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Phew! No 'doomsday' asteroids hide in famous broken comet's debris stream

The Taurid Meteoroid Stream, responsible for two November meteor showers and possibly the Tunguska and Chelyabinsk impacts, probably doesn't hide a civilization-killing asteroid, a new study finds.

Space

X-Rays Kept Repeatedly Flashing Near a Supermassive Blackhole — Now Astronomers Think They Know What It Is

Besides being metal as heck, the results could shed light on the limits of general relativity.

Inverse

Orionid meteor shower 2024: when and where to see it in the UK this October

The annual celestial event occurs when Earth passes through the debris left behind by Halley's Comet

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Severe solar storm could supercharge auroras across US, impact power grids, NOAA warns

A powerful X-class solar flare that erupted on Tuesday (Oct. 8) could generate a strong geomagnetic storm Thursday (Oct. 10) and Friday (Oct. 11), possibly leading to supercharged auroras.

Space

US Forecasts Severe Solar Storm Starting Thursday

A massive ball of plasma and accompanying magnetic field ejected from the Sun is expected to strike Earth on Thursday morning, potentially triggering auroras as far south as Alabama, according to US forecasters.

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS photobombs SOHO spacecraft during powerful solar flare (video)

The SOHO spacecraft captured amazing imagery of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) zooming near the sun as the star unleashed a powerful X flare.

Space

Astronauts could mine asteroids for food someday, scientists say

Material harvested from asteroids could be used to sustain astronauts during long-duration space missions.

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Dominican Republic signs Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration

The Dominican Republic has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 44th nation to join the United States' moon-exploration coalition.

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James Webb Space Telescope watches a frozen, comet-like object shooting jets of gas

Jets of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide gas were seen coming from a centaur, but what drives them is a big mystery.

Space

Gateway gift: Northrop Grumman delivers lunar-orbit hab for Space Center Houston display

A full-scale mockup of the astronaut accommodations for a small space station orbiting the moon has arrived at Space Center Houston. Northrop Grumman has donated its prototype for the Gateway HALO.

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NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission May Launch As Early As Sunday Now

The highly-anticipated Europa Clipper mission is hunkering down in Florida to survive Hurricane Milton. Agency officials say it could launch soon.

Inverse

A rare comet brightens the night skies in October

A rare, bright comet will be visible in October, clear skies permitting

The Independent UK

These space tech spinoffs are helping scientists fight climate change

Innovations in satellite, telescope and spacecraft technology are not only essential to space exploration, but are also helping to better monitor and mitigate climate change on Earth.

Space

Record-breaking ancient spinning galaxy challenges cosmic evolution theories

Astronomers have discovered the most distant and, thus, earliest strongly rotating galaxy ever seen that is well-organized rather than chaotic and messy, challenging our theories of cosmic evolution.

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Can Rocket Lab come to NASA's rescue with new Mars sample-return plan?

In response to NASA's plea for help bringing the cost and complexity of its Mars sample-return program, Rocket Lab has won a contract to study a potential solution.

Space

Dragon's-eye view: Astronaut captures amazing shots of Hurricane Milton from space (photos, video)

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick snapped striking photos of the powerful Hurricane Milton through the window of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which is docked to the ISS.

Inverse

What Did NASA’s DART Mission Really Do To That Asteroid? We Are About To Find Out

Hera will be beginning a two-year journey past Mars and out to the asteroid belt where it will help us understand how to prevent an asteroid impact.

Latin Times

WATCH: Astronaut Shares Footage Flying Over Hurricane Milton From Space

The NASA astronaut shared the picture and timelapse of the storm from space on Tuesday.

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SpaceX says its next Starship launch could fly as early as Oct. 13, pending FAA approval

SpaceX is targeting as soon as Oct. 13 for the next launch of its Starship Super Heavy megarocket, but it all hinges on approval from the FAA, which says to expect the flight in "late November."

Space

The sun fires off another powerful X flare, triggering radio blackouts across the Americas (video)

An X2.1 solar flare erupted from the prolific sunspot AR 3842 on Monday (Oct. 7), triggering radio blackout across North and South America.

Space

US needs 'space rescue service' to help astronauts in distress, experts say

The lessons of Apollo, Skylab and the space shuttle appear to have been forgotten: The US needs a plan for how to deal with human spaceflight emergencies, experts say.

Salon

James Webb telescope a gift to humanity

Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel explained why government investments have made great scientific discoveries possible

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SpaceX rocket snaps amazing views of Earth during Hera asteroid probe launch (photos)

The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket captured amazing images of Earth Monday (Oct. 7) during the launch of Europa's Hera asteroid probe.

The Guardian - AU

Australian astrophysicist’s $250,000 prize for field-changing discovery a ‘nice surprise’

Fast radio bursts identified by Prof Matthew Bailes and his team allow scientists to count number of atoms in the universe

Space

Hurricane Milton forces NASA, SpaceX to delay Crew-8 astronauts' return to Earth

Hurricane Milton has pushed the return to Earth of SpaceX's Crew-8 astronaut mission for NASA to no earlier than Sunday (Oct. 13), a six-day delay at the minimum.

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