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Ice in Space Isn't the Same as Ice on Earth
Universe Today - 26 Jul 2025 00:07
Next time you're drinking a frosty iced beverage, think about the structure of the frozen chunks chilling it down. Here on Earth, we generally see it in many forms: cubes form, sleet, snow, icicles, slabs covering lakes ...
Astronauts' Hearts Stay Healthy Years After Space Missions
Universe Today - 26 Jul 2025 14:18
A new five year study of 13 NASA astronauts shows that their arteries remain healthy and disease free long after returning from the International Space Station, offering reassuring news for future long duration space mis...
Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view
SPACE.com - 26 Jul 2025 14:00
Scientists working to study black holes use specific radio frequencies to track black holes, the same frequencies often used by phones and wifi.
How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?
SPACE.com - 26 Jul 2025 02:00
Webb has been orbiting more than a million miles from Earth, capturing breathtaking images of deep space. But how does it actually work?
Head of NOAA satellite office placed on administrative leave
Space News - 26 Jul 2025 23:39
The head of the satellite division at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been placed on administrative leave for undisclosed reasons. The post Head of NOAA satellite office placed on administrative l...
Seasonal Frosts Could Lead to Patches of Briny Water on Mars' Surface
Universe Today - 26 Jul 2025 23:22
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025 Recent research led by Vincent Chevrier of the University of Arkansas offers new evidence that brines-salt-rich liquid water-could form on the Martian surface under specific seasonal con...
Mars' Seasonal Frost Could Briefly Host Liquid Water
Universe Today - 26 Jul 2025 23:22
What can brine (extra salty) water teach scientists about finding past, or even present, life on Mars? This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment hopes to address as a researcher from the...
NASA says it will lose about 20 percent of its workforce
Phys.org - 26 Jul 2025 21:36
The US space agency NASA will lose about 3,900 employees under Donald Trump's sweeping effort to trim the federal workforce--at the same time as the president prioritizes plans for crewed missions to the moon and Mars.
SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of launch to space station
SPACE.com - 26 Jul 2025 19:56
The NASA, JAXA and Roscosmos crew members set to launch next to the International Space Station arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida on Saturday doubleheader
SPACE.com - 26 Jul 2025 16:02
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink internet broadband satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
Homo juluensis May Be Part of a New Group of Ancient Humans
Discover - 26 Jul 2025 16:00
Learn more about how to make sense of Asia's confusing hominin fossil record of Homo juluensis, and why scientists proposed a new species.
'It starts with a bang this season and we don't give you room to breathe': 'Foundation' Season 3's stars on completing the far-future sci-fi saga (exclusive)
SPACE.com - 26 Jul 2025 16:00
'Foundation' Season 3 stars Jared Harris & Lou Llobell discuss the upcoming season of Apple TV+'s adaptation of Isaac Asimov's science fiction epic.
The Universe's Brightest Flash Reveals the Secrets of Cosmic Jet
Universe Today - 26 Jul 2025 14:18
Scientists studying the brightest gamma ray burst ever recorded have discovered evidence that these explosions produce complex, layered jets rather than simple uniform beams. This remarkable finding helps solve a long st...
European Vega C rocket ferries satellites into orbit
Phys.org - 26 Jul 2025 11:30
A rocket carrying carbon dioxide- and Earth-observing satellites successfully blasted off from South America late Friday.
Is An Elusive Intermediate Mass Black Hole Eating a Star in This Distant Galaxy?
Universe Today - 26 Jul 2025 00:07
NASA'S Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have detected evidence of what could be an Intermediate Mass Black Hole eating a star. It's in a galaxy 450 million light-years away, and unusual x-ray e...
SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule 'Endeavour' arrives at pad ahead of July 31 astronaut launch (photos)
SPACE.com - 26 Jul 2025 00:00
The Crew Dragon capsule that will fly SpaceX's Crew-11 astronaut mission to the ISS for NASA has arrived at Kennedy Space Center ahead of its planned July 31 launch.