Launch, rinse, repeat ♻️ Electron is another step closer to becoming the first reusable small rocket. ( twitter.com )
#space #rocketlab
An ancient red giant star created a rare 'bipolar' nebula as it died (photo) ( www.space.com )
The jug-like structure is a rare and short-lived double-lobed planetary nebula.
JWST may have spotted enormous stars powered by dark matter ( www.newscientist.com )
World's biggest radio telescope could tease out secrets of dark matter, universe's 1st galaxies ( www.space.com )
Studying the hydrogen fingerprint from just after the Big Bang could allow researchers to kill 'two birds with one stone!'
US Space Force Wants to Add a Third Launch Provider for NSSL Phase 3 ( www.satellitetoday.com )
While U.S. Space Force thus far has split National Security Space Launch (NSSL) between SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA), the service plans to have one more provider by the end of NSSL Phase 3 to guarantee Space Force can reach high-priority orbits when needed.
A Jupiter-sized dwarf star burns half as hot as a campfire ( www.popsci.com )
The 'ultracool' star is possibly around 44 times as dense as our solar system's largest member—the gas giant Jupiter.
Scientists Detect Intriguing New Signals of Organic Molecules on Mars ( www.sciencealert.com )
Materials found in the rocks of Mars' Jezero Crater suggest that organic matter may be widespread across the red planet.
Water on Mars carved deep gullies and left a 'great puzzle' for Red Planet history ( www.space.com )
"They look very Earth-like, but they're on Mars, so how could they form there?"
How scientists decide if they've actually found signals of alien life ( www.popsci.com )
You'll need to rule out human noise or other Earth-bound sources, which is to say eliminating the ‘confounders.' A control sample helps, too.
Some details on @blueorigin HLS & cislunar transporter, provided by @LMSpace ( twitter.com )
Some details on @blueorigin...
Looks like we can increase Raptor thrust by ~20% to reach 9000 tons (20 million lbs) of force at sea level ( twitter.com )
Tweet by Elon, this has big implications for HLS as it affects the number of refuelling flights needed.
How old is our universe? New study says Big Bang might have happened 27 billion years ago ( www.usatoday.com )
A study published this week in an astronomical journal suggests our universe could be 26.7 billion years old, or about twice as old as we thought.
Water worlds in the galaxy could be 100 times more common than once thought ( mashable.com )
A new study increases the odds of finding the 'origins of life' in the Milky Way.
Watch Rocket Lab launch 7 satellites, return booster to Earth today ( www.space.com )
Rocket Lab will launch seven satellites to orbit today (July 14) on a mission that will also feature a booster recovery, and you can watch the action live....
India's Chandrayaan-3 launches to explore moon's water-rich south pole ( www.newscientist.com )
India has launched its Chandrayaan-3 mission, which aims to explore the south pole of the moon by rover, completing a scientific mission that was first attempted in 2019 but ended in catastrophic failure due to a software glitch...
Stars found hidden in huge cloud wrapped around the Milky Way ( archive.is )
The Magellanic stream is a cloud of dust and gas that wraps around our galaxy. It has long been thought to host stars, but they have never been seen until now
Reinventing cosmology: uOttawa research puts age of universe at 26.7 — not 13.7 — billion years ( www.eurekalert.org )
The James Webb Space Telescope wraps 1st year peering across the universe. What has it discovered so far? ( www.space.com )
It's been one year since we saw the first official images taken by the groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope....
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket engine explodes during testing ( www.cnbc.com )
It's a destructive setback with potential ramifications for the company's customer United Launch Alliance as well as Blue Origin's own rocket New Glenn....
How microbial protein is shaping food production on Earth and in space ( www.euronews.com )
Finnish foodtech firm Solar Foods makes microbial protein using just hydrogen, CO2 and electricity. Could it help astronauts get to Mars?
Good news for the alien life hunt: Buried oceans may be common on icy exoplanets ( www.space.com )
'This significantly increases the chances of finding environments where life could, in theory, develop.'
'Like a mirror': Astronomers identify most reflective exoplanet ( phys.org )
A scorching hot world where metal clouds rain drops of titanium is the most reflective planet ever observed outside of our Solar System, astronomers said on Monday.
Huge granite 'body' on far side of the moon offers clues to ancient lunar volcanoes ( www.space.com )
Cooled magma deposits have been discovered under a lunar volcano that likely erupted 3.5 billion years ago.
James Webb telescope detects the earliest strand in the 'cosmic web' ever seen ( www.space.com )
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a clump of ancient galaxies that may be the oldest strand of the "cosmic web" ever detected.
The climate of Mars changed dramatically 400,000 years ago, Chinese rover finds ( www.space.com )
Zhurong spotted telltale patterns in Martian dunes.
