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The last time to catch a supermoon this year is approaching

Supermoons in general appear 17% bigger and 30% brighter than when the moon is at its farthest point away from Earth, according to NASA.

WEKU

Satellite Imagery Shows Antarctic Ice Shelf Crumbling Faster than Thought

Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from the world's largest ice sheet over the past 25 years, a satellite analysis showed on Wednesday. The first-of-its-kind study, led by researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Satellite imagery shows Antarctic ice shelf crumbling faster than thought

Reuters

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Ice shelves hold back Antarctica's glaciers from adding to sea levels – but they're crumbling

As Antarctica’s slow rivers of ice hit the sea, they float, forming ice shelves. These shelves extend the glaciers into the ocean until they calve into icebergs.

The Conversation

Record Death Valley flooding ‘a once-in-1,000-year event’

Hundreds were marooned in the downpour as the climate crisis increases the likelihood of extreme weather

The Guardian - US

SpaceX performs hot fire tests on Starship and super heavy, this time without a fireball

An orbital launch of SpaceX’s new massive rocket is getting closer to reality with the company firing up its new engines for launch pad hot fires of both a super heavy booster and Starship prototype.

Orlando Sentinel

New images from Nasa space probe show giant 'ear-shaped crater' on Mars

Nasa have said the appearance of a massive 'ear-shaped crater' on the surface of Mars could be a case of pareidolia, where humans see recognisable shapes in unfamiliar terrain

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A small robot on the ISS will practice performing surgery in space

A surgical tool currently in clinical trials will slice fake flesh in space — providing groundbreaking new tech for space-based medical emergencies.

Inverse

Final supermoon of 2022 to rise this week - and you might also see Saturn

Dubliners can catch a glimpse of the supermoon later this week

Dublin Live

Globe has top 3 hottest July amid extreme heat waves, drought and deadly floods

The numbers are in on a sizzling, extreme summer.

Axios

NASA solves mystery of 'spaghetti' found on surface of Mars after wild theories spread

The space agency has concluded what the bizarre noodle-like substance is after a picture of it was beamed back to Earth by the Perseverance rover earlier this year

Daily Mirror

Cartwheel Galaxy has us doing mind cartwheels

Topics: A galaxy far away and a stupid item of clothing.

Newcastle Herald

Russia leaving the ISS could put the station’s future in jeopardy

It is currently unclear how Russia’s withdrawal will play out

Inverse

In pictures: NASA's Curiosity Rover is still searching for life on Mars a decade on

It's been 10 years since NASA's rover landed on the Red Planet to search for evidence that billions of years ago, Mars had the conditions to support life. Along the way, its cameras have captured some striking images.

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The Hindu

Conducting classes from space

On August 8, 2007, space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-118 mission was successfully launched. Among the crew members was Barbara Morgan, the first teacher to travel into space. Join A.S.Ganesh as he tells you more about Morgan, a teacher and an astronaut…

Inverse

Nichelle Nichols’ legacy was so much bigger than her Star Trek kiss

Nichols’ legacy is defined by far more than a kiss.

Daily Mirror

Huge volcano filled with SHARKS erupts in chilling NASA footage of underwater plume

Scientists hope a remarkable 'sharkcano' will help them understand how sea creatures could adapt to changing temperatures. Kavachi is an underwater volcano surrounded by sharks

The Independent UK

Nichelle Nichols: Star Trek star who broke sci-fi’s racial barrier

As communications chief Uhura, Nichelle Nichols became a key part of a show that became a cultural touchstone

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The Canberra Times

Peak curiosity: The life and soul of Mars marks special anniversary

Happy Birthday Curiosity!

Salon

Behind that "Star Trek" interracial kiss

The smooch is not a romantic one, but in 1968 to show a Black woman kissing a white man was a daring move

WEKU

What a decade of Curiosity has taught us about life on Mars

Ten years ago today, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover successfully commenced its mission to explore the possibility of life on mars. Here's what it has discovered.

The Guardian - US

‘Fire-breathing dragon clouds’: a wildfire-fueled phenomenon explained

Feared pyrocumulonimbus clouds, akin to fire-triggered thunderstorms, are becoming more frequent as blazes rage

ABC News

Who was James Lovelock, what is Gaia theory, and why does it matter today?

The scientist credited with inventing Gaia theory has been celebrated by everyone from the New-Age movement to nuclear power advocates. But what is the late James Lovelock's lasting legacy to science?

Evening Standard

Tech & Science Daily: Moon shot for South Korea and SpaceX

Plus! Physicist apologises for space chorizo sausage joke

Inverse

'For All Mankind' Season 3’s space mogul is better than Elon Musk — here's why

As a tech mogul space pioneer character, it’s easy to make real-world comparisons. But Gathegi says you’ve got to trust the science fiction.

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