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A 1-meter asteroid, designated 2024 RW1, was detected just hours before harmlessly burning up in Earth's atmosphere over Luzon Island, Philippines, on September 4, 2024. ESA and NASA confirmed its safe disintegration, underlining the effectiveness of current asteroid tracking systems.
earthsky.org
• Kelly Kizer Whitt
earthsky.org reports: No damage as small asteroid strikes Earth’s atmosphereA small asteroid – approximately 3 feet (1 meter) wide – struck Earth’s atmosphere at around 12:39 a.m.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
Last Updated: Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, 6:34 AM PDT
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By Spaceflight Now: SpaceX launched its latest batch of 21 Starlink satellites on a Thursday night Falcon 9 launch from California. It previously flew three missions for the National Reconnaissance Office (NROL-87, NROL-85 and NROL-146), two rideshare missions (Transporter-8 and Transporter-9) and ten Starlink missions.
Universe Today
• Nancy Atkinson
By Universe Today: Every year, the “Astronomy Photographer of the Year” competition provides incredible images of our night sky — whether they are stunning views of distant galaxies or dramatic photos of aurorae or other views from our home planet.
Payload
• Jack Kuhr
By Payload: Early Thursday morning, the Polaris Dawn crew opened their Dragon capsule to the vacuum of space, and two private astronauts walked right out.
SpaceNews.com
Space.com
• Elizabeth Howell
By Space.com: Liftoff occurred at 12:23 p.m. ET today (Sept. 11).
SpaceNews.com
• Leonard David
By SpaceNews.com: Lunar Trailblazer and the Intuitive Machines IM-2 are both preparing for a Jan. 2025 launch to hunt for ice on the moon.
Space.com
• Meredith Garofalo
By Space.com: It's been a busy week for solar activity with more powerful solar flares and geomagnetic storm possibilities in the forecast.
Leonard David
• Leonard David
By Leonard David: NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity at Gale crater is targeted to make a thorough examination of the unusual, dark “Tungsten Hills” rocks. Climb out of the channel“From here, our rover will head north and climb out of the channel to explore terrain to the west.
Bloomberg
• Bruce Einhorn
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• Michael Sheetz
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• Jason Rainbow
