The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is warning residents and visitors about a dangerous bacterium that can cause a flesh-eating disease in a person who was swimming at a Cape Cod beach. A rare case of Vibrio vulnificus infection — a dangerous bacterium more commonly found in Gulf Coast states — was detected in a person who swam at a …
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the Starlink 10-20 mission on Aug. 14, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update Aug. 14, 10:30 a.m. EDT: SpaceX confirms deployment of the Starlink satellites. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a batch of 28 of its Starlink V2 Mini satellites …
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Local News The swimmer, described by officials as “an older individual,” went into the water at a Falmouth beach with an open wound. Old Silver Beach in Falmouth Diane Bair Massachusetts public health officials issued a warning Wednesday about the presence of a rare and potentially dangerous bacteria in the state’s coastal waters after a swimmer contracted an uncommon infection …
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The state advisory sought to alert “residents and visitors to the potential danger of Vibrio bacteria in coastal waters,” according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Those who consume contaminated shellfish can also contract the disease, the advisory said, but no such cases have been confirmed in Massachusetts as of this year. The alert was prompted by the confirmation …
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SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairings, containing 24 of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites, rolls out of Amazon’s payload processing facility at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility on Monday, Aug. 5, 2025. The satellites will launch on the KF-02 mission, the second Falcon 9 flight carrying these broadband satellites into low Earth orbit. Image: Amazon Amazon is back at the launch …
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Cape Canaveral infrastructure and support sees upgrades as launch cadence rapidy increases – NASASpaceFlight.com We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If …
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A shark warning sign at the entrance to Coast Guard Beach on Cape Cod.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff “There are more white sharks off the coast of Massachusetts, and specifically off the coast of Cape Cod, than there were twenty years ago,” Greg Skomal, a senior fisheries biologist with the state’s Division of Marine Fisheries and a leading expert on white sharks, …
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