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⋅ August 28, 2024
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Space.com

SpaceX rocket catches fire, falls over while landing at sea after record-breaking Starlink launch (video)
Space.com
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just set a new reusability record, on what may have been its final flight. The Falcon 9 launched 21 of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites today (Aug. 28), lifting off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:48 a.m. EDT …
Space.com

What time is Blue Origin’s private NS-26 astronaut launch on Aug. 29 (and how to watch live)
Space.com
A white Blue Origin suborbital rocket stands on its launch pad at dusk in West Texas. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket on the launch pad. (Image credit: Blue Origin).
Space.com

Japan declares its SLIM moon lander dead at last
Space.com
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) on a H-IIA rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center on Sep. 7, 2023. The diminutive lander made a successful, yet lopsided, landing on the rim of Shioli …
Space.com

SpaceX delays Polaris Dawn astronaut launch until at least Aug. 30 due to bad weather
Space.com
SpaceX's black and white Polaris Dawn Falcon 9 rocket stands on the. SpaceX won’t launch the four-astronaut Polaris Dawn mission until Aug. 30, 2024 …
Space.com

FAA requires investigation into SpaceX Falcon 9 landing failure
Space.com
SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded, at least for a little while. A Falcon 9 successfully launched 21 of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites this morning (Aug. 28), sending them to orbit on the record-breaking 23rd mission for the rocket’s …
ABC News

Scientist becomes first NASA-funded researcher to conduct own experiment in space
ABC News
A university professor is about to venture out of this world to carry out a science experiment decades in the making. Robert Ferl, director of the University of Florida’s Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology, will be aboard …
The New York Times

Our Bigger Brains Came With a Downside: Faster Aging
The New York Times
“There’s no free lunch,” said Sam Vickery, a neuroscientist at the Jülich Research Center in Germany and an author of the study. The 86 billion neurons in the human brain cluster into hundreds of …
NPR

Matching dinosaur prints were found an ocean apart in Africa and South America
NPR
A group of scientists say in new research that matching dinosaur tracks found in modern-day Brazil and Cameroon were made 120 million years ago along that narrow passage before the continents separated. “There was just …
Yahoo News

Salsa’s last dance: This European satellite will fall from space soon in a spicy reentry
Yahoo News
On Sept. 8, 2024, a satellite named Salsa will re-enter the atmosphere and burn up. What makes this re-entry different is that its operators have carefully guided it down from 81,250 miles (130,000 km) to burn up safely over a hand-picked region of the …
CBS News

SpaceX Falcon 9 booster tips over, bursts into flames while landing on drone ship after Starlinks launch
CBS News
A SpaceX re-useable booster in its 23rd flight tipped over and burst into flames while landing on a drone ship at sea after doing its part to get 21 Starlink satellites into orbit, the company and Spaceflight Now report. SpaceX said on X that, “After a …