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BALLS on the moon: China set to launch Africa's 1st lunar science mission in 2029

Africa's first space exploration mission aims to send a trio of spherical probes to the lunar south pole aboard China's Chang'e 8 lander in 2029.

Space

NASA's AI-powered Mission PRAXIS aims to touch Saturn's rings for the first time: Here's how it could solve a decades-old mystery

NASA is exploring a new mission concept called PRAXIS. This robotic explorer aims to directly sample particles from Saturn's rings. Artificial intelligence will enable autonomous navigation and safe particle collection. This mission could answer key questions about ring origins and composition. PRAXIS represents an ambitious step in planetary science exploration.

The Economic Times

Divers once believed the Great Blue Hole was bottomless; then explorers discovered human remains deep inside

From above, the Great Blue Hole is breathtaking. A near-perfect circle of deep blue sits in the middle of the turquoise waters of the Belize Barrier Reef, attracting divers from around the world with the promise of giant stalactites, reef sharks and one of the planet's most iconic underwater landscapes.…

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Colossal scars of 60 million-year-long continental collision streak across warped mountains in Pakistan — Earth from space

A 2011 satellite photo shows off an "imbricate fan" of alternating rocks in Pakistan's Sulaiman Range. The striking structure formed along the boundary of two tectonic plates that have long been locked in a geological tug-of-war.

LiveScience

Europe is on fire - will the continent’s climate change deniers finally wake up?

IN FOCUS: Experts warn that time is running out to reverse the impact of climate change with countries across the world weakening climate commitments, Maira Butt reports

The Independent UK

NASA Chief Jared Isaacman Says 'Never Bet Against' Elon Musk, Adds 'We Can't Do It Without' SpaceX for Moon Base

NASA Administrator and former Shift4 Payments Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) CEO Jared Isaacman has backed Elon Musk and Space Exploration Technologies Corp.‘s (NASDAQ:SPCX) goal of establishing space-based compute capacity via orbital data centers.

Benzinga

Pyrocumulonimbus: France-Spain wildfires are creating rare 'fire clouds' that spark their own lightning

Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud Formation: Fierce wildfires in southwest France generated towering storm clouds, a phenomenon called pyrocumulonimbus. These fire clouds gain energy from burning material, unlike normal thunderstorms. They create unpredictable winds and lightning, posing new dangers for firefighters. Such storms can inject smoke high into the atmosphere, affecting global air…

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Europe wildfires latest: France warns ‘intense’ heatwave will peak today as thousands more evacuated near Bordeaux

Spanish authorities say more than 63,000 people have been evacuated from their homes near Madrid

The Independent UK

Nvidia signs deal to deploy edge AI on future Moon missions — laying the groundwork for a permanent human home in space

Nvidia will provide the backbone to Lunar Outpost, a company dedicated to in-space infrastructure and extra-terrestrial economy.

TechRadar

Astronaut Anil Menon set to undertake maiden spacewalk next week

Astronaut Anil Menon will perform spacewalks to upgrade solar arrays and antennas. These spacewalks will prepare the orbital lab for future solar array installations. A critical communication antenna will be replaced during the second spacewalk. New data and power cables will be connected for ongoing station maintenance. Menon is scheduled…

The Economic Times

Majority of losses clawed back after former Nasa scientist defrauded investors

John Burford was sentenced to two years in prison last year after admitting to defrauding more than 100 investors.

Evening Standard

In 2005, scientists thawed 32,000-year-old organisms frozen since the Ice Age, and they started swimming almost immediately, challenging everything we knew about life's limits

NASA scientists made a groundbreaking discovery deep inside Alaskan permafrost. They defrosted 32,000-year-old bacteria frozen since the ancient Ice Age. The moment the ice melted, the microbes woke right up. They immediately started swimming, feeding, and multiplying. This shock revival proved ancient organisms can survive extreme freezing for millennia. Now,…

The Economic Times

Curiosity Mars rover inspects cracked wheel | Space photo of the day for July 27, 2026

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has experienced some serious wear and tear during its nearly 14 years on the Red Planet, as seen in new images of its wheels.

Space

In 1969, Apollo 10 astronauts set the fastest human speed record in space — here's why it still hasn't been broken

Apollo 10 astronauts still hold the fastest human spaceflight speed record. Their return journey from lunar orbit reached nearly 40,000 kilometers per hour. No crewed mission has traveled far enough from Earth to challenge this speed. Modern human spaceflight has not produced conditions needed to exceed Apollo 10's velocity. NASA's…

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NASA astronaut Chris Williams returns to Earth after 241 days and 102 million miles in space

NASA astronaut Chris Williams returns to Earth after a 241-day International Space Station mission, landing safely in Kazakhstan with two Russian cosmonauts aboard Soyuz MS-28. During his first spaceflight, Williams travelled over 102 million miles, conducted scientific research, completed two spacewalks and helped maintain the orbiting laboratory before handing over…

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‘Our country is the mission’: more than 100 ex-Nasa astronauts launch new voting campaign

Astronauts for America liken effort to instill trust and faith back in constitution’s principles and democratic institutions to ‘making a course correction’

Space

A seed that flew around the moon grew into this tree in NYC

The Madison Square Park Conservancy unveiled its moon tree at a smoky birthday party.

The Independent UK

US-Russia space crew lands back on Earth after eight-month ISS stint

Both nations have agreed to work with each other despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022

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It was built for 30 days. It survived 1,004: How a 4-pound helicopter became one of NASA's greatest success stories

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completed its historic mission after 72 flights. The pioneering aircraft achieved the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. Ingenuity served as an aerial scout for the Perseverance rover for nearly three years. Damage to a rotor blade during its final flight ended its remarkable journey.…

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ISRO-NASA's NISAR satellite reveals the ground shifted by 60 cm during Venezuela's earthquake: Here's what scientists discovered

New observations from the NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite show that Venezuela's June earthquakes caused the ground to shift by up to 60 centimetres. The significant surface displacement helps explain the extensive damage reported in Caracas and La Guaira. Using its Urgent Response system, the satellite provided rapid data to support disaster…

Euronews

US-Russian space crew returns to Earth after eight months on ISS

The team will undergo medical checks before being flown to Karaganda in central Kazakhstan, where they are due to meet up with recovery teams.

Space

I'm not an astronaut, but I went to the International Space Station (sort of)

"Just the fact that it exists, just the fact that it continues to exist. We should marvel at that."

Space

We talk with astronaut Michael Foale about the 1997 Space Station Mir crisis: 'He took all the blame of the collision on his shoulders'

'I believe that we, as a crew, saved space station Mir that day'

France 24

SpaceX's Starship splashes down in Indian Ocean after successful test flight

US aerospace company SpaceX carried out a successful test flight of its14-storey Starship rocket Friday, blasting off from Texas to land gently in the waters of the Indian Ocean. It's the first such success since US tech billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX went public in June.

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NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts return to Earth after 241 days on space station (video)

NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station early Sunday morning (July 26).

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