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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches NASA's Europa Clipper probe to explore icy Jupiter ocean moon (video)

SpaceX launches Europa Clipper to explore icy Jupiter moon | This Week In Space: Ep132 - Living in Martian Mushrooms | Tsuchinshan-ATLAS photobombs SOHO spacecraft

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October 15, 2024

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The Launchpad

SpaceX launches Europa Clipper to explore icy Jupiter moon

(NASA)

NASA's Europa Clipper probe launched yesterday (Oct. 14) atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, kicking off a highly anticipated astrobiology mission to the Jupiter ocean moon Europa.

Full Story: Space (10/14)

This Week In Space: Ep132 - Living in Martian Mushrooms

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This week, we're diving deep into some really clever and cutting-edge tech for Martian habitats... made from fungus! Dr. Rothschild of the NASA Ames Research Center has been working for years on how the organic material can be used to make bricks, to create shaped structures, and even to create an "astropharmacy" to supply certain compounds needed by the crew of a Mars excursion!

Full Story: Space (10/11)

Put Interest On Ice Until Nearly 2026

Did you know some credit cards can actually help you get out of debt faster? Yes, it sounds crazy. But it's true. The secret: Find a card with a "0% intro APR" period for balance transfers. Then, transfer your debt balance and pay it down as much as possible during the intro period. No interest means you could pay off the debt faster. Find out more

Skywatching

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS photobombs SOHO spacecraft

(ESA/NASA/SOHO)

Nothing makes a photo more interesting than an unexpected guest appearing in the background. And how cool would it be if the photobomber were a comet? That's exactly what happened to the sun-studying Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraf

Full Story: Space (10/9)

Spaceflight

Satellites could cause next environmental emergency

(Paul Fleet / shutterstock)

The growing number of rocket launches and satellites burning up in Earth's atmosphere could trigger the world's next big environmental emergency. Experts are racing to understand the new threat before it's too late.

Full Story: Space (10/15)

Science & Astronomy

Monster black hole is 'cosmic Michael Myers'

(X-ray: NASA/CXC/Queen's Univ. Belfast/M. Nicholl et al.; Optical/IR: PanSTARRS, NSF/Legacy Survey/SDSS; Illustration: Soheb Mandhai / The Astro Phoenix; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk)

With Halloween approaching, it's the perfect time for a horror film and NASA's Chandra space telescope has spotted a doozy. The X-ray telescope saw a cosmic serial killer remorselessly ripping apart a star and then targeting its next stellar victim.

Full Story: Space (10/14)

Technology

Cubesats are changing the way we explore the solar system

(Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library via Getty Images)

Most cubesats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. But the impact these instruments are having on space exploration is gigantic. Cubesats - miniature, agile and cheap satellites -- are revolutionizing how scientists study the cosmos.

Full Story: Space (10/15)

Entertainment

'Predator: Hunting Grounds' scores a striking makeover

(IllFonic)

Rising production costs for A-list video game projects are entering the stratosphere these days, but one way for publishers to deliver new products without going bankrupt is to upscale older games with a modern makeover for next-gen consoles.

Full Story: Space (10/14)

Star Trek

William Shatner's phaser headlines the 'Bid Long & Prosper'

(Julien's Auctions)

Crack open your Tribble piggybank and prepare for an auction of stellar proportions when Julien's Auctions and Infinity Festival presents the "Bid Long & Prosper" "Star Trek" auction on Nov. 9, 2024.

Full Story: Space (10/14)