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Flashing meteor that exploded over Norway landed somewhere in a nearby forest
Arecibo Observatory's massive radio dish was many things to many people until seven months ago, when gravity got the best of an engineering marvel that had endured everything thrown its way for decades.
The Strange Swirls on the Lunar Surface are Somehow Related to Topography
The universe has some very extreme places in it – and there are few places more extreme than the surface of a neutron star. These ultradense objects form after a supergiant star collapses into a sphere about 10 kilometers (6 miles) in diameter. Their surface is extreme because of the gravity, which is about a billion times stronger than Earth. However, that gravity also forces the stellar remnant to be extraordinarily flat. Just how flat is the outcome of a new set of theoretical research by PhD student Fabian Gittins from the University of Southampton.
Comet Leonard has broken into pieces as it rounds the sun: report
The circumplanetary disk has the potential to form numerous elusive exomoons.
Serpens galaxy slithers through new Hubble photo
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The Paris Agreement adopted a target for global warming not to exceed 1.5°C. This sets a limit on the additional carbon we can add to the atmosphere – the carbon budget. Only around 17% of the carbon budget is now left. That is about 10 years at current emission rates.
Euclid spacecraft grows as eyes meet brain
NASA's Perseverance rover is preparing to collect its first samples on Mars, a milestone that could happen within the next two weeks, agency officials announced today (July 21).
Oregon congressman proposes new space tourism tax
U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) plans to introduce legislation called the Securing Protections Against Carbon Emissions Tax Act, which would impose new excise taxes on space tourism trips.
Europe's Mars orbiter finds no trace of methane on Red Planet
The European/Russian Trace Gas Orbiter found no signs of gases related to the existence of life in the atmosphere of Mars, according to three recently published studies.
Meet SuperBIT, the next-generation space telescope that rides above the clouds on a balloon
A new type of space telescope could soar high above Earth's clouds to view the universe in a more environmentally-friendly and upgradable way than current technologies.
NASA's Perseverance to Collect First Sample from Mars
Perseverance will soon collect the first of many samples from the Martian surface in a quest to answer whether the planet once hosted life.
Nighttime weather on Venus revealed for the 1st time
What's the weather like at night on Venus? Scientists are finally finding out.
Here are the First New Pictures From the Fully Operational Hubble
The astronomy community breathed a huge sigh of relief earlier this week when the Space Telescope Science Institute announced the Hubble Space Telescope’s major computer issues had been fixed after a grueling month of recovery work. They had to bring in every expert they could – even retired engineers and scientists — to make it happen, and their success is a tribute to the innovative and creative engineers that NASA has been famous for over the years. But now, the telescope is back to doing what it was built to do, taking incredible pictures of the cosmos and sending them down to Earth.
Earth's clouds are likely to increase global heating, scientists find
While we see Earth getting warmer as the effects of climate change continue to escalate, our planet's clouds make our planet hotter than ever, scientists worry.
Russian science lab heads for International Space Station
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated July 22 with Pirs undocking delay.
Mars rover gearing up for first sample collection work
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Russia launches huge Nauka science module to space station after years of delays
Russia has launched its decades delayed Nauka module to the International Space Station, which will represent the largest addition to Russia’s segment of the orbital outpost in years.
ERA launch replay
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The European Robotic Arm (ERA) is on its way to the International Space Station after being launched on a Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, at 16:58 CEST on 21 July 2021.
Live coverage: Russia set to launch new space station science module
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Russian Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with the Nauka science module for the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
Ions Surf Through Jupiter’s Magnetic Field, Triggering its Auroras
Auroras come in many shapes and sizes. Jupiter is well known for its spectacular complement of bright polar lights, which also have the distinction of appearing in the X-ray band. These auroras are also extreme power sources, emitting almost a gigawatt of energy in a few minutes. But what exactly causes them has been a mystery for the last 40 years. Now, a team used data from a combination of satellites to identify what is causing these powerful emissions. The answer appears to be charged ions surfing on a kind of wave.
SpaceX crew capsule relocated outside space station before Boeing mission
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft moves in for docking at the zenith port on the space station’s Harmony module Wednesday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now
Four astronauts rode a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule for a flight from one International Space Station docking port to another Wednesday, clearing the way for arrival of a Boeing Starliner crew ferry ship on an unpiloted test flight later this month.
Night at the (Celestial) Museum
Take some time to explore the overlooked masterpiece of Messier 56.
