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Mount Thor: The mountain with Earth's longest vertical drop

Mount Thor, also known as Thor Peak, is a mountain in Nunavut, Canada with the largest vertical drop in the world — a terrifying escarpment with an average overhang of 15 degrees from vertical.

LiveScience

NASA workers plan 'Moon Day' protest on July 20 to oppose mass layoffs, budget cuts. 'This year has been an utter nightmare that has not stopped.'

Workers from within NASA will protest the space agency leadership's "preemptive over-compliance" of the White House's proposed budget, gutting science and eliminating jobs.

Space

China pledges to crack down on illicit exports of rare earths, urges US to lift more trade controls

China's Ministry of State Security says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths materials that it says threaten national security

The Independent UK

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"You've been a rainbow in my life, and this song has a rainbow in it": Watch John Fogerty play Have You Ever Seen The Rain? at intimate London show

The footage coincides with the new issue of Classic Rock, which includes an in-depth interview with John Fogerty

Louder

Apple's $500 Million Rare Earth Deal With MP Materials Pushes Deutsche Bank To Triple Price Target — Analyst Says Catalyst 'Priced In'

Deutsche Bank has significantly raised its stock price target for MP Materials Corp. (NYSE:MP) following a strategic investment from the Defense Department and a substantial contract with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL).

Benzinga

Only The Ones That Paid Attention In School Can Get 30/30 On This General Science Quiz

Science is all around us - in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and even the way our bodies work. This 30-question science quiz covers all kinds of general science facts. It includes chemistry, physics, biology, and even the Earth itself! It’s here to test how well you…

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British astronaut Tim Peake wants to ‘put the data centers into space’: Here’s why

I discuss AI, data centers, nuclear fusion, ChatGPT and saxophone playing with Tim Peake/

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This Jurassic-era relic has survived 150 million years on Earth – now it’s one big fire from extinction

Australian scientists say assassin spiders are a ‘window into the past’ – and many invertebrates face a similarly precarious situation

The Guardian - AU

The first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound dies in crash in Italy, city's mayor says

Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound more than a decade ago, died in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy

The Independent UK

Scientists extracted water and oxygen from moon dust using sunlight. Could it work on the lunar surface?

Soil excavated from the moon could be used to produce oxygen and methane, which could be used by lunar settlers for breathing and for rocket fuel.

Space

The 10 Sci-Fi Books For People Who Hate Sci-Fi (And Science In General)

Science is boring, these novels make up for it.

The Mary Sue

Lunar lava tubes on Earth? China completes underground moon simulation test area (video)

China has taken a new step in its long-term planning for lunar exploration with the completion of a "simulated moon underground space."

Space

Giant meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago

Researchers have found a link between two geological events in iconic locations of the U.S. Southwest that scientists previously didn't think had anything to do with each other.

LiveScience

2 billion-year-old moon rock found in Africa reveals secret lunar history

The basaltic meteorite is a piece of lunar rock that formed in a lava flow 2.35 billion years ago, long after volcanism on the moon was supposed to have ended.

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The Fantastic Four are in Avengers: Doomsday, and I think I know what that means for First Steps

The future for Marvel’s first family is already certain, and it tells us a lot about what we can expect from Fantastic Four: First Steps

The Conversation

We detected deep pulses beneath Africa – what we learned could help us understand volcanic activity

Earth’s continents may look fixed on a globe, but they’ve been drifting, splitting and reforming over billions of years – and they still are. Our new study reveals fresh evidence of rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath east Africa, reshaping our understanding of how continents break apart.

Space

A vast shadow will sweep over Saturn's cloud tops early on July 18: Here's how to see it

Titan shadow transit seasons occurs just once every 15 years.

LiveScience

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS transforms into a giant 'cosmic rainbow' in trippy new telescope image

New photos, including a striking technicolor timelapse, show off the newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it shoots toward us through the solar system.

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China's Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling probe snaps gorgeous shots of Earth and the moon (video, photos)

China's Tianwen 2 mission captured stunning views of Earth and the moon from deep space just days after launch.

Total Film

New Alien: Earth trailer gives us our best look yet at the USCSS Maginot crash landing, and it's giving us major Blade Runner vibes

Alien: Earth has released a new trailer just weeks before its release date

Benzinga

Beyond GPS: Xona Raises $92M to Revolutionize Global Positioning with Pulsar Constellation

Satellite navigation startup Xona Space Systems has secured $92 million in new funding through a Series B offering. The latest tranche brings the Silicon Valley venture's total funding to over $150 million. The company wants to use the new capital to accelerate the transition from research and development to delivery…

Space

Bad news for alien life? Earth-size planets may be less common than we thought

Up to 200 worlds investigated by NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS satellite could be bigger than predicted, a finding that could impact our search for alien life.

TechRadar

Alien: Earth's official trailer is here – and the sci-fi horror series' xenomorph isn't the only frightening creature that'll need to be avoided

FX has released one last trailer for Alien: Earth, and I'm already spooked by some of the sci-fi horror show's other monsters.

Space

50 years after a historic handshake in space, the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project's legacy still resonates

On July 17, 1975, an American Apollo crew and a Soviet Soyuz crew met up in Earth orbit for the first time, setting the foundation for continued cooperation in space over the past 50 years.

Louder

“I’m quite allergic to people who talk too much!" How John Mitchell brought Lonely Robot back down to earth with Feelings Are Good

The spacesuit is now stowed away as Lonely Robot embark on a completely different kind of musical voyage with 2020's fourth album Feelins Are Good

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