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Martian Rocks Offer Clues That Might Indicate Ancient Life

Colorful, speckled rocks found on the surface of Mars have offered among the most encouraging evidence yet of ancient life on our neighboring planet, scientists at NASA announced Wednesday.

International Business Times

‘Good for the soul’: public urged to look up with Saturn on show

Saturn will be highly visible all September and scientists say gazing at planets and stars lets us see ‘the biggest picture’

The Guardian - UK

Scientists find evidence of flowing water on Ryugu’s ancient parent asteroid. 'It was a genuine surprise!'

Water may have flowed on the asteroid that birthed the space rock Ryugu a billion years after it formed, much later than previously thought, changing our perception of the early solar system.

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James Gunn Reveals Surprising First Superman Sequel Details, And It's Already Getting Me Pumped For A Big Man Of Tomorrow Showdown

The director teases a bold Superman sequel.

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'Peacemaker' season 2 may be heading for a shocking reveal if this fan theory is true — and I think it is

This shocking "Peacemaker" season 2 theory could be why James Gunn won't show anyone the finale three episodes.

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Can we safely deflect a killer asteroid without making it worse? Only if we avoid the gravitational 'keyhole,' scientists say

If we slam an impactor into an asteroid in exactly the wrong spot, the space rock may pass through a "gravitational keyhole" that brings it to Earth.

Space

Signs of ancient life may have been found in Martian rock – new study

Just over a year ago, Nasa made a remarkable announcement. The Perseverance rover had found potential signs of ancient life on Mars. Now, the technical details behind that discovery have been published in a Nature paper that, despite its rather modest wording, may ultimately prove to be among the most…

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New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life

The Independent UK

46 Years Later, 'Alien' Has Finally Challenged One Huge Plot Hole

Wait. Are the aliens bad? Here's how 'Alien: Earth' is flipping the script on 'Aliens' in 1986 and 'Alien' in 1979.

Inverse

Unusual compounds in rocks on Mars may be sign of ancient microbial life

Surface spots and nodules on rocks in ancient river valley are described in new study as ‘potential biosignatures’

The Guardian - US

Did NASA's Perseverance rover find evidence of ancient life on Mars? The plot thickens

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has found yet more chemical signatures that could be associated with ancient Red Planet life — but we need to examine them here on Earth to fully understand them.

Space

Gravitational wave detector confirms theories of Einstein and Hawking: 'This is the clearest view yet of the nature of black holes'

Celebrating 10 years since the first detection of gravitational waves coming from colliding black holes, LIGO has confirmed the predictions of the greatest minds in physics.

Space

SpaceX launches 1st 21 satellites for advanced new US military constellation

SpaceX launched 21 satellites to orbit from California today (Sept. 10), beginning the buildout of an advanced new constellation for the U.S. military.

Space

Total lunar eclipse March 2026: A complete guide to the next 'blood moon'

A total lunar eclipse on March 3-4, 2026, will be visible in North America and will be the last total lunar eclipse anywhere on Earth until New Year's Eve 2028-2029.

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Bethesda is teasing the "Terran Armada" for its Xbox RPG Starfield — So what does it mean?

A teaser from Bethesda Game Studios indicates the "Terran Armada" is coming to Starfield, so what could it mean?

LiveScience

When is the fall equinox, and why does it happen?

On Monday, Sept. 22, day and night will be nearly equal in length as Earth's axis is side-on to the sun, officially beginning autumn in the Northern Hemisphere.

Space

The weird ringed dwarf planet Quaoar may have an extra moon, astronomers discover

"The profile of the occultation was most consistent with it being a new satellite — a new moon — going around Quaoar."

Benzinga

Bernie Sanders Says 800,000 Americans 'Richest Country on Earth' — Slams Trump's Billionaire Tax Breaks

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) criticized the U.S. government's priorities on Tuesday, highlighting the nation's worsening housing crisis as millions struggle to afford basic shelter.

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Rocket Lab Pitches Mars Satellite As First Step To Keep Astronauts Mission-Ready Before They Set Foot On The Red Planet: 'Talk First, Land Later'

On Tuesday, Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ:RKLB) positioned its Mars Telecommunications Orbiter as the critical first step in connecting astronauts with Earth, before humans ever set foot on the Red Planet.

The Independent UK

Scientists shocked by ‘greedy’ white dwarf star devouring its twin

V Sagittae has baffled experts since it was first discovered in 1902

Space

SpaceX targets Sept. 23 for launch of NASA's IMAP mission to map the boundaries of our solar system

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on Sept. 23 will send three spacecraft a million miles from Earth to map the heliosphere and expand our understanding of space weather and atmospheric science.

Space

Fossilized micrometeorites record ancient carbon dioxide levels

A cadre of iron-rich extraterrestrial particles picked up faint whiffs of our planet's atmosphere when they fell to Earth millions of years ago.

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Certain Alien: Earth Fans Don't Have To Wait Until Tuesday Nights To Stream New Episodes, But I'm Not Sure How Long It'll Stay This Way

Let's hope this remains the case.

LiveScience

'Once-in-a-millennium' event: Approach of 'potentially hazardous' asteroid Apophis will be visible to the naked eye

In 2029, asteroid Apophis will skim safely past Earth, where it will be visible to billions. For scientists, it's a once-in-a-millennium planetary experiment.

LiveScience

Human stem cells become more active in space — and that's not a good thing

Stem cells age faster and become functionally exhausted in low Earth orbit, making crewed long-duration space travel even more challenging.

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