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Scientists Find that Water May Have Flowed on Mars Recently — But There’s a Twist

As seen on Earth, liquid water leads to life. Mars gullies could form from meltwater, but only during certain times in the planet's orbit.

Inverse

James Webb telescope detects the earliest strand in the 'cosmic web' ever seen

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a clump of ancient galaxies that may be the oldest strand of the "cosmic web" ever detected.

Space

Huge granite 'body' on far side of the moon offers clues to ancient lunar volcanoes

Scientists have discovered granite created by magma deposits beneath an ancient lunar volcano that erupted around 3.5 billion years ago on the far side of the moon.

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Voyager 2’s closest approach to Jupiter

On July 9, 1979, Voyager 2 made its closest approach to the largest planet in our solar system. Now in interstellar space, Voyager 2 altered some of our ideas about the Jovian system. A.S.Ganesh tells you more about Voyager 2 and its tryst with Jupiter…

The Hindu

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for record-breaking 16th time, lands on ship at sea

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched on its record-breaking 16th mission Sunday night (July 9), sending 22 of the company's Starlink 'V2 Mini' satellites to orbit.

Space

A 30-Mile Slab of Granite May Be Hiding in an Ancient Volcano on the Moon

Granite decorates kitchens, and stems from volcanic clogs on Earth. But now, researchers have found a huge hunk of granite on the Moon.

Inverse

Stay up late and see the half-lit moon in its last quarter phase tonight

The moon reaches its third-quarter phase on July 9, appearing half-lit in the morning skies before setting shortly after midday.

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SpaceX, FAA seek to dismiss environmental groups' Starship lawsuit

SpaceX and the FAA aim to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a coalition of environmental groups, which seeks a more stringent assessment of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket.

Space

Orion spacecraft gets its heat shield for Artemis 2 moon mission (photo)

Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center have attached the heat shield to the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft, which will send astronauts around the moon for the first time in over fifty years.

Space

Life on Venus? Intriguing molecule phosphine spotted in planet's clouds again

More evidence of the potentially life-indicating molecule phosphine has been discovered in Venus' atmosphere, opening the next chapter in a heated debate.

Space

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet looks ready to fly in new photos

New photos of NASA's X-59 supersonic plane show the aircraft parked on the flight line as it prepares for a series of ground and initial flight tests.

Space

Moment OceanGate CEO can't remember how to use PlayStation console to move doomed ship

In a resurfaced documentary, OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush admits to his lack of knowledge regarding the controls of the Titan submersible after it experienced a misaligned thruster.

Daily Mirror

Where was the sun? Here's why astronomers are more useful in court cases than you'd think

Evidence in a court room often requires an expert to explain it – Expert astronomers usually are not what one pictures in court, but that is exactly what I do.

Space

'Go for stack': Museum to start taking space shuttle Endeavour vertical for launchpad-like display

It's taken more than 10 years of planning and fundraising, but space shuttle Endeavour is ready to go vertical. The California Science Center has set a date for stacking to begin.

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SpaceX, NASA targeting Aug. 15 for launch of Crew-7 astronaut mission

SpaceX's seventh operational astronaut mission to the International Space Station now has a target launch date — Aug. 15.

Space

SpaceX launches 48 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video)

SpaceX launched another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit today (July 7) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.

Space

Mars and Venus leave the night sky this month. Here's how to say goodbye

Mars and Venus have been brilliant in the night sky for many months on end but will soon say farewell as July 2023 comes to a close.

Dynamite News

Astrophysicists explain why Earth's day was always 19.5 hours for more than a billion years

The slow and steady lengthening of the Earth's day caused by the tidal pull of the moon has been halted for more than a billion years, according to a group of astrophysicists from the University of Toronto (U of T). Read further on Dynamite News:

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California Science Center to start complex process to display space shuttle Endeavour vertically

The lengthy process of putting the retired space shuttle Endeavour on display in the vertical launch position will begin this month in Los Angeles

Space

Hungry black hole 'switches on' as astronomers watch in surprise

Astronomers have witnessed one of the most dramatic "switching on" events ever seen as a distant supermassive black hole began greedily feasting on its surrounding matter.

Space

Say goodbye to Europe's Ariane 5 rocket with these stunning final launch photos

Europe's Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle is now officially retired, and the rocket's final launch on July 5 was picture-perfect.

Inverse

Look! NASA Captures Image of a Powerful Solar Flare

The Sun unleashed a powerful solar flare ahead of Independence Day. NASA released an image of the flash, captured with its Solar Dynamics Observatory mission.

Space

What would it be like to walk on an asteroid? Scientists explain (video)

How would astronauts walk on an asteroid? With the potential to sink into killer "ball pits" or to take jumps that launch them into space, the answer is "carefully."

The Hindu

Moon, Mars and beyond: the UAE makes an ambitious foray into space

An analysis on the entry of the UAE and other West Asian nations into the field of space research and their ambitions and prospects

Space

James Webb Space Telescope detects most distant active supermassive black hole ever seen

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the most distant active supermassive black hole to date, and researchers aren't sure how it could have formed so early in the universe's history.

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