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July 5, 2024
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NASA’s vision of a moon-orbiting space station comes to life in new 3D video
Jump to: 1. HALO; 2. PPE; 3. Lunar I-Hab; 4. Lunar View; 5. Spacecraft; 6. Science experiments.
Space.com

New moon of July 2024: Dark skies tonight as Earth is farthest from the sun today
A horizontal green line bisects through the middle. At its center, a bright yellow. An illustration of the night sky on June 5, 2024 showing the moon in close proximity to …
Space.com

Rapidly spinning ‘extreme’ neutron star discovered by US Navy research intern
A rapidly spinning neutron star that sweeps beams of radiation across the universe like a cosmic lighthouse has been discovered by U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Remote Sensing Division intern Amaris McCarver and a team of astronomers.
CNN

Scientists say they’ve confirmed a slowdown in Earth’s inner core rotation. Now what?
Deep inside Earth is a solid metal ball that rotates independently of our spinning planet, like a top whirling around inside a bigger top, shrouded in mystery. This inner core has intrigued researchers since its discovery …
Space.com

2 asteroids just zipped by Earth, and NASA caught footage of the action
“This was an extraordinary opportunity to investigate the physical properties and obtain detailed images of a near-Earth asteroid.” Comments (0). a grainy image of the same space rocket shown from many different angles, presented in.
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Mars orbiter captures Red Planet scar that’s longer than the Grand Canyon (image)
New images published by the European Space Agency have captured a 600-kilometer-long (373-mile-long) snaking scar on Mars’ surface in greater detail than ever before. The Red Planet is full of scratches and scars, and this one, named Aganippe Fossa, …
The New York Times

Cosmic Research Hints at Mysterious Ancient Computer’s Purpose
Scientists used techniques from the field of gravitational wave astronomy to argue that the Antikythera mechanism contained a lunar calendar. Share full article.
Space.com

The early solar system was donut-shaped, meteorite study suggests
You’re probably familiar with how the solar system looks today. There are eight officially recognized planets located more or less on the same plane, orbiting the sun. But have you ever given a thought to what it looked like billions of years ago?
Space.com

‘No fireworks on ISS,’ so astronauts experiment with ‘light painting’ instead (photos)
With no fireworks allowed on the space station, NASA astronauts improvised with camera flashes to celebrate Independence Day. International Space Station (ISS) astronaut Matthew Dominick played around with “light painting” — a long exposure in a dark …
CNN

Ancient swamp creature with a toilet seat-shaped head was a top predator before the dinosaurs
Claudia Marsicano discovered the fossil of an ancient predator in the Namibian desert. Roger M. H. Smith/Courtesy Field Museum. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.