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Elon Musk has volunteered his sperm to help colonize a Martian city in next 20 years

The SpaceX founder wants to start his own species on Mars

The Independent UK

Ziggy Stardust: how David Bowie developed the role that would bring him undying fame

In 1964, a bunch of mop-topped young men appeared on the BBC’s early evening Tonight programme, being interviewed by a mildly bemused, but not unfriendly, Cliff Michelmore to promote the “Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men”. Their spokesman, making his first television appearance, was 17-year-old David Jones.

The Conversation

Elon Musk, father of 12, volunteers his own sperm to seed a colony on Mars

Echoing pronatalism, Musk has also said that he would like to create his own species uniquely bred to survive Mars’s harsh conditions.

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A Yearlong NASA Mars Simulation Revealed the Biggest Obstacle to Colonizing the Red Planet

Four volunteers pretended to live on Mars for 378 days. For NASA, they investigated how to bring a common household item to another planet.

Inverse

Europe's Mars sample return orbiter moving ahead despite NASA budget uncertainty

The European Space Agency's Earth Return Orbiter has passed its design review, which validates its technical details and moves the project onto manufacturing and testing.

Space

“I feel like if I don’t approach it from a fun angle right now, I’ll just freak out!”: The Mars Volta’s Philo Tsoungui plays drums to Rush, LimeLight after hearing it for the first time

The German-born drummer happened to use Neil Peart signature sticks, despite never having heard the Rush song before

MusicRadar

Remnants of Mars’s Violent Past Are Hidden In this New ESA Express Orbiter Image

From lava flows to glaciers, Martian volcano Arsia Mons had an eventful past.

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Evening Standard

NASA Crew Emerges From Yearlong Simulated Mars Mission

A crew of four volunteers completed a yearlong simulated Mars mission at NASA's Johnson Space Center, focusing on future Mars operations and health data co...

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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

The Independent UK

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

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.

Space

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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Grand Canyon-size 'scar' on Mars revealed like never before in striking new satellite photos

New photos from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter give us our best look yet at a giant ravine on the Red Planet. The dark "scar" was likely birthed by a gigantic blob of magma hidden beneath a massive nearby volcano millions of years ago.

Evening Standard

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Fortune

As job hopping slows, the median pay bump for changing employers has fallen from 20% to 10%

Pay increases when switching jobs are nothing compared to the highs of the Great Resignation, according to the Bank of America Institute.

Inverse

This Humble Plant Species May Be the Key to Terraforming Mars

S. caninervis, also called steppe screw moss, may eventually be able to grow on Mars — and even help terraform the cold, dry planet.

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NASA announces Artemis 2 moon mission backup astronaut — Andre Douglas will support 2025 lunar liftoff

NASA astronaut Andre Douglas has been named the backup astronaut for three astronauts on NASA's round-the-moon mission. Douglas was certified for liftoff earlier this year.

Space

We could terraform Mars with desert moss — but does that mean we should?

A desert-dwelling moss could survive the extremes of a Martian environment and bounce back every time.

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Astrophotography in July 2024: what to shoot in the night sky this month

Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night sky this month.

LiveScience

Near-indestructible moss can survive gamma rays and liquid nitrogen

This little moss withstands deadly blasts of radiation, extreme cold and dehydration — and could probably survive on Mars.

The Conversation

New study shows mysterious solar particle blasts can devastate the ozone layer, bathing Earth in radiation for years

The remarkable aurora in early May this year demonstrated the power that solar storms can emit as radiation, but occasionally the Sun does something far more destructive. Known as “solar particle events”, these blasts of protons directly from the surface of the Sun can shoot out like a searchlight into…

Inverse

The Link Between Pets And Health Is Massively Misunderstood

Plenty of people believe there’s something salubrious about caring for a pet, similar to eating veggies or exercising regularly. Is that true?

Pedestrian.tv

July Horoscopes 2024: Here’s What Each Sign Can Expect From The Month Ahead

The July horoscopes 2024 for each star sign are here! Check out what is in store for you over the next month with these zodiac predictions.

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