Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Fatal shuttle disasters led NASA to bring Boeing Starliner astronauts home on SpaceX Dragon

Shuttle disasters led NASA to Starliner decision | Hubble photo captures peculiar ring-shaped galaxy | Auroral substorm sparks stunning northern lights
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August 28, 2024
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The Launchpad
Shuttle disasters led NASA to Starliner decision
(NASA)
The Columbia and Challenger tragedies weighed on the minds of agency decision-makers.
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Hubble photo captures peculiar ring-shaped galaxy
(ESA/Hubble & NASA, I. Chilingari)
A galaxy's outstretched arms form a nearly perfect circle around its central disk in a striking new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Skywatching
Auroral substorm sparks stunning northern lights
(Monika Focht)
Aurora chasers were treated to a dynamic and vivid northern lights display.
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Spaceflight
India to launch crew capsule test flight by end of 2024
(ISRO)
India aims to fly Gaganyaan uncrewed this December, in a crucial trial ahead of astronaut missions.
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What time is Blue Origin's private NS-26 astronaut launch?
(Blue Origin)
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket and RSS First Step capsule will launch 6 people to suborbital space on Aug. 29. Here's when and where.
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Science & Astronomy
NASA's DART asteroid crash trashed space rock target
(NASA/JHUAPL)
"For the most part, our original pre-impact predictions about how DART would change the way Didymos and its moon move in space were correct."
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Star Wars
'Star Wars Outlaws' enters our galaxy this week!
(Ubisoft)
This open world 'Star Wars' game opens Aug. 27 for early access, and will be released in full on Aug. 30.
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