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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.

Digital Camera World · Jul 3, 2024

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.

LiveScience · Jul 2, 2024

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…

The Conversation · Jul 2, 2024

Is Fido actually good for you?

Research suggesting that pet ownership improves health is largely funded by the pet care industry. Does it matter?

Salon · Jun 30, 2024

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 117 —A Home on the Moon

On Episode 117 of This Week In Space, Rod and guest co-host Isaac Arthur talk with Evan Jensen of ICON Build about 3D printing habitats on the moon and one day Mars.

Space · Jun 29, 2024

Why do some planets have moons? A physics expert explains why Earth has only one moon while other planets have hundreds

Why is that some planets, such as Saturn, have more than a hundred moons, while others, such as Venus, have none?

Space · Jun 29, 2024

How many moons are in the solar system?

The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see in the sky. But how many do we actually know about? And how many more are waiting to be discovered?

LiveScience · Jun 29, 2024

Perseverance Mars rover team revives life-hunting instrument after 6 months of effort

The Perseverance rover's SHERLOC instrument has been revived to continue its search for evidence of microbial life on Mars.

Space · Jun 28, 2024

Mars is an asteroid punching bag, NASA data reveals

Small asteroids have the Red Planet in their crosshairs more often than not, as Mars lander's seismometer detects their impacts.

Space · Jun 28, 2024

Scientists Intrigued After Finding A Totally Different Kind Of Boulder On Mars

Besides discoveries about the volcanic history of Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover spotted a very unique rock on the surface of Mount Washburn, inside Jezero Crater for the very first time. The post Scientists Intrigued After Finding A Totally Different Kind Of Boulder On Mars first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Jun 28, 2024