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Japan, U.S. rocketing ahead with lunar infrastructure plans

The U.S.-led Artemis Program is shooting for the moon. The international lunar exploration program has a broad range of objectives, including the return of humans to the surface of Earth's closest celestial neighbor for the first time since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 13, 2022

NASA researchers study 'Mars-like' WA salt lakes for information about extraterrestrial life

NASA-funded researchers are studying some of Australia's oldest landscapes to help answer big questions about the universe.

ABC News · Aug 13, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: Did California give Boeing a pass on a major pollution cleanup?

Back in 2007, the state of California reached an agreement with Boeing Co. requiring the company to clean up the polluted site of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, outside Simi Valley, to an exacting environmental standard.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 11, 2022

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.

Reuters · Aug 11, 2022

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 · Aug 10, 2022

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 · Aug 10, 2022

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 · Aug 10, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Aug 10, 2022

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 · Aug 9, 2022

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 · Aug 9, 2022