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Extreme 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet stinks like rotten eggs and has raging glass storms

As if deadly rains of glass, temperatures hot enough to melt lead, and sidewise 5,000 mph winds weren't unfriendly enough, the JWST has found a Jupiter-sized exoplanet also stinks of rotten eggs.

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After 14 years in space, NASA's prolific NEOWISE asteroid-hunter is about to shut down

A NASA asteroid-hunting mission is coming to a close, paving the way for the next generation of planetary defense efforts.

Space

'This is how we get to Mach 3:' Virgin Galactic's Jameel Janjua on his long journey to space (exclusive)

Jameel Janjua made it 'to the bitter end' in a Canadian astronaut government selection in 2009, but wasn't chosen. He found a different path to space, however: Virgin Galactic.

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Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket launching for 1st time ever today

Europe's new heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket is set to make its long-delayed debut on Tuesday (July 9).

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Astrophotographer captures stunningly detailed photos of our 'fuzzy' sun

Check out these three incredible solar images taken by astrophotographer Mark Johnston from his backyard in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Space

Jumping on an asteroid: How VR is being used to visit worlds we can never reach

At the 2024 Astronomical Society of Australia's Annual Scientific Meeting, I got to walk on an asteroid in virtual reality. Here's what I found in Ryugu World.

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Crew of NASA's earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year

Four volunteer crew members who spent more than 12 months inside NASA’s first simulated Mars environment at Johnson Space Center in Houston have emerged from the artificial alien enviroment

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Titanic sub company co-founder wants to colonise the Moon and create joint society with Earth by 2063

Guillermo Söhnlein, the co-founder of the Titan submersible company, says he has plans for a moon colony

The Independent UK

Ancient asteroid reveals solar system's secrets

Australian scientists studying ancient asteroid fragments collected from space by NASA are answering age-old questions about life on Earth and the solar system.

AAP

SpaceX's Starship to fly again 'in 4 weeks,' Elon Musk says

SpaceX aims to launch the fifth test flight of its huge Starship rocket just four weeks from now, Elon Musk said.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 118 —Understanding the Darkness

On Episode 118 of This Week In Space, Rod and guest co-host Isaac Arthur talk with Alina Kiessling and Jason Rhodes of JPL about the concepts of dark matter and dark energy.

Space

NASA's 1st year-long mock Mars mission wraps up in Houston

Four volunteers exited a mock Mars habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center on July 6, bringing the agency's first year-long simulated Red Planet mission to an end.

Space

The great silence: Just 4 in 10,000 galaxies may host intelligent aliens

Without plate tectonics, oceans and continents, complex life that is able to invent and master advanced technology might never evolve.

Space

Earth has 7 strange quasi-moons — and you could name one of them

The International Astronomical Union has partnered with the Radiolab podcast to present a quasi-moon-naming contest.

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SpaceX teases catching Super Heavy booster with 'chopsticks' on upcoming Starship test flight (video)

SpaceX released a highlight reel from the fourth flight test of the Starship megarocket, which includes a tease of a new capability the company may test on an upcoming flight.

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2 asteroids just zipped by Earth, and NASA caught footage of the action

NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar has collected invaluable information about two asteroids that flew very close to Earth. Don't worry, neither posed a threat.

Space

The early solar system was donut-shaped, meteorite study suggests

Researchers studying iron meteorites suggest that the early solar system took the shape of a donut, not a dartboard as previously thought.

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'No fireworks on ISS,' so astronauts experiment with 'light painting' instead (photos)

Eerie new ISS photos appear to show a ghost in the machine during Independence Day. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick and others did 'light painting' with the U.S. flag in the background.

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New moon of July 2024: Dark skies tonight as Earth is farthest from the sun today

The new moon of July 2024 occurs today as Earth reaches its farthest point from the sun, known as aphelion.

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Mars orbiter captures Red Planet scar that's longer than the Grand Canyon (image)

ESA's Mars Express orbiter has captured images of a huge crevice on Mars that looks awfully like a "scar" from above.

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Rapidly spinning 'extreme' neutron star discovered by US Navy research intern

A Navy research team intern is part of a group of astronomers who have discovered a rapidly spinning neutron star, or "pulsar," in a dense cluster of stars around 10 light-years away.

Inverse

100 Years Ago, One Astronomer Massively Expanded Our Understanding Of the Universe

Astronomers, maybe more than anyone, appreciate what an island of perfection our Earth is. In 1924, this appreciation took on a whole new level of undersatnding.

Space

NASA's vision of a moon-orbiting space station comes to life in new 3D video

NASA plans to build a moon-orbiting space station in the future, and just released a comprehensive video of its vision.

The Conversation

NZ’s commercial rocket industry is taking off, but national space law needs a boost

News of a potential new rocket launch site in Canterbury has largely been enthusiastically received. Boosts to the regional and national economies, and to New Zealand’s competitiveness in a crowded sector, have been welcomed.

The Guardian - AU

‘Once-in-a-lifetime event’: rare chance to see explosion on dwarf star 3,000 light years away

T Coronae Borealis, or the Blaze star, was last seen in 1946 and will be visible again some time between now and September

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