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⋅ July 7, 2024
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ABC News

Crew of NASA’s earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year
ABC News
Four volunteer crew members who spent more than 12 months inside NASA’s first simulated Mars environment at Johnson Space Center in Houston have emerged from the artificial alien enviroment. ByBRIAN P. D. HANNON Associated Press. July 7, 2024, 3:55 AM.
Phys.Org

Crew of NASA’s earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year
Phys.Org
The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth. The four volunteer crew members spent more than 12 months inside NASA’s first simulated Mars environment at Johnson Space Center in Houston, …
CNN

New images reveal an asteroid that just whizzed by Earth has an unexpected companion
CNN
NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar recently observed asteroid 2024 MK, which made its closest approach of Earth on June 29. NASA/JPL-Caltech. Sign up for …
Livescience.com

Grand Canyon-size ‘scar’ on Mars revealed like never before in striking new satellite photos
Livescience.com
New photos from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter give us our best look yet at a giant ravine on the Red Planet. The dark “scar” was likely birthed by a gigantic blob of magma hidden beneath a massive nearby volcano millions of years ago …
Livescience.com

NASA spots unexpected X-shaped structures in Earth’s upper atmosphere — and scientists are struggling to explain them
Livescience.com
NASA’s GOLD mission found unexpected X- and C-shaped structures in the plasma of Earth’s ionosphere. Researchers have likened our upper atmosphere to “alphabet soup.” A visualization of plasma bubbles in Earth’s ionosphere.
Voice of America

‘Ready to come out?’ Scientists emerge after year ‘on Mars’
Voice of America
In this still image from a July 6, 2024, NASA TV broadcast, NASA astronaut and deputy director, Flight Operations Kjell Lindgren, center, speaks as crew members, left to right, Kelly Haston, Ross Brockwell, Nathan Jones and Anca Selariu exit the Mars …
Phys.Org

Fossils show huge salamanderlike predator with sharp fangs existed before the dinosaurs
Phys.Org
The predator, which was larger than a person, likely used its wide, flat head and front teeth to suck in and chomp unsuspecting prey, researchers said. Its skull was about 2 feet (60 centimeters) long.
Yahoo News

Watch NASA’s 1st year-long mock Mars mission wrap up today
Yahoo News
Four people in black flight suits stand in front of a tan wall with a tv. The first CHAPEA mission crew members, who have been living and working inside NASA’s first simulated yearlong Mars …
The Desert Sun

When is July’s full moon and what is it called?
The Desert Sun
A “wild” full moon is coming up soon in July: The Buck Moon. Another name that gives nod nature’s cycles ― this time with regards to wildlife ― the “Buck Moon” comes as the strawberry harvest is wrapping up (remember: June’s full moon was the …
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Why AlphaFold 3 needs to be open source
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
DeepMind said that it hopes AlphaFold 3 will “transform our understanding of the biological world and drug discovery.” The …