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July: A Month Of Celestial Spectacles

Stargazers can look forward to supermoons, the Milky Way, and meteor showers lighting up the night sky.

Zenger

SpaceX launching Euclid space telescope to probe mysteries of 'dark universe' TODAY

The two-tonne European Euclid will take off today on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket operated by Elon Musk's firm at 4.11pm from Cape Canaveral in Florida and will take a month to reach its destination

Daily Mirror

Europe's Euclid space telescope set for launch to explore 'dark universe'

A SpaceX rocket in Florida stood poised for launch on Saturday carrying the euclid space telescope built to shed light on mysterious cosmic phenomena known as dark energy and dark matter, unseen forces scientists say account for 95% of the known universe.

The Hindu

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Who is the Euclid 'dark universe' space telescope named after?

Dark matter and dark energy distort traditional Euclidean geometry in the universe, and the Euclid mission will measure how much they distort it by.

Space

We have never seen dark matter and dark energy. Why do we think they exist?

We have never seen dark matter and dark energy, so why do we think they exist? And what would happen if Europe's new space telescope Euclid finds evidence that they don't exist after all?

Space

Why a Harvard professor thinks he may have found fragments of an alien spacecraft at the bottom of the Pacific

A daring deep sea search has found tiny pieces of a mysterious meteor that crashed to Earth in 2014. The ‘alien hunter of Harvard’ tells Bevan Hurley the discovery may be evidence of an advanced extraterrestrial civilization visiting Earth

The Independent UK

Mars helicopter Ingenuity phones home, breaking 63-day silence

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has phoned home after 63 days of silence, and all appears to be well with the little rotorcraft.

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Head of key Titanic sub recovery team dodges question about OceanGate

Part of the ‘Titan’ submersible wreckage was lifted from the ocean floor this week

The Independent UK

Recovering Titan with the Odysseus underwater robot was complex, dangerous, emotional

The operators of the underwater robot that located the missing submersible Titan quickly learned that it was up to them to find the vessel after other deep-sea experts had tried unsuccessfully

The Independent UK

Europe's 'dark universe' Euclid spacecraft ready for July 1 SpaceX launch

The Euclid spacecraft, which aims to shed light on dark matter and dark energy, is ready to lift off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday (July 1).

Space

Saturn's rings look gorgeous in 1st James Webb Space Telescope photo of the gas giant

Saturn's famous rings shine bright in an incredible new photo by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, its first officially released shot of the gas giant.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope spots intriguing carbon molecule in planet-forming disk

The James Webb Space Telescope spotted the carbon molecule methyl cation in a planet-forming disk around a red dwarf star.

Space

Titan submarine rescue leader in tears as he describes finding wreckage

Edward Cassano, chief executive of Pelagic Research Services, had tears in his eyes as he laid out details of the extraordinary rescue mission at a press conference

Daily Mirror

July's Full Buck Moon is the 1st of 4 supermoons this summer

Summer 2023 is supermoon season! On Monday, July 3, the Buck Full Moon rises, beginning a series of four supermoons lasting through September.

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Rare streaks of light above US are a sign that solar maximum is fast approaching

The ethereal aurora-like light show could become a more common sight over the next few years as the sun's activity continues to ramp up.

Inverse

Webb Image Reveals Numerous Galaxies Strung in a Line Along the Ancient Cosmic Web

Astronomers discovered an old strand of the universe's large-scale structure known as the cosmic web.

Space

Can you see the cosmic 'cat' grinning into one of the world's largest telescopes in this photo? (video)

Observations of a distant stellar nursery show it as a smiling cosmic cat with a head so massive it stretches for 150 light-years with a cluster of infants stars below its nose.

Space

You can see a huge sunspot 7 times wider than Earth right now — but be careful!

A massive sunspot is crossing the face of the sun, but if you aim to catch it before it disappears on Sunday (July 2), ensure you protect your eyes.

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Liquid Water Flowed On Mars, Boosting Hope For Finding Evidence Of Life

Scientists discover gullies carved by thawing ice, resembling those in Antarctica

The Guardian - UK

Euclid telescope prepares for voyage to create largest 3D map of the cosmos

European Space Agency’s €1bn probe will travel 1m miles from Earth to shed light on dark universe

Zenger

NASA’s MAVEN Mission Reveals Unprecedented Views Of Mars In Ultraviolet Light

Stunning images captured during Southern Hemisphere's summer season shed new light on Martian atmosphere and surface features.

Space

Mars, Venus and Neptune put on a summer skywatching show tonight. Here's how to see it.

Mars and Venus will be close together in the night sky on June 30, while Neptune will reverse course through the constellations in the early morning of July 1.

Space

Happy Asteroid Day! You can celebrate with this free webcast

Asteroid Day is an annual celebration of asteroid science, and a reminder of how important it is to study these potentially dangerous objects. Here's how you can celebrate this year.

The Hindu

Italian researchers reach the edge of space flying aboard Virgin Galactic's rocket-powered plane

A team of Italian researchers reached the edge of space Thursday morning, flying aboard a rocket-powered plane piloted by Virgin Galactic

The Independent UK

What was the banging noise picked up in search for Titanic sub?

Banging sounds coming from the Titan search zone briefly raised hopes, before the rising submersible was confirmed to have been destroyed in a ‘catastrophic implosion’.

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