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Review: Should Humans Settle Mars? This Book Is Skeptical.

A City on Mars is a counterbalance to the growing optimism over space exploration.

Reason

Pew! Pew! Pew! NASA's 1st successful two-way laser experiment is a giant leap for moon and Mars communications

NASA has completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system, marking a significant advancement in space communication technology.

Space

Is some of the body that collided with Earth to form the Moon still recognisable inside our planet?

Scientists have dated the birth of the Solar System to about 4.57 billion years ago. About 60 million years later a “giant impact” collision between the infant Earth and a Mars-sized body called Theia created the Moon.

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A chunk of the 'protoplanet' that made the moon may be stuck near Earth's core

The newborn Earth was struck by a Mars-size rock that helped create the moon, and the impact may have left behind continent-size remnants of the rock near Earth's core, a new study finds.

Space

Nasa finds molecules on Mars

Nasa’s Perseverance rover has discovered organic molecules on the surface of Mars, suggesting that life may have once existed on the planet. The molecules are chemical compounds normally found in living systems, which can consist of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. “They are an exciting clue for astrobiologists since they…

The Week

‘It looks like Mars’: Nikopol locals on life without water after dam explosion

Ukrainians near to what was the Kakhovka reservoir are coping but proximity to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station is a constant worry

The Guardian - UK

Robot dogs race across a simulated Red Planet in new reality TV series 'Stars on Mars' (exclusive)

Space.com spoke with RAD CEO Steve Reinharz about his company's high-tech robot dogs that star in Fox's "Stars on Mars" reality series hosted by William Shatner.

Space

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New York City 'left looking like Mars' as wildfire smoke causes 'surreal' orange glow

Wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia have caused smoke to drift across to densely populated areas on the eastern side of the US with an orange haze descending over New York City and Washington DC

Daily Mirror

NASA's new moon car for Artemis astronauts will be inspired by Mars rovers

NASA wants a new lunar terrain vehicle that not only can transport astronauts across the moon, but also has semi-autonomous capabilities and scientific instruments similar to a Mars rover.

Space

What are meteorites? I visit and study the craters they've left across our planet

Tens of thousands of asteroids – that we know of – are roaming our solar system. These are building blocks made up of metal, silicates, and ice left over from the beginning of time when the planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) and their moons were…

The Conversation

NASA reveals historic crew for 2024 Artemis moon voyage

Artemis II mission, scheduled for 2024, is NASA’s first manned moon mission in 50 years, a prelude to Mars exploration.

Al Jazeera

Drought and flooding rains: the Murray-Darling Basin water rights balancing act

Floods brought the Macquarie Marshes back to life, but landholders need guaranteed environmental flows to help maintain a healthy marsh ecosystem that also supports businesses

The Guardian - AU

What the Dogs of Chernobyl Could Tell Us About Living on Mars

A new study shows the long-term effects of living in an irradiated environment. That could inform us about long-distance space trips.

Inverse

Sixty days in bed proves weightless inactivity will do serious harm to Mars-bound astronauts’ health

Lying in bed is a relatively cheap simulation of spending time in space, where the body, even when moving about, does little to no work

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'Landscape looked like Mars': pain of 2003 fires lingers 20 years on

The retired Canberra builder has rebuilt his idyllic property that was burnt out in the 2003 firestorm.

Fortune

Forget Mars, for now—a top NASA scientist says that humans will live and work on the moon within the decade

“Certainly, in this decade, we are going to have people living for durations, depending on how long we will be on the surface,” NASA’s Howard Hu said.

Zenger

Simulations Show The Making Of Moon

The moon formed rapidly in a giant impact between Earth and a Mars-sized planet 4.5 billion years ago, according to new research.

Los Angeles Times

Why ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ chose Palm Springs as the setting for its hedonistic mystery world

LOS ANGELES — Olivia Wilde remembers driving to Palm Springs for the first time 20 years ago, taking in the Midcentury Modern architecture, the palm trees, the lush golf courses and the flowing fountains, a verdant city plopped in the middle of a desert. Every time the native New Yorker…

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Nasa to launch rocket that can take humans to the moon

Test flight part of plan to return humans to the moon – and eventually Mars. Plus, the people who can’t stop daydreaming

The Guardian - US

Artemis 1: ‘conditioning issue’ forces Nasa rocket launch postponement

Problem with one of four rockets calls halt to Monday’s scheduled launch, with next attempt due on 2 September

Asharq Al-Awsat

Elon Musk's Twitter Friendship with Indian Superfan

Not many people can boast of having candid conversations about planetary conquest with Elon Musk, but for Indian software engineer Pranay Pathole, a friendly chat with the world's richest man is just a tweet away. Their unlikely online friendship has blossomed since Pathole was a teenager, with the mercurial billionaire…

Evening Standard

Tech & Science Daily: NOPE movie’s UFO horror camera tricks explained

Plus, a plasma breakthrough 'could let humans live on Mars'

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Signs Artemis Accords with NASA to Explore Moon and Mars

Saudi Arabia signed on Saturday the Artemis Accords with NASA to join the international alliance in civil exploration and the use of the moon, Mars, meteorites, and comets for peace and the beneficial use of space for all of humanity, and to bring Man back on the moon. The Artemis…

Wales Online

Planets align making Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Mercury, and Saturn visible to the naked eye

The five planets will be aligning from Friday, June 24 until Monday, June 27. This rare planetary conjunction only happens once every 20 years and won’t be seen again until 2040.

Liverpool Echo

Five planets alignment as Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercury to be visible tomorrow morning

The conjunction will be visible around the world until Monday and won't be seen again until 2040

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