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2 Women's World Cup stadiums spied from space (satellite photos)
The FIFA Women's World Cup is underway, and satellites have given us a birds-eye view of two of the stadiums that are hosting the soccer action.
NASA searches for climate solutions as global temperatures reach record highs
Scientists with NASA discussed the urgency of climate change mitigation and the innovations that can help us reach our environmental goals.
Not All Craters are Circular. Sometimes They Look Like This
Impact craters are nature’s signature from a more chaotic time in our Solar System’s history. A quick glance at the Moon’s disfigured surface makes that clear. Same with Mars, though a telescope is needed to examine it. Or better yet, an orbital spacecraft with a powerful camera.
SpaceX rolls Starship Super Heavy booster back to the pad ahead of next launch (photos)
See these gorgeous photos of SpaceX rolling its Starship Super Heavy booster to the launch pad for testing.
Climate change may be changing the color of Earth's oceans
Climate change is affecting the color of the oceans, a shift in hue showing changes to marine ecosystems, and threatening Earth's status as a "pale blue dot."
China is Working on a New Crew Spacecraft to Carry Up to 7 Passengers
China’s next-generation crew capsule was given an updated timeline this week. According to Yang Liwei, deputy chief designer of China’s Human Spaceflight Program, the new capsule will make its first flight in 2027 or 2028. Meeting this timeline will be a key milestone in China’s recently announced plan to land on the Moon by 2030.
China's Shenzhou 16 astronauts complete 1st spacewalk (video)
Two Chinese astronauts completed an approximately eight-hour spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station on Thursday (July 20).
Over 100 space rocks collected by meteorite hunter Geoffrey Notkin are up for action today
Over 100 different meteorite fragments collected by famed space rock hunter Geoffrey Notkin are currently up for bidding from Heritage Auctions.
One Side of This White Dwarf is Covered in Hydrogen While the Other Side is Helium.
Sunlike stars and those smaller than the Sun end their lives as white dwarfs. Without a continued source of energy from hydrogen fusion, these stars eventually collapse under their own weight. They would continue collapsing were it not for the pressure of electrons. As long as the remaining mass of a star is less than about 1.4 Suns, the electron pressure and gravitational pull will balance each other, creating a white dwarf.
How California museum is protecting space shuttle Endeavour against earthquakes
Even before it opened, the exhibit of NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour in Los Angeles elicited one question perhaps more than any other: Can it survive an earthquake?
Artemis 2 moon astronauts visit splashdown zone for their Orion spacecraft (photo)
The Artemis 2 moon crew was in San Diego for the 54th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing where they met the people who will recover the Orion spacecraft after an ocean splashdown.
'Go for Stack': 1st parts of space shuttle Endeavour vertical display lifted into place at California Science Center
For the first time in 12 years, the stacking of a NASA space shuttle has begun again. The aft skirts for Endeavour's solid rocket boosters were moved into place at the California Science Center.
Lego Disney Lightyear XL-15 Spaceship review
Go to infinity and beyond with this wonderful Lego recreation of Buzz Lightyear's ship.
Another Early-Universe Mystery: JWST Spies Dust at Cosmic Dawn
Dust is usually the product of generations of star formation. So what is all this dust doing in the early universe, just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang?
China launches 4 commercial weather satellites to orbit (video)
A Chinese solid rocket launched a new batch of commercial satellites from the Gobi Desert on Wednesday (July 19).
Hubble telescope captures a brave star trying to outshine a huge galaxy (photo)
The Hubble Space Telescope tried to capture an image of a weirdly shaped galaxy. A bright star almost got in the way.
Amazon unveils plans for $120 million satellite processing facility for its internet constellation
A rendering of Amazon’s proposed satellite processing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The 100,000-square-foot facility will be used to prepare satellites for its Project Kuiper internet constellation for launch aboard rockets from ULA and Blue Origin.
On Friday, online retail giant amazon will join with members of Space Florida to reveal its plans for a 100,000-square-foot satellite processing facility located at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility (LLF) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
GPS satellites may be able to detect earthquakes before they happen
Earthquakes may make their presence known through GPS measurements several hours before their main events.
Journey back to Earth: Aeolus' historic reentry
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ESA’s wind mission Aeolus is coming home. After five years of improving weather forecasts, the satellite will return in a first-of-its-kind assisted reentry. At ESA’s Space Operations Centre in Germany, mission control will use the satellite’s remaining fuel to steer Aeolus during its return to Earth.
