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NASA uncovers hidden system of mysteriously draining lakes under Antarctica
SPACE.com - 18 Jul 2021 13:00
NASA scientists have mapped the dynamic, ever-shifting lakes beneath Antarctica in more detail than ever before.
Earth's richest man Bezos to blast off into space
Phys.org - 18 Jul 2021 21:38
Jeff Bezos, the richest person in the world, is set to join the astronaut club Tuesday on the first crewed launch by Blue Origin, another key moment in a big month for the fledgling space tourism industry.
How can you become a space tourist?
Phys.org - 18 Jul 2021 21:38
Thrill-seekers might soon be able to get their adrenaline kicks--and envy-inducing Instagram snaps--from the final frontier, as space tourism finally lifts off.
Centennial of ex-astronaut, US Senator John Glenn marked
Phys.org - 18 Jul 2021 21:02
John Glenn has been honored over the weekend with a three-day festival in Ohio marking what would have been the history-making astronaut and U.S. senator's 100th birthday.
EXPLAINER: How Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos will soar into space
Phys.org - 18 Jul 2021 21:02
When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board. No test pilots or flight engineers for Tuesday's debut flight from West Texas, just Bezos, his brother, an 82-year-old ...
Blue Origin ready for first crewed New Shepard launch
Space News - 18 Jul 2021 20:51
Blue Origin is on track to perform the first crewed launch of its New Shepard vehicle July 20, carrying company founder Jeff Bezos and three others on a suborbital spaceflight. SpaceNews
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket is 'go' to launch Jeff Bezos (and crew) on 1st astronaut flight
SPACE.com - 18 Jul 2021 20:02
Blue Origin has cleared its New Shepard rocket to launch billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and three others on a suborbital trip on July 20.
This Week at NASA - Critical System for Moon Bound Orion and More
SpaceRef - 18 Jul 2021 15:15
Installing a critical system for our Orion spacecraft, the latest engine test for our Artemis Moon missions, and working to give spacecraft propulsion a boost ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at NAS...
NASA JSC SpaceCast Weekly 16 July, 2021
SpaceRef - 18 Jul 2021 14:52
SpaceCast Weekly is a NASA Television broadcast from the Johnson Space Center in Houston featuring stories about NASA's work in human spaceflight....
Meet the crew launching on Blue Origin's 1st astronaut flight on July 20
SPACE.com - 18 Jul 2021 14:10
Blue Origin is in the final countdown to launch is first crewed flight on Tuesday (July 20) and the company will have an all-civilian crew aboard.
Blue Origin will break records for oldest and youngest astronaut with July 20 launch
SPACE.com - 18 Jul 2021 13:40
An 82-year-old Mercury 13 aviator and an 18-year-old physics student will fly on the all-civilian crew.
How many atoms are in the observable universe?
SPACE.com - 18 Jul 2021 13:00
Atoms are the building blocks of all matter in the universe, but how many are there in the part of it we can see from Earth?
A bug's life: Millimeter-tall mountains on neutron stars
EurekAlert! - 18 Jul 2021 06:00
(Royal Astronomical Society) New models of neutron stars show that their tallest mountains may be only fractions of millimetres high, due to the huge gravity on the ultra-dense objects. The research is presented today at...