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William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut known for Earthrise photo, dies in plane crash

Retired major general, 90, killed when his plane plunged into waters off Washington state’s San Juan Islands

The Guardian - UK

Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, has died in Washington plane crash

Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, has been killed when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state

The Independent UK

Famed Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, 90, dies in horror crash when his plane nose-dives into waters

Williams Anders was part of the first manned mission to leave the Earth’s gravitational sphere. He took a famous photo of the Earth from space on December 24, 1968.

The Independent UK

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NASA wants new ideas for its troubled Mars Sample Return mission

NASA's Mars Sample Return mission has faced quite a few hurdles, and the agency has selected ten studies to try and find more affordable and quicker means of going about the project.

Space

Pennsylvania Landowners Could Be Forced To Accept Carbon Dioxide Burial On Their Land

Environmentalists fear leaks, explosions, earthquakes and more from a carbon capture bill with bipartisan support.

Capital & Main

Virgin Galactic launches VSS Unity space plane on final suborbital spaceflight with crew of 6 (photos, video)

Virgin Galactic launched its seventh commercial spaceflight mission on June 8 during the final flight of its VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane.

Space

SpaceX lands Falcon 9 rocket for 300th time (video)

SpaceX landed one of its Falcon 9 rockets for the 300th time tonight (June 7), notching the milestone during a Starlink satellite launch.

Space

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Jupiter's raging gas cyclones may actually mirror Earth's oceans. Here's how

Jupiter and Earth's oceans have more in common than you might think.

Space

'The difference between alarming and catastrophic': Cascadia megafault has 1 especially deadly section, new map reveals

The Cascadia subduction zone is more complex than researchers previously knew. The new finding could help scientists better understand the risk from future earthquakes.

LiveScience

Explosive 'devil comet' grows seemingly impossible 2nd tail after close flyby of Earth — but it's not what it seems

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, also known as the devil comet, recently made its closest approach to Earth for more than 70 years. During this close encounter, astrophotographers spotted a seemingly impossible "anti-tail" coming off the comet thanks to an extremely rare optical illusion.

LiveScience

New contest lets you name Earth's 1st 'quasi-moon' for free. Here's how to enter.

A new public competition will allow a lucky astronomy enthusiast to name one of Earth's tiny "quasi-moons." Here's everything you need to know about how to enter the competition for free.

LiveScience

Man Is Possibly The “First Human In Thousands Of Years” To Hike Eerie Structure Found On Google Earth

Nolan Fisher has been virtually taking thousands of viewers to crazy locations and bizarre geological formations he finds on Google Earth. The post Man Is Possibly The “First Human In Thousands Of Years” To Hike Eerie Structure Found On Google Earth first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda

South Korea creates new KASA space agency, sets sights on the moon and Mars

South Korea has announced the creation of a new space agency and is aiming to land its own spacecraft on the moon and Mars in the coming decades.

Space

Scientists find slowest spinning 'radio neutron star' — it breaks all the dead-star rules

Taking almost a full hour to rotate rather than fractions of a second, ASKAP J1935+2148 is the slowest spinning radio-blasting neutron star ever seen.

Space

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'Sudden, brief, and unexpected:' dearMoon crew laments cancellation of private SpaceX Starship moon mission

Crew members selected for a planned flight around the moon funded by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa shared public feelings of disappointment after the mission's cancellation.

The Conversation

Scientists call the region of space influenced by the Sun the heliosphere – but without an interstellar probe, they don’t know much about its shape

The Sun warms the Earth, making it habitable for people and animals. But that’s not all it does, and it affects a much larger area of space. The heliosphere, the area of space influenced by the Sun, is over a hundred times larger than the distance from the Sun to…

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If you love Sienna Miller’s sellout M&S fashion collection – this is how to get her trending Boho aesthetic in your home

The Sienna collection for M&S is a sellout hit – and we're craving more of its Bohemian chic in our lives!

The Guardian - UK

CBSO/Morlot review – A beautiful lament for corrupted nature

John Luther Adams’ powerful new work grieves for the loss of animals and plants – including with a recreation of extinct birdsong – while asserting that Earth will live on

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Matadors and space travel: an audience with Denise de la Rue

At the opening of her new Madrid show a new world, the Mexican artist tells Will Hosie that space is the final frontier, but she won’t go.

Space

A billionaire wanted to save the Hubble Telescope — here's why NASA politely declined

Billionaire Jared Isaacman wanted to conduct a private Hubble Telescope reboost mission. NASA says 'not yet.'

Evening Standard

Best space opera books to escape into a sci fi epic

Traverse interplanetary warfare, deadly political moves and chivalric love with these beloved space operas

The Conversation

A renewable energy transition that doesn’t harm nature? It’s not just possible, it’s essential

Earth is facing a human-driven climate crisis, which demands a rapid transition to low-carbon energy sources such as wind and solar power. But we’re also living through a mass extinction event. Never before in human history have there been such high such rates of species loss and ecosystem collapse.

Space

Thruster glitches and helium leaks can't stop Boeing's Starliner astronaut test flight — but why are they happening?

Boeing's Starliner Crew Flight Test faced down thruster glitches and helium leaks to reach the International Space Station on June 6. Why all the glitches and is NASA worried?

Space

The 'hole' on Mars making headlines could be crucial to Red Planet exploration

The Conversation

The Sun is reaching the peak of its activity – here’s how that could cause more auroras and solar storms

Many more people around the world than normal were recently able to see the northern and southern lights overhead with the naked eye. This unusual event was triggered by a very strong solar storm, which affected the movement of the Earth’s magnetic field.

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