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Archive for July, 2023

Queen legend Brian May helped NASA ace its asteroid-sampling mission, new book reveals

July 31st, 2023 by

Queen guitarist Brian May and the chief scientist of NASA’s asteroid-sampling OSIRIS-REx mission have collaborated on a book about the asteroid Bennu — and it’s not a PR stunt.

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See Artemis 2 moon astronauts train with US Navy for Orion splashdown (photos, video)

July 31st, 2023 by

The Artemis 2 astronauts are practicing for their big splashdown day after returning from a round-the-moon mission in 2024.

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Greenland ice sheets are weaker to climate change than we thought

July 31st, 2023 by

Scientists found Greenland’s precious thick ice sheet melted rapidly in the ancient past. The study raises new worries about modern-day sea rise, induced by human global warming.

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Xenomorph queen preys on a dark world in Marvel’s ‘Alien Annual #1’

July 31st, 2023 by

Marvel Comics releasing new double-sized “Alien Annual #1” on October 4, 2023

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City-size comet headed toward Earth ‘grows horns’ after massive volcanic eruption

July 31st, 2023 by

The exploding comet, known as 12P/Pons–Brooks, is currently approaching its closest point to Earth during its 71-year orbit through the solar system.

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China has sent more than 100 types of seeds to its Tiangong space station

July 31st, 2023 by

China has sent 136 kinds of plant seeds to its Tiangong space station for space breeding experiments.

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August’s Full Sturgeon Moon rises tomorrow, 1st of 2 supermoons this month

July 31st, 2023 by

The Sturgeon full moon rises on Tuesday, Aug. 1, marking the first of two supermoons in August 2023 and the second supermoon in a series of four across summer.

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New satellite will able to see ‘X-ray rainbow’ from huge objects in space

July 30th, 2023 by

A satellite called XRISM will use X-ray detection instruments to probe the high-energy universe like never before. Both NASA and Japan are involved in the mission.

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