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A sprinkling of cosmic dust may have helped kick-start life on Earth

Cosmic dust may have helped to kick-start life on Earth, new research suggests. The findings challenge a widely held assumption that this was not a plausible explanation.

A Gravity Map of Mars Uncovers Subsurface Mysteries

A team of scientists presented a new gravity map of Mars at the Europlanet Science Congress 2024. The map shows the presence of dense, large-scale structures under Mars’ long-gone ocean and that mantle processes are affecting Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the Solar System.

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Super Harvest Moon lunar eclipse: How to watch online for free on Sept. 17

A partial lunar eclipse of the Super Harvest Moon is coming on Sept. 17, 2024. Here's how you can watch it online for free.

Scientists Recreate Mars Spiders in the Lab

In 2003, strange features on Mars’s surface got scientists’ “spidey senses” tingling when they saw them. That’s when unusual “anareiform terrain” landforms appeared in images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. They’ve returned each year, spreading across the southern hemisphere surface.

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'We just ran out of time': Why Boeing's Starliner came home uncrewed from the ISS

The decision to send Boeing's Starliner capsule home uncrewed from the ISS was driven in part by time constraints, according to NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore.

Polaris Dawn is Away, Sending Another Crew Into Orbit to Perform the First Private Spacewalk

We’ve officially entered a new era of private spaceflight. Yesterday, the crew of Polaris Dawn, a privately funded mission managed by SpaceX, officially performed the first private extra-vehicular activity, commonly known as a spacewalk. The spacewalk was a success, along with the rest of the mission so far. But it’s attracted detractors as well as supporters. Let’s take a look at the mission objectives and why some pundits are opposed to it.

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The Outer Reaches of the Milky Way are Full of Stars, and the JWST is Observing Them

The Milky Way’s outer reaches are coming into view thanks to the JWST. Astronomers pointed the powerful space telescope to a region over 58,000 light-years away called the Extreme Outer Galaxy (EOG). They found star clusters exhibiting extremely high rates of star formation.

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More Bodies Discovered in the Outer Solar System

The outer Solar System has been a treasure trove of discoveries in recent decades. Using ground-based telescopes, astronomers have identified eight large bodies since 2002 – Quouar, Sedna, Orcus, Haumea, Salacia, Eris, Makemake, and Gonggang. These discoveries led to the “Great Planet Debate” and the designation “dwarf planet,” an issue that remains contentious today. On December 21st, 2018, the New Horizons mission made history when it became the first spacecraft to rendezvous with a Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) named Arrokoth – the Powhatan/Algonquin word for “sky.”

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The best 70s sci-fi movies

Sci-fi in the 1970s was weird, wonderful, and where franchises were born.

Watch space aliens invade in wild new 'Venom: The Last Dance' trailer (video)

Sony Pictures released a final launch trailer for "Venom: The Last Dance," which premieres on Oct. 25, 2024.

SpaceX Super Heavy rocket gets supersonic wind tunnel test for NASA's Artemis moon missions (photos)

A 1.2% scale model of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy rocket underwent NASA wind tunnel testing, during which high-speed forced air simulated varying flight conditions.

'Star Wars Outlaws' finally lets fans play as the scoundrel (review)

The first open-word game from the galaxy far, far away feels like the Han Solo simulator we've been waiting for.

Jupiter’s Moon Io Has a Giant New Volcano

NASA’s Juno mission has spotted a new volcano on Jupiter’s pockmarked moon, Io.

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Apollo 11 moonwalk footprint featured on Sprayground's latest backpack

Follow in the footsteps of Apollo astronauts with a new space-themed backpack that aims to inspire a sense of exploration and transport wearers to the lunar surface.

How the ESA’s Rosalind Franklin Rover Will Drill for Samples on Mars

Russia’s attack on Ukraine has delayed its launch, but the ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover is heading toward completion. It was originally scheduled to launch in 2018, but technical delays prevented it. Now, after dropping Russia from the project because of their invasion, the ESA says it won’t launch before 2028.

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Iron winds and molten metal rains ravage a hellish hot Jupiter exoplanet

"Iron Winds and Metal Rain." Not the title of a heavy metal album but an accurate weather prediction for a hellish exoplanet called WASP-76b.

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base, lands rocket (video)

SpaceX's latest Starlink satellite launch lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sept. 12, adding to a constellation of more than 6,300 operational satellites.

ESA's JUICE spacecraft confirmed Earth is habitable. Here's why

JUICE successfully identified water and the building blocks of life in Earth's atmosphere. In doing so, the probe headed for Jupiter's moons confirmed that its instruments are working properly.

SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts beam photos to Earth using Starlink satellites

The private Polaris Dawn crew notched another milestone on Thursday (Sept. 12), beaming photos home using SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites.

Week in images: 09-13 September 2024

Week in images: 09-13 September 2024

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BepiColombo’s fourth Mercury flyby: the movie

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Watch the closest flyby of a planet ever, as the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft sped past Mercury during its latest encounter on 4 September 2024.

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