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Florida startup Star Catcher snags $12 million to help develop 1st off-Earth energy grid

Star Catcher Industries just snagged $12.25 million to develop its planned constellation of power-beaming satellites, which will service other orbiting spacecraft.

Space

Massive US-led naval exercises in Hawaii and Pacific islands reflect over a century of colonial exploitation of the region

Since the last week in June, navies and naval assets from 29 countries have been taking part the world’s largest naval exercises. The US-led Rimpac 2024 (Exercise Rim of the Pacific), the 29th such exercise to be held since 1971, claims to promote “a free and open Indo-Pacific”. But many…

The Conversation

What lunar caves tell us about the shared origins of the Earth and the Moon

Using radar, a Nasa spacecraft, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), has confirmed the existence of caves beneath the lunar surface. Here’s why such geological features will be key for establishing a base on the Moon, and what they can tell us about Earth and our Moon’s shared cosmological origins.

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Star Trek's Science Advisor On How Starfleet Quietly Fixed Relativity

Could warp drive actually work? According to Dr. Erin Macdonald, Star Trek's science advisor, the answer is yes. But a recent moment in 'Discovery' Season 5 finally fixed an old Star Trek problem.

Inverse

Strange compound used to treat cancer can extract rare-earth metals from old tech at 99% efficiency

Scientists harness a compound normally used in cancer treatment to reclaim rare-earth elements from electronic waste.

LiveScience

ISS scientists make headway in cancer research: 'We're NASA, we do Moonshots'

NASA's Cancer Moonshot Initiative aims to harness microgravity conditions on the International Space Station to study the disease like never before.

Space

Monday was the warmest day recorded on Earth. But how do scientists actually measure that?

In the past week, Earth’s record for the hottest day was broken twice. Sunday July 21 was declared Earth’s hottest day since records began, when average surface temperature reached 17.09°C. On Monday the record fell again, when average temperatures reached 17.16°C – and Tuesday was almost as hot.

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Earth Defense Force 6 review

Earth Defense Force 6 elevates meathead B-movie action with a smart time travel twist.

PC Gamer

Disneyland Strike Averted As Unions Agree Tentative Deal

Unions representing Disneyland theme park employees in California reached a tentative deal with the company on Wednesday, averting a major strike at the "happiest place on Earth."

International Business Times

Earth just had its two hottest days ever

On Sunday, the daily temperature record was broken, only to be shattered again on Monday

Salon

Mercury has a layer of diamond 10 miles thick, NASA spacecraft finds

Using data from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, scientists have determined that the solar system's tiniest planet, Mercury, hides a not-so-tiny secret: a 10-mile-thick mantle of diamond.

Space

China's tiny 'Golden Toad' rover used AI to take an epic photo on the moon's far side (video)

A new video shows how a tiny rover on China's ambitious Chang'e 6 mission used AI to snap an epic shot on the far side of the moon.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope directly images its coldest exoplanet target yet

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated a super-Jupiter that is one of the coldest exoplanets ever directly imaged.

Space

The Rift Gravel – Decker and Svendsen use two-up sprints to win elite titles at Gravel Earth Series stop in Iceland

Tiago Ferreira comes second in men's sprint while Karolina Migon claims women's runner-up spot

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Inverse

Astronomers Were Looking for a Planet, but They Didn't Expect This One

Epsilon Indi Ab is bigger, cooler, and farther out than anyone expected.

The Conversation

We’ve discovered the world’s trees absorb methane – so forests are even more important in the climate fight than we thought

Tree bark in the world’s forests absorbs the greenhouse gas methane, my colleagues and I have demonstrated for the first time on a global scale – a discovery that could have big implications for tackling climate change.

Space

Watch NASA's massive Artemis 2 rocket core stage arrive in Florida. Next stop: the moon (video, photos)

Artemis 2's core stage is near its launch site in Florida after sailing more than 900 miles from New Orleans. The rocket is scheduled to send NASA astronauts around the moon in 2025.

Space

Earth-based telescope sees Boeing's Starliner approach the ISS in broad daylight (photo)

Infrared telescopes scanning the skies during the day watched as Boeing's first crewed Starliner spacecraft approached the International Space Station on June 6, 2024.

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EU climate monitor reports highest ever average global temperatures

Earth withered through a second straight day of record-breaking temperatures on 22 July, the EU's climate monitor said Wednesday, as parts of the world suffer devastating heatwaves and wildfires.

Digital Camera World

NASA astronauts to give free astrophotography master class TODAY live from space

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, commander of the SpaceX Crew-8 Mission, will be joined by veteran Don Pettit

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Scientists Discover Lost City Teeming With Life Underwater Marvel

Discover the Lost City, a unique hydrothermal field beneath the Atlantic Ocean, offering insights into life origins on Earth and beyond. Explore its divers...

International Business Times

July 22 Second Day In Row To Break Global Heat Record: EU Monitor

Earth withered through a second-straight day of record-breaking temperatures on July 22, the EU's climate monitor said Wednesday, as parts of the world suffer devastating heatwaves and wildfires.

Space

Where to? Space: Tripadvisor publishes 1st off-Earth travel review

After helping millions of people plan their trips around the world, Tripadvisor is ready to do the same for those looking to travel beyond Earth. "Destination Space" is focused on space tourism.

LiveScience

'Double' meteor shower will light up the skies next week. Here's how to watch.

As Earth's orbit intersects with those of two comets this month, stargazers will have a chance to view spectacular double meteor showers.

Evening Standard

Northern Lights could be visible in parts of UK: here is how to see them

Stargazers will have their eyes to the skies as the geomagnetic storm approaches

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