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Landsat 9 declared operational, IXPE returns first science imagery

The first four "Star Trek" movies are getting an ultra-high-definition makeover for a new 4K box set to be released in September 2021.

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch NASA's Europa Clipper mission to icy Jupiter moon

NASA has picked SpaceX's heavy-lift Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon.

How to watch Boeing launch its 2nd Starliner test flight for NASA on July 30

Boeing is set to launch its Starliner spacecraft on a crucial uncrewed flight to the International Space Station on July 30. Here's how you can watch the weeklong mission live.

NASA beams into Comic-Con@Home this weekend to talk space travel and more

NASA is beaming into Comic-Con@Home 2021 to talk space exploration, science fiction and where they intersect.

Kidrobot launches limited-edition astronaut Dunny and other exclusives for San Diego Comic-Con 2021

The limited-edition toy designer has unveiled three new exclusive releases for Comic-Con.

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' new season 2 teaser trailer does not disappoint

The latest, and probably the last, trailer for the second season of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" has warped online and it's a feast of rich "Star Trek" references.

Watch the first trailer for 'Star Trek: Prodigy,' an animated Trek series for kids

The first trailer for the new animated series "Star Trek: Prodigy" has landed at the virtual San Diego Comic-Con@Home Friday (July 23).

How Often Do Chicxulub-level Asteroids Hit Earth?

Asteroids of different sizes crashing on Earth originated from different parts of the main asteroid belt, researchers say; the finding has implications for how often such collisions happen.

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Jupiter's volcanic moon Io is emitting strange radio waves and NASA's Juno probe is listening

NASA's Juno spacecraft is "listening" in on radio emissions from Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, allowing researchers to discover what triggers the strange radio waves.

Scientists Have a new way to Predict the Most Damaging Solar Storms

Space is full of hazards.  The Earth, and it’s atmosphere, does a great job of shielding us from most of them.  But sometimes those hazards are more powerful than even those protections can withstand, and potentially catastrophic events can result.  Some of the most commonly known potential catastrophic events are solar flares.  While normal solar activity can be deflected by the planet’s magnetic field, resulting in sometimes spectacular auroras, larger solar flares are a danger to look out for.  So it’s worth celebrating a team of researchers from the International Space Science Institute which found a way to better track these potentially dangerous natural events.

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Duneside view of ESA's technical heart

Image: Duneside view of ESA's technical heart

Juice minisite

Week in images: 19 - 23 July 2021

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Luca Parmitano presents the European Astronauts’ Manifesto

The first detected quakes on Mars suggest that the Red Planet has a larger core, potentially thinner crust and slightly different composition than scientists had thought.

Journey to Destination Earth begins

July's full moon will shine high in the sky tonight and help you find the way to the planets Saturn and Jupiter.

Can rocky worlds exist between alien gas giants?

A wild variety of star systems exist in the nearby regions of the Milky Way, and astronomers are eager to know where they might find an "Earth 2.0."

Mars helicopter Ingenuity gearing up for 10th Red Planet flight this weekend

Ingenuity's 10th flight on Mars could happen as early as Saturday (July 24).

This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 23 – 31

Saturn and Jupiter shine in the southeast by late evening. The bright Moon passes them on the 24th through 26th. Venus continues to sit patiently, changelessly, low in the west in twilight. Bootes and the Big Dipper mark the western sky after dark; the Summer Triangle emblazons the east.

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During a Solar Flare, Dark Voids Move Down Towards the Sun. Now We Know Why

Long-term studies of ozone and water vapour in the atmosphere of Mars could lead to better understanding of atmospheric chemistry for the Earth. A new analysis of data from ESA's Mars Express mission has revealed that our knowledge of the way these atmospheric gases interact with each other is incomplete.

Exoplanet Hunter Racks up 5,000 “Objects of Interest”

The Tarso Toussidé volcanic massif is featured in this false-colour composite image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket aces static fire test on California launchpad (video)

In the coming decade, NASA and the ESA will be sending two dedicated missions that will explore Jupiter’s moon Europa. These missions are known as the Europa Clipper and the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) missions, which will fulfill a dream that has been decades in the making – searching for possible evidence of life inside Europa. Since the 1970s, astronomers have theorized that this satellite contains a warm-water ocean that could support life.

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SpaceX will launch a Dragon cargo ship for NASA on Aug. 28 and you can watch it live

People have described extraterrestrial encounters that take place in a dreamlike state, and experiments suggest that such experiences may be lucid dreams.


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