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May 27, 2024
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SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida this morning
SpaceX is set to launch yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida this morning (May 27). A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to loft 23 Starlink spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 10:56 a.m. EDT (1456 GMT), …
The New York Times

Rivers of Lava on Venus Reveal a More Volcanically Active Planet
Witnessing the blood-red fires of a volcanic eruption on Earth is memorable. But to see molten rock bleed out of a volcano on a different planet would be extraordinary. That is close to what scientists have spotted on Venus: two vast, sinuous lava …
Space.com

US economy to benefit from NASA investment in 3D-printable superalloy
“Adoption of this alloy will lead to more sustainable aviation and space exploration.”.
BBC News

Australian scientists discover ancient ‘echidnapus’
Fossilised pieces of the animal’s jaw bone were found in opal fields in northern New South Wales, alongside evidence of several other ancient and now extinct monotreme species. Officially named Opalios splendens, the new species has …
ABC News

Kilauea, active Hawaiian volcano, could erupt like a ‘stomp-rocket toy,’ new study suggests
Scientists noted the unusual eruption behavior at least 12 times in 2018. ByJulia Jacobo. May 27, 2024, 8:00 AM. 0:59. Scientists collect lava samples from erupting Hawaii volcano. Geologists collect fresh lava samples as Kilauea, one of the most …
The New York Times

Here Comes Manhattanhenge 2024: When and How to Watch
The annual event brings New Yorkers together to celebrate longer days, warmer weather and epic summer sunsets. Share full article.
Yahoo News

SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida on Tuesday morning
The Falcon 9’s first stage will come back to Earth about 8 minutes after launch, if all goes according to plan, landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. It will be …
Phys.Org

Warmer wetter climate predicted to bring societal and ecological impact to the Tibetan Plateau
While recent reports have stated that more than half the world’s largest lakes, including lakes in the Tibetan plateau, are drying up, a paper published in Nature Geoscience today (May 27) suggests that, by the end of this century, land-locked lakes on …
News 13 Orlando

SpaceX gets ready for Memorial Day launch
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — SpaceX is preparing for a Memorial Day Starlink launch. . What You Need To Know. SpaceX will send off Starlink 6-60 mission at 10:20 a.m. ET; It will take place at Space Launch Complex 40.
Yahoo News

NASA says helium leak poses no safety threat to Boeing’s Starliner capsule
Steve Stich, manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, said even if a suspect shirt-button-size rubber seal in the plumbing leading to one specific thruster failed completely in flight — resulting in a leak rate 100 times worse than what’s been observed …