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Archive for July 6th, 2024

Chinese astronauts install space-junk shielding on Tiangong space station (video)

July 6th, 2024 by

Two Chinese astronauts continued installing space debris protection outside the nation’s Tiangong space station during a July 3 EVA.

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2 asteroids just zipped by Earth, and NASA caught footage of the action

July 6th, 2024 by

NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar has collected invaluable information about two asteroids that flew very close to Earth. Don’t worry, neither posed a threat.

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The early solar system was donut-shaped, meteorite study suggests

July 6th, 2024 by

Researchers studying iron meteorites suggest that the early solar system took the shape of a donut, not a dartboard as previously thought.

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‘No fireworks on ISS,’ so astronauts experiment with ‘light painting’ instead (photos)

July 6th, 2024 by

Eerie new ISS photos appear to show a ghost in the machine during Independence Day. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick and others did ‘light painting’ with the U.S. flag in the background.

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Watch the 1st teaser trailer for new horror game ‘A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead’

July 6th, 2024 by

Get a look at the first reveal trailer for Saber Interactive’s “A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead” video game.

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Mars orbiter captures Red Planet scar that’s longer than the Grand Canyon (image)

July 6th, 2024 by

ESA’s Mars Express orbiter has captured images of a huge crevice on Mars that looks awfully like a “scar” from above.

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New moon of July 2024: Dark skies tonight as Earth is farthest from the sun today

July 6th, 2024 by

The new moon of July 2024 occurs today as Earth reaches its farthest point from the sun, known as aphelion.

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