How Israel shot down a ballistic missile in space for the first time ( www.msn.com )
Did India land spacecraft near moon’s south pole? Top China scientist says not ( amp.scmp.com )
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This startup [SpaceBorn United] wants to find out if humans can have babies in space ( www.technologyreview.com )
SpaceBorn United wants to conduct an IVF experiment in Earth’s orbit to pave the way for long-term space missions.
NASA’s New Horizons Mission Still Threatened ( www.universetoday.com )
Hubble images a glittering, star-studded globular cluster – Astronomy Now ( astronomynow.com )
Pale blue dot 2.0: Tiny Earth and tinier Moon spotted by Mars orbiter ( www.wionews.com )
Astronomers Surprised By a Distant Black Hole Roaring Back to Life ( gizmodo.com )
Black holes often sit at the centers of galaxies, where they can gorge themselves on the superheated material that falls into their abyssal event horizons. Now, a team of astronomers have observed the beginning of one such meal.
Animation: Using Planets to Visualize the Speed of Light ( www.visualcapitalist.com )
Cool visualization of light speed using planetary scales.
Europe’s venerable Ariane 5 rocket faces a bittersweet ending on Tuesday ( arstechnica.com )
Why a Harvard professor thinks he may have found fragments of an alien spacecraft ( www.independent.co.uk )
Obviously a bit nonsense, but I am curious if anyone can share how they know where the asteroid hit, and how uncommon the steel-titanium alloy is to find.
Saturn’s Rings Shine in Webb’s Observations of Ringed Planet – James Webb Space Telescope ( blogs.nasa.gov )
On June 25, 2023, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope turned to famed ringed world Saturn for its first near-infrared observations of the planet. The initial imagery from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) is already fascinating researchers.
Splashdown of Gaganyaan TV-D1! ( sh.itjust.works )
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/7595230...
Variable stars can tell us where and when to search for extraterrestrials ( phys.org )
New Study Suggests Alien Life May Be Hiding on Freezing Cold Planets ( www.inverse.com )
A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb ( arstechnica.com )
In-space manufacturing startup aces pharma experiment in orbit ( arstechnica.com )
The co-founder of California-based startup Varda Space Industries says his company’s first space mission—a miniature lab that has grown crystals of the drug ritonavir in orbit—is on track to end in the coming weeks with a first-of-its-kind re-entry and landing in Utah....
Soyuz MS-23 Return Thread!
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/5990279...
Space drugs factory denied reentry to Earth ( gizmodo.com )
Icy Moonquakes: Surface Shaking Could Trigger Landslides on Moons of Jupiter and Saturn ( www.nasa.gov )
A new NASA study offers an explanation of how quakes could be the source of the mysteriously smooth terrain on moons circling Jupiter and Saturn.
World race to the seventh continent: the Moon ( english.elpais.com )
[Ars Technica] Viasat’s new broadband satellite could be a total loss ( arstechnica.com )
Mind-Melting Facts About the Sun ( www.jpl.nasa.gov )
Another great article and infographic from our JPL friends. Hope you enjoy!
Who doesn't want a huge map of Mars! ( www.visualcapitalist.com )
NASA, DARPA Partner with Industry on Mars Rocket Engine ( www.nasa.gov )
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