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The best sci-fi thriller on HBO Max reveals a brutal truth about life on Mars

Living on Mars is a dystopian hell in 1990s 'Total Recall.' Will real life be the same?

Inverse · Jul 15, 2022

SpaceX Starship: Where is Musk's mega rocket now?

In this edition of HORIZONS, we explain what's going on with Starship, SpaceX's huge rocket designed to take humans to Mars.

Inverse · Jul 15, 2022

How the son of sharecroppers helped send the world's most powerful telescope to space

Gregory Robinson grew up as one of 11 children of tobacco sharecroppers in rural Virginia. He reflects on his journey to NASA, where he directed the groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope program.

WEKU · Jul 15, 2022

The James Webb telescope reveals breathtaking images of the distant cosmos

This week, NASA unveiled the first astounding images of the distant cosmos taken by its James Webb Space Telescope. In this image, we can see a star-forming region in the Carina Nebula, located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way galaxy. These high-resolution images are the most detailed ever…

France 24 · Jul 14, 2022

Hubble vs. Webb: NASA's new telescope will blow an iconic image out of the water

In the game of Hubble vs. Webb, we're going to see what Webb is really capable of.

Inverse · Jul 14, 2022

To search for alien life, astronomers will look for clues in the atmospheres of distant planets – and the James Webb Space Telescope just proved it's possible to do so

The ingredients for life are spread throughout the universe. While Earth is the only known place in the universe with life, detecting life beyond Earth is a major goal of modern astronomy and planetary science.

The Conversation · Jul 14, 2022

First Thing: Biden battered by inflation and low approval ratings

The economy, energy prices and upcoming midterms weigh heavily on the president during his Middle East trip. Plus, House committee argues Capitol attack was premeditated

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022

Faithful dogs, distant stars and big ears – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022

Revealed: hundreds of billions of stars. Now let’s search them for life

For astrobiologists like me, the first image from Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals infinite possibilities of life beyond Earth, says Louisa Preston of University College London

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022

Hot Rock: World’s Oldest Martian Meteorite Has Been Traced To The Precise Crater Where It Originated

The world’s oldest Martian meteorite has been traced to the precise crater where it originated.

Zenger · Jul 14, 2022