Starship Super Heavy Static Fire (www.youtube.com)
Static fire starts at 2:23.
Hubble images a glittering, star-studded globular cluster – Astronomy Now (astronomynow.com)
Psyche asteroid is worth $10,000-quadrillion, and NASA wants to mine it (www.earth.com)
The Psyche asteroid, a celestial object laden with precious metals and valued at an astounding $10,000 quadrillion.
Astronomers have spotted inexplicably bright light coming from the sun (archive.is)
Extraordinarily high-energy gamma rays have been found emanating from the sun, and none of our theoretical models can explain why there are so many of them
Euclid 'dark universe' telescope reveals its 1st sparkling images of the cosmos (photos) (www.space.com)
The European Space Agency's ambitious Euclid space telescope is on its way to decoding the secrets of dark matter and dark energy.
Webb telescope spots water in a nearby planetary system | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The James Webb Space Telescope detected water vapor swirling around a planetary system 370 light-years away.
Dark energy camera reveals galaxies caught in a cosmic 'tug of war' (photo) (www.space.com)
Haley's Coronet is at war with its neighboring dwarf galaxy, and it's a gravitational struggle the latter is bound to lose.
Cosmic Nomads: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Could Find 400 Earth-Mass Rogue Planets (scitechdaily.com)
New research conducted by scientists from NASA and Japan’s Osaka University suggests that rogue planets, or worlds that drift through space untethered to a star, significantly outnumber planets that orbit stars. The results indicate that NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled for launch
Satellites Are Rife With Basic Security Flaws (www.wired.com)
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.
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.
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...
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.'
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.
TERRIFYING double solar storm to strike the Earth today, says NASA; Know the danger (tech.hindustantimes.com)
NASA has predicted that a double solar storm attack will strike the Earth around 5:30 PM today, July 7. Know just how intense it can be and what to expect.
ParallaxNick is my favorite YouTube astronomy channel, his latest video is a quick one on the detection of the gravitational wave background. (youtu.be)
India, a growing space power, is forging closer ties with NASA (arstechnica.com)
Details of a potential US-Indian partnership in human spaceflight remain murky.
We Need to Widen the ‘Habitable Zones’ Seen around Alien Stars (www.scientificamerican.com)
When looking for life in space, we should broaden our horizons...
Have We Found Fragments of a Meteor from Another Star? (www.scientificamerican.com)
Tiny spheres of once-molten metal magnetically dredged from the seafloor could be pieces from IM1, a potential interstellar meteor that struck Earth in 2014
Blue Origin is planning to open new launch sites outside the US (www.engadget.com)
It's also seeking more partnerships and acquisitions..
NASA Rocket Flight Software for Artemis II Meets Testing Checkpoint (www.nasa.gov)
The first Artemis astronauts have begun crew training for their Artemis II mission around the Moon, and teams at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are testing and configuring the flight software for the mega Moon rocket that will launch them on their journey.
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captures the Sun releasing a strong solar flare – see the bright flash on the top right area of the Sun (media.kbin.social)
