” Li, a mass spectrometry scientist in the Planetary Environments …
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Will Boeing’s Starliner astronauts ride a SpaceX Dragon home in 2025? NASA could decide next week
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So, while the space agency’s best and brightest pair with Boeing engineers to continue their assessment of data from ground tests of Starliner’s systems, the spacecraft’s crew, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, will remain aboard the …
The Washington Post

The voyage of the Altar Stone: A Stonehenge mystery solved (maybe)
The Washington Post
LONDON — The world’s most famous prehistoric monument continues to surprise and amaze. Researchers on Wednesday revealed that the long-mysterious “Altar Stone” at the heart of Stonehenge came from faraway Scotland, raising tantalizing new questions …
The New York Times

For Stonehenge’s Altar Stone, an Improbably Long Ancient Journey
The New York Times
The researchers analyzed the chemical composition and the ages of mineral grains in two microscopic fragments of the Altar Stone. This pinpointed the stone’s source to the Orcadian Basin in northeast Scotland, an area that spans Inverness, the Orkney …
Space.com

How do you measure wind on Mars? These scientists have a plan
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“This is important for understanding atmospheric variables that could be problematic for small vehicles such as the Ingenuity helicopter that flew on Mars recently.” Comments (0). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate …
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James Webb Space Telescope strikes again, delivers new shining galaxy image
Space.com
Scientists with the European Space Agency (ESA) have released images of Messier 106, a nearby spiral galaxy located in the Canes Venatici constellation. Also known as NGC 4258, these sparkling images of Messier 106 were captured using the trailblazing …
Scientific American

A Close Encounter with SpaceX Debris Teaches an Astronomer about Space Junk
Scientific American
The space junk polluting low-Earth orbit sometimes makes its way to Earth. Here’s how one astronomer responded when SpaceX debris fell on a nearby farm. By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi & Kelso Harper. A small blue sphere orbits a larger green sphere on …
CBS News

New University of Chicago study may resolve mystery about measuring expanding universe
CBS News
CHICAGO (CBS) — It was 95 years ago that astronomer and University of Chicago alumnus Edwin Hubble made the discoveries that proved the universe is expanding—but the question of just how fast the expansion is happening remains a matter of debate.
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Colossal X-class solar flare erupts from ‘rule-breaking’ sunspot and Earth is in the firing line (video)
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The solar flare peaked at 2:40 a.m. EDT (0640 GMT) and caused shortwave radio blackouts over the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of the eruption, Asia and the Indian Ocean.