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⋅ August 30, 2024
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Space.com

Early galaxies weren’t mystifyingly massive after all, James Webb Space Telescope finds
Space.com
Launched in December 2021, the $10 billion JWST specializes in detecting infrared light, just like thermal vision goggles. Scientists are using JWST to investigate the early cosmos. The universe has …
Space.com

NASA’s Perseverance rover begins ambitious ascent up a Mars crater rim
Space.com
Kicking off a new phase of exploration, Perseverance began its trek up the western rim of this crater on Aug. 19, marking the rover’s fifth science campaign, called the Crater Rim Campaign. The climb is …
Spaceflight Now

NASA bumps two astronauts from SpaceX flight to make room for Starliner crew
Spaceflight Now
NASA has bumped two female astronauts. including the commander, from the next SpaceX crew rotation flight to the international space station, freeing up two seats to give the agency’s Starliner astronauts a ride home next February.
Space.com

NASA cuts 2 astronauts from SpaceX Crew-9 mission to make room for Boeing Starliner crew
Space.com
NASA has removed two astronauts from a forthcoming SpaceX mission to make room for two others needing a new ride home from space. The SpaceX Crew-9 mission will now fly only NASA astronaut and U.S. Space Force commander Nick Hague, and Roscosmos …
Space.com

NASA gives Intuitive Machines $117 million for 2027 mission to moon’s south pole
Space.com
Intuitive Machines just scored a contract for another robotic moon mission. NASA has awarded the Houston-based company, which earlier this year aced the first-ever private lunar landing, a $116.9 million deal to carry six agency science instruments to …
Space.com

Boeing’s 1st crewed Starliner to return to Earth without astronauts on Sept. 6
Space.com
Boeing’s Starliner capsule now has a homecoming date. NASA announced this evening (Aug. 29) that Starliner will depart the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than next Friday (Sept. 6), provided the weather cooperates and no technical issues …
Reuters

Rocket scientists build robot probes to gauge melting beneath Antarctica ice shelf
Reuters
LOS ANGELES, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Engineers who specialize in building NASA spacecraft to explore distant worlds are designing a fleet of underwater robot probes to measure how rapidly climate change is melting vast ice sheets around Antarctica and what …
NPR

An empty Boeing Starliner is set to return next week, while its crew stays in space
NPR
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is scheduled to fly home on Sept. 6 — more than 12 weeks from the initial return date and without the crew that originally accompanied it. In a statement, NASA said Starliner will undock from the International Space …
Smithsonian

‘Matching’ Dinosaur Footprints Discovered in Africa and South America
Smithsonian
Today, Brazil and Cameroon are separated by thousands of miles of the Atlantic Ocean. But for millions of years, the two countries were part of a single supercontinent, called Gondwana. Scientists have now examined …
Yahoo News

Boeing’s 1st crewed Starliner to return to Earth without astronauts on Sept. 6
Yahoo News
Starliner launched June 5 on its first-ever crewed mission, carrying NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore toward the ISS. The capsule docked successfully a day later, but there was some drama; Starliner experienced …