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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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'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.

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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.

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Chandrayaan-3: Here's how you can watch its launch from Sriharikota spaceport

NEW DELHI: The Chandrayaan-3 mission is scheduled to be launched at 2.35pm on July 14 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

The Times of India

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

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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.

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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

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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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Astronaut shares stunning view of July's supermoon from space (photo)

July's full Buck Moon — the first of four consecutive supermoons — rose on July 3, and an astronaut aboard the ISS snapped a stunning view of the celestial sight.

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SpaceX Starlink satellites had to make 25,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in just 6 months — and it will only get worse

Exponential growth in Starlink orbital collision avoidance maneuvers in the past six months is sparking concerns over the long-term sustainability of satellite operations.

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SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites 'leak' so much radiation that it's hurting radio astronomy, scientists say

Hum from onboard electronics that power SpaceX's internet-beaming Starlink satellites may disturb radio astronomy observations, a new study has found.

The National (Scotland)

Researchers discover 'most distant' active supermassive black hole

Researchers have discovered the most distant active supermassive black hole to date with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

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