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Twenty doomed Starlink satellites, which were prematurely released during a botched Falcon 9 rocket launch last week, have burned up in the upper atmosphere after falling back to Earth, new data confirms. Experts are currently investigating what went wrong.

20 satellites fall from sky after catastrophic SpaceX rocket failure, triggering investigation

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The astronauts stranded on the International Space Station are still not able to come home, Nasa has said.Two astronauts went to the space station almost 50 days ago as part of a test of Boeing’s Starliner capsule. But the spacecraft was plagued by problems both before and after the launch – and since then engineers have delayed the return until they can understand what went wrong.That work is still not finished and the space agency cannot give a date for them to come back, it said on an update on Wednesday.Test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were supposed to visit...

Stranded Boeing astronauts are stuck on International Space Station, Nasa says in urgent update

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Two astronauts stranded in space for 49 days – 41 days longer than their planned mission – because their Boeing-build ride home is full of leaks will have to spend at least a few more weeks aboard the International Space Station, officials said Thursday. 

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were meant to spend just eight days in space following their launch aboard the Boeing Starliner — the maiden crewed voyage for the spacecraft. 

Once in space, astronauts found a series of concerning helium leaks and have been testing whether the ship can be used to return them to Earth.



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Astronauts stuck in space for 49 days by malfunctioning Boeing spacecraft can’t return home for weeks

NASA is still hemming and hawing over how to return its two astronauts currently stranded on board the International Space Station. Rumors continue to swirl that the space agency is considering making room for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, which is now scheduled to arrive at the station in late September.

Boeing Not Happy With NASA Plan to Return Stranded Astronauts on SpaceX Craft

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stranded in space since arriving at the International Space Station on June 6, just shy of two months ago. Their journey was supposed to last just two weeks, but ongoing technical issues with their ride, Boeing's much-maligned Starliner spacecraft, have delayed their return indefinitely. NASA still hasn't announced a return date.

NASA May Be Forced to Send Boeing's Busted Spacecraft Back Empty

Imagine taking a leisurely Sunday drive, and you accidentally smash something on the road that turns out to be an unprecedented scientific revelation. Well, that’s exactly what happened to NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover on May 30, 2024 when it struck sulfur. While working its usual Martian shift, the...

NASA rover makes surprising discovery that hints at life on Mars

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Scientists have discovered that the moon contains a vast underground cave on the side of a deep pit in the lunar surface.

Scientists found an underground cave on the moon where astronauts could live and think there may be hundreds more

There’s an awful lot of junk floating around in space, with recent estimates suggesting there could be more than 25,000 objects in orbit around the Earth right now. We don’t often get to see this junk up close to find out how a lifetime in space affects man-made objects, until now.

A rocket that has spent 15 years in space looks 'remarkably similar' to when it launched

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The rock exhibits characteristics that might indicate ancient life, according to rover data.

Mars mystery deepens: NASA rover stumbles upon rock with signs of possible life

The home security company did not say when the cyberattack and data breach occurred, but disclosed that the attackers accessed the company’s databases containing customer home addresses, email addresses and phone numbers. In a brief regulatory filing published late Wednesday, ADT said it has “no reason to believe” that...

Home security giant ADT says it was hacked

The launch clock isn't set yet, but the hardware is lined up for what would become the most powerful rocket to ever send humans into space during a moonbound trip the likes of which has not happened in more than 50 years. The biggest piece of the Space Launch System...

'The clock's already started': NASA counting down to most powerful human spaceflight ever

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NASA has broken from behind the cover of its denials about the Boeing Starliner spacecraft being stranded in space, admitting to ongoing clashes with the aerospace company. Knewz.com has learned that the government space agency has even turned to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, clandestinely exploring a rescue mission for the two marooned astronauts, Butch Wilmore and […]

Onboard Boeing’s Stranded Spacecraft as NASA Launches Urgent Rescue Mission

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

The AdvancingCities program, which launched in 2022, saw the launch of accelerator programs across the nation in cities like Oakland, New York, Miami and Washington, D.C. with the goal of backing more diverse founders. J.P. Morgan sponsored the program with a commitment through December, but the relationship between the bank...

Techstars is laying off 17%, ending its J.P. Morgan-backed programs

A spacecraft that helped bolster planetary defense is now at the end of its operational mission. On Thursday, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California sent the Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft into its final hibernation mode by shutting off its transmitter. The command, issued...

NASA sends final command to its NEOWISE spacecraft, ending more than a decade of asteroid observations

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

The saga of the Starliner’s first crewed mission may soon be coming to an end. On Saturday July 20, engineering teams with NASA and Boeing completed a hot fire test of the spacecraft’s thrusters. The positive results suggest that the spacecraft’s first voyage to the International Space Station with astronauts on board may finally conclude in the coming days.

Boeing’s Cursed ISS Mission May Finally Make It Back to Earth

With Price Lock, Lyft says you’ll be able to pay a monthly fee to cap the price on a specific route at a specific time of day. So it could be particularly useful for riders who rely on Lyft for their daily commute; on the other hand, it’s not so useful for someone who’s leaving a giant concert and hoping to avoid a hefty price tag when they try to call a car at the same time as everyone else.

TechCrunch Minute: Lyft Price Lock could be an affordable alternative to surge pricing

The startup Hermeus is rapidly developing a hypersonic plane. They have begun testing their proprietary precooler technology with the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine. This video highlights some of our favorite camera angles from testing. What’s a precooler and why are they testing it? The Hermeus precooler increases the maximum...

Precooled F-100 Engine Combined with Ramjet for Hypersonic Drone and Jets

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Dawn Aerospace’s rocket-propelled aircraft takes flight

The series of three flights, which were completed in late July, saw the Mk-II Aurora vehicle achieve a maximum speed of Mach 0.92 and an altitude...

Dawn Aerospace’s rocket-propelled aircraft takes flight

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