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⋅ September 4, 2024
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Space.com

A huge asteroid crash permanently altered Jupiter’s biggest moon Ganymede
Space.com
Scientists say the pivotal impact also significantly influenced the geological and internal evolution of the moon, which is larger than Mercury. Computer simulations by planetary scientist Naoyuki Hirata of Japan’s Kobe University predict the asteroid …
Space.com

Hubble Telescope spies a very sparkly mini-galaxy (image)
Space.com
countles points of bright light, stars in the black of space. The Pegasus Dwarf spheroidal galaxy, also known as Andromeda VI, is one of at least 13 dwarf galaxies that …
Space.com

Blue Origin droneship arrives in Florida ahead of 1st New Glenn launch (video, photos)
Space.com
More pieces are coming together for the first-ever flight of Blue Origin’s huge New Glenn rocket. That mission, scheduled to lift off on Oct. 13, will send NASA’s twin ESCAPADE probes toward Mars from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The New York Times

Boeing Starliner Set to Leave Space Station Without Its Crew
The New York Times
The troubled spacecraft is scheduled to undock on Friday for a trip back to Earth while two NASA astronauts will stay in orbit.
Space.com

SpaceX rocket to launch new Starlink satellite fleet today (Sept. 4)
Space.com
A white and black SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with used booster stands atop the launch pad. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. A new …
Scientific American

The Search for Dark Matter Just Got a Lot Harder
Scientific American
LUX-ZEPLIN’s central detector, the time projection chamber, in a surface lab clean room before delivery underground. Matthew Kapust/Sanford Underground Research Facility. Dark Matter.
Phys.Org

Agriculture accelerated human genome evolution to capture energy from starchy foods, study suggests
Phys.Org
Over the past 12,000 years, humans in Europe have dramatically increased their ability to digest carbohydrates, expanding the number of genes they have for enzymes that break down starch from an average of eight to more than 11, according to a new …
CNN

Part fungus, part machine
CNN
Researchers harnessed the electrical signals made by the rootlike structures, or mycelium, of the king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii) and its sensitivity to light to control two robots. Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP …
ABC News

Boeing will fly its empty capsule back to Earth soon. Two NASA astronauts will stay behind
ABC News
Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later this week — with empty seats. ByMARCIA DUNN AP aerospace writer. September 4, 2024, 9:13 AM.
Phys.Org

Webb reveals distorted galaxy forming cosmic question mark
Phys.Org
It’s 7 billion years ago, and the universe’s heyday of star formation is beginning to slow. What might our Milky Way galaxy have looked like at that time? Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found clues in the form of a cosmic …