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The IndependentNasa issues alert for stadium-sized asteroid approaching Earth
‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid 2024 ON to come within 1 million km from Earth
- Time
Earth Is Temporarily Getting a Second Moon
For almost two months, Earth will joined by a new mini-moon in it's gravitational orbit.
- Futurism
The Company NASA's Hired to Build the Next Space Station Seems to Be in Big Trouble, Firing 100 Employees and Unable to Pay Bills
Axiom Space, the space company NASA chose to develop a private successor to the International Space Station, is in big trouble. As Forbes reports, the startup is struggling to pay the bills and has laid off hundreds of employees, while cutting the pay of those who remain. Axiom Space's plan to develop a module […]
- The Independent
Titan sub hearing live: US Coast Guard resumes proceedings following damning whistleblower testimony
Coast Guard has released more footage of the Titan submersible wreckage including remnants of its hull scattered on the sea bed, following the ‘catastrophic implosion’ that killed all five passengers on board
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Musk threatens to sue FAA after SpaceX fined over launch
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk is threatening to sue the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after the agency fined the private space operator for supposedly violating launch requirements. Brad Smith and Madison Mills report more on this story. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Catalysts. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.
- The Independent
Stunning photos show rare partial lunar eclipse of supermoon which was spotted across UK skies
The supermoon was most clearly sighted in the UK and the US, but stunning pictures were shared from across the world
- The Independent
Bird flu tests being developed as number of human cases rise across the country
One pressing concern is that the virus could mutate further, enabling easier infection among humans
- Storyful
Stranded NASA Astronauts Look Forward to Voting in US Elections from Space
A pair of NASA astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) expressed their excitement to vote in the upcoming US presidential election from space, video posted on Tuesday, September 17, shows.Footage posted to X by NASA shows astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, currently on an extended mission at the ISS, expressing their intention to vote from the spacecraft.“It’s a very important role that we all play as citizens is to be included in those elections. And NASA makes it very easy for us to do that, so we’re excited about that opportunity,” Wilmore says in the video.“It’s a very important duty that we have as citizens and [I’m] looking forward to being able to vote from space, which is pretty cool,” Williams adds.In June, the two were launched into space with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, but ther mission was extended due to technical issues and the spacecraft returned to Earth uncrewed on September 6.“Wilmore and Williams will continue their work aboard the station as part of the Expedition 71/72 crew, returning in February 2025 with the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission,” according to NASA. Credit: NASA via Storyful
- People
Even the Stranded Astronauts Are Voting in the 2024 Election from Space: 'It’s a Very Important Duty'
Houston election officials are working with NASA to deliver absentee ballots to astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who are stuck in space until at least February 2025
- Reuters
Intuitive Machines clinches $4.8 billion navigation services contract from NASA
(Reuters) -Intuitive Machines said on Tuesday it has bagged a navigation and communication services contract of up to $4.82 billion from NASA for missions in the near space region. Shares of the space exploration company rose 52% to $8.21 in aftermarket trading and have more than doubled so far this year. As part of the contract, which has a base period of five years with an additional five-year option period, Intuitive will deploy lunar relay satellites and provide communication and navigation services to aid NASA's Artemis campaign.
- The Independent
Trump asked New Yorkers ‘what have you got to lose’ by voting for him. The answers came thick and fast
‘With crime at record levels, with terrorists and criminals pouring in, and with inflation eating your hearts out, vote for Donald Trump,’ Republican nominee pleads
- Hello!
Lady Amelia Windsor shows off sky-high legs in tiny mini-dress
Prince William's cousin Lady Amelia Windsor took looked incredible when she stepped out in the minidress of dreams. See details.
- The Telegraph
They gathered to mourn pager attack victims – then a blast tore through the crowd
They had gathered in their thousands to defy Israel and lay to rest four of their comrades, victims of the pagers that had exploded in their hands or their pockets the previous day. Then it happened again.
- HuffPost
George Clooney Makes Donald Trump An Offer In Taunting Clapback: ‘I Will If He Does’
“That’s a trade-off I’d do,” the actor responded to the former president’s months-old demand.
- HuffPost
Melania Trump Resurfaces To Defend Her Nude Pics, And Stephen Colbert Is Totally Baffled
The former first lady, who hasn't been seen much on the campaign trail, defended her "celebration of the human form."
- BuzzFeed
Ex-Hotel Employees Are Sharing The Things They Would NEVER Do While Staying At A Hotel
Ok, so apparently we shouldn't be touching ANYTHING in a hotel room. Noted.
- The Independent
More than 100 former Republican officials back Harris over Trump in damning letter
Signatories include former cabinet secretaries, intelligence leaders, and members of Congress
- The Independent
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates
Here’s what the latest polls say about the 2024 presidential election, from The Independent’s data correspondent
- INSIDER
South Korea removed 1,300 cameras from its military bases after discovering they're designed to feed back to a Chinese server
South Korea's military removed 1,300 cameras from its bases after discovering they were Chinese and could connect to a server there, an official said.
- The Independent
Woman rescued from 13ft python after being trapped for two hours in its coils
Snake bit Arom Arunroj, 64, multiple times and wrapped itself around her