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Starship Orbital Flight: SpaceX Successfully Fired Enough Engines for Liftoff

SpaceX is gearing up to launch the Starship into orbit, the biggest test yet for the ship designed to send humans to Mars and beyond.

Inverse

Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration

People have been exploring the surface of Mars for over 50 years. According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, nations have sent 18 human-made objects to Mars over 14 separate missions. Many of these missions are still ongoing, but over the decades of Martian exploration, humankind has…

The Conversation

Valery Polyakov, took longest single trip to space, dies at 80

Polyakov's record of 437 days in space began on January 8, 1994, orbiting the Earth more than 7,000 times, before returning March 22, 1995

The Hindu

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Chance to see 'spectacular' solar eclipse in Scotland's skies this October

The last partial solar eclipse, which happened in April, wasn't visible in the UK - but you may be able to spot this one.

Daily Record

Russian cosmonaut who holds record for longest-ever trip to space dies aged 80

Valery Polyakov orbited the Earth more than 7,000 times between 1994 and 1995

Evening Standard

'First Scot in Space' Astronaut Brian Binnie passes away at age of 69

The family of the 'beloved' Scot announced earlier this week the sad passing of the former US Navy fighter pilot.

Daily Record

NASA's InSight lander detects space rocks as they slam into Mars

InSight detected seismic and acoustic waves from the impact of four meteorites and calculated the location of the craters they left.

The Hindu

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Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable than Earth itself – and astronomers are discovering more of the billions they think are out there

About a third of all exoplanets are super-Earths, making them the most common type of exoplanet in the Milky Way.

The Hindu

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance collects new rock samples in Jezero Crater

Everything the Perseverance rover has seen confirms to NASA the robot is in the “right location” to hunt for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet.

ABC News

Science & Technology: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures first images of Mars

The telescope, an international collaboration with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), provides a unique perspective with its infrared sensitivity on Mars. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Mars lander uses seismic data to locate meteorite impact craters for the first time ever

The now-retired InSight Mars lander recorded seismic waves from three meteor strikes in 2021 -- and traced them to brand new Martian craters.

Inverse

For the first time, robots on Mars found meteorite impact craters by sensing seismic shock waves

Since 2018, NASA’s InSight mission to Mars has recorded seismic waves from more than 1,300 marsquakes in its quest to probe the internal structure of the red planet. The solar panels of the car-sized robotic lander have become caked with Martian dust, and NASA scientists expect it will completely power…

The Conversation

Does Jay Leno's Garage Have A Tesla? Watch Elon Musk's Interview With Legendary Comedian

Comedian and television host Jay Leno may be known for telling jokes to audiences, but the latest episode of Leno’s hit show “Jay Leno’s Garage” is no laughing matter.

Benzinga

NASA Mars lander captures strikes by 4 incoming space rocks

A NASA lander on Mars has captured the vibrations and sounds of four meteoroids striking the planet's surface

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NASA gears up for Artemis I tanking test for shot to launch next week

ORLANDO, Fla. — The fixes have been addressed, so now it’s time to add some stress to ensure NASA’s Artemis I mission success.

Inverse

Behold! Webb Telescope's first Mars image reveals a troubled planet

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals a landscape of meteor impacts, massive eruptions, and flowing water.

The Guardian - UK

Meteoroid shock waves help scientists locate new craters on Mars

Findings will help build more accurate picture of how often space rocks crash into red planet

The Conversation

Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable than Earth itself – and astronomers are discovering more of the billions they think are out there

Astronomers now routinely discover planets orbiting stars outside of the solar system – they’re called exoplanets. But in summer 2022, teams working on NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite found a few particularly interesting planets orbiting in the habitable zones of their parent stars.

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The Independent UK

United Arab Emirates to launch first lunar rover in November

The United Arab Emirates will launch its first lunar rover in November

The Independent UK

Valery Polyakov, took longest single trip to space, dies

Russia's space agency says Valery Polyakov, the Soviet cosmonaut who set the record for the longest single spaceflight, has died at age 80

Inverse

Astronomers discover how naughty baby stars steal each others’ planets

A new paper, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, shows how massive stars in such stellar nurseries can steal planets away from each other — and what the signs of such theft are.

Inverse

Why artificial gravity may be the best way to help astronauts withstand space

Researchers have learned that artificial gravity could help astronauts reduce the health impacts of long space missions.

Inverse

Europe’s Sun probe just survived a potentially world-ruining solar storm

Solar Orbiter is currently 25 percent of the way through its 10-year mission of observing the Sun. By 2025, it will be closer than ever to our parent star.

The Independent UK

Chinese astronauts go on spacewalk from new station

Two Chinese astronauts have completed a spacewalk from a new space station that is due to be completed later this year

The Hindu

What caused the present-day tilt of Saturn?

Swirling around the planet's equator, the rings of Saturn are a dead giveaway that the planet is spi

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