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A record-breaking 13.8-foot male great white shark named Contender, tagged and studied off the US East Coast, spent the summer near popular beaches, raising concerns about shark encounters despite advances in bite-resistant wetsuit materials.
NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft is set to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to map out the ocean's health by collecting data on clouds, aerosols, and phytoplankton growth. The satellite, with a cost of $948 million, will orbit 420 miles above Earth and contribute to NASA’s global satellite observations of ocean biology and key measurements related to air quality and climate. This launch is part of a busy year for SpaceX, aiming to launch 144 missions in 2024.