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⋅ March 28, 2024
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Giant Mars asteroid impact creates vast field of destruction with 2 billion craters
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An asteroid struck Mars 2.3 million years ago, throwing debris across a region of the planet equal to four times the length of the Grand Canyon. Comments (0). A brown region with lots of little craters. An image of the craters created by the Corinto …
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Stardust particle locked in meteorite holds secrets of a star’s explosive death
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“These particles are like celestial time capsules, providing a snapshot into the life of their parent star.” This image of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A combines data from NASA’s Chandra, James Webb. An image of image of the supernova remnant …
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Life as we know it could exist on Venus, new experiment reveals
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in the foreground, scattered in front. MIT researchers have found that amino acids are stable in highly concentrated sulfuric acid. Their results support the idea that these same molecules may be stable …
BBC News

North American eclipse 2024: How scientists will study it
BBC News
Rockets, planes, balloons and countless observers on the ground will be studying the North American total solar eclipse on 8 April in unprecedented detail. On Monday 8 April, millions of people across North America are set to witness one of the rarest …
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Still alive! Japan’s SLIM moon lander survives its 2nd lunar night (photo)
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SLIM’s not dead yet. The SLIM spacecraft, Japan’s first-ever successful moon lander, has survived the long, cold lunar night for the second time. Mission team members announced the news via X on Wednesday (March 27), in a post that also featured a …
CNN

A potent planet-warming gas is seeping out of US landfills at rates higher than previously thought, scientists say
CNN
Methane plumes observed by Carbon Mapper during aerial surveys at a landfill in Georgia. Carbon Mapper. CNN —. Garbage piling up …
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Final launch of Delta IV Heavy rocket scrubbed late in countdown
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We’ll have to wait at least one more day to see the swan song of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) powerful Delta IV Heavy rocket. The Delta IV Heavy was supposed to launch for the final time this afternoon (March 28), sending a U.S. spy satellite skyward …
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SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites from California tonight
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a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a darkening evening sky. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink internet satellites from Florida on March 25, 2024.
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Investing in Space: Boeing takes backup role in flying NASA astronauts
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Boeing’s crew transportation vehicle drives across NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying astronauts Suni Williams and Barry Wilmore during a prelaunch simulation on Jan. 31, 2024. Amber Jean Notvest / NASA.
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United Launch Alliance to launch final Delta Heavy IV rocket today. Here’s how to watch live
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However, on Tuesday (March 28), the rocket will lift off one last time when it launches from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch window opens at …