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India-U.S. relationship more critical for space exploration: former NASA official

The relationship between India and the U.S. is absolutely critical on Earth and possibly even more so in space, a former top NASA official has said, describing India as a “sleeping giant” for whom the sky is no longer the limit.

The Hindu

Astronomers Finally Found the Origin of the Strangest Meteor Shower

The Geminids meteor shower is shrouded in mystery. But NASA's Parker Solar Probe is shining a light on some of its secret origins.

Inverse

'Weird' game of cosmic tug-of-war in the Tarantula Nebula weaves up new stars

Astronomers have observed the Tarantula Nebula at the heart of the Large Magellanic Cloud, finding that powerful magnetic fields ensure its survival and regulate star birth.

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Geminid meteor shower spawned by violent asteroid smashup

The Geminid meteor shower, which happens every December, comes from a space rock with a comet-like tail. New research suggests a violent origin story.

Space

Astronauts unfurl final roll-out solar array (for now) at space station in record-tying spacewalk

NASA astronauts Woody Hoburg and Stephen Bowen deployed the sixth and last (for now) upgraded solar array outside of the International Space Station while Bowen tied an American spacewalk record.

Space

UAP Reports Involve the Ocean Too, NASA Investigator Reveals

For its expansive UAP team, the space agency turned to oceanographer Paula Bontempi, an expert in how light interacts with water.

Inverse

Private space station: How Axiom Space plans to build its orbital outpost

Axiom Space is using the results of science experiments conducted on its private missions aboard the International Space Station to inform the design and use of the company's own orbital laboratory.

Space

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The Apollo moon landing was real, but NASA's quarantine procedure was not

On its face, the Apollo 11 quarantine protocol looked sensible. But the new research suggests that NASA's "planetary protection" efforts were largely for show.

Space

This 'postcard' of a Mars day from NASA's Curiosity rover is gorgeous (photo)

A striking new postcard from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the Marker Band Valley region of Mars in the morning and the afternoon.

Space

James Webb highlights ancient galaxies

Plus, the lauded telescope detected the most extensive spray of water ever seen in space from Saturn's frozen moon

Salon

For the first time, astronomers have found life-supporting molecules called phosphates on Enceladus

The search for habitable conditions beyond Earth has just become more interesting with the discovery of biologically available phosphorus from one of Saturn’s moons. Phosphorus is the most elusive of the six crucial elements needed for life.

The Conversation

Watch 2 NASA astronauts spacewalk outside space station today in this free livestream

Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday (June 15), and you can watch the excursion live.

Space

Saturn's moon Enceladus has all the ingredients for life in its icy oceans. But is life there?

For the first time, phosphorus — the rarest of six elements upon which life as we know it depends — has been found in a tiny ocean-bearing moon in our solar system.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope reveals how galaxies made the early universe transparent

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have determined that stars in early galaxies transformed the gas throughout the universe from opaque to transparent.

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Inverse

Mars Rover Sends a Stunning Panorama of the Red Planet Home to Earth

NASA's Curiosity Rover sent us this panorama postcard of its current scenic view of Gale Crater, overlooking an ancient lakebed where there was once water on Mars.

Space

Annular solar eclipse October 2023: Plan your trip to see the amazing 'ring of fire' eclipse with these top tips

Here's how to get organized for the annular solar eclipse visible across North American in October 2023.

Space

Watch scientists turn an aircraft into a moon gravity research lab (video)

European scientists are turning an aircraft into a laboratory that simulates lunar gravity to prepare astronauts and technology for future moon landings as part of the NASA-led Artemis missions.

The Conversation

An element essential to life discovered on one of Saturn's moons, raising hopes of finding alien microbes

Enceladus is the tiny moon of Saturn that seems to have it all. Its icy surface is intricately carved by ongoing geological processes. Its icy shell overlies an internal, liquid ocean. There, chemically charged warm water seeps out of the rocky core onto the ocean floor – potentially providing nourishment…

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Scientists discovered a crucial element for life gushing out of Saturn's icy ocean moon

Astronomers have confirmed the presence of phosphates — a crucial ingredient for life — in a plume of icy water gushing out of Saturn's moon Enceladus.

Space

New 'warm Jupiter' exoplanet has a weird orbit and another planet may be to blame

Astronomers have used NASA's TESS telescope to discover a new 'warm Jupiter' exoplanet with a strange orbit.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Tech & Science Daily podcast: Why are Vodafone and Three merging?

Plus! Nasa’s ‘Google Maps’ for Mars & CoD: Modern Warfare 2 longevity

Fortune

Bessemer’s list of the top 100 ‘deep tech’ companies commercializing scientific research

Here’s how a top VC firm put together a list of the top deep tech companies.

Space

SpaceX aims to launch Starship again in 6 to 8 weeks, Elon Musk says

SpaceX aims to launch the next test flight of its giant Starship rocket in six to eight weeks, Elon Musk said.

Space

4 elusive 'mini-Neptune' exoplanets discovered in a cosmic game of hide-and-seek

Astronomers spotted four elusive mini-Neptune planets with the exoplanet-hunting telescope CHEOPS.

WEKU

3 predictions for the future of space exploration — including your own trips

A record-breaking and seasoned astronaut shares insight into the future of space travel with private companies.

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