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July 9, 2026

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A space capsule with glowing heat shield approaches Mars from space

July 9, 2026

NASA’s nuclear-powered mission to Mars is taking shape with the selection of Firefly Aerospace to design and manufacture…

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NASA's Apollo 12 mission photo shows an astronaut on the Moon's surface holding a container of lunar soil, with the other astronaut reflected in his helmet visor (Credit : NASA)

July 9, 2026

If humans are ever going to live on the Moon rather than just visit, they will need to…

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South Pole Telescope seen at night (Credit : U.S. Antarctic Program Blue Ribbon Panel

July 9, 2026

How do you weigh something you cannot see, hiding in light that is nearly as old as the…

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July 9, 2026

Scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Cleveland Clinic and IBM have used quantum computers to calculate molecular…

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An artist depiction of New Horizons near Pluto.

July 9, 2026

It takes a long time to reach anything at the edge of our solar system, and sometimes even…

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July 9, 2026

By Kyle Turner, Charlotte Rhoads, Maria Tzortziou, Joaquim Goes, and Antonio Mannino In early 2025, Maria Tzortziou and members of…

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Watch SpaceX set new rocket reuse record with 35th launch — and landing — of a Falcon 9 booster (video)

July 9, 2026

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch for a record-breaking 36th time early Thursday morning (July 9), and…

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45,000-Year-Old Crimean Neanderthal Reveals Long-Distance Connections across Eurasia

July 8, 2026

Üçağızlı II Cave on Türkiye’s Mediterranean coast has yielded a rare and detailed record of two Homo species…

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Dimming the Sun Would Help Lower the Risks of El Niño

July 8, 2026

This year’s El Niño is shaping up to be among the strongest on record, and it’s set to…

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MDA Space Announces Bought Deal Offering of Common Shares

July 8, 2026

Creates one of the largest space-based Geointelligence businesses in the world Expands MDA Space global footprint with addition…

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The large majority of satellites are in Low-Earth Orbit, including the handful seen in this image. The Outer Space Treaty prohibits weapons in space, but some are suspicious that Russia is experimenting with them because they placed a suspicious satellite in Low-Earth Orbit. New research proposes a method to detect atomic weapons in space, to keep signatories to the Outer Space Treaty honest. Image Credit: NOAA.

July 8, 2026

Treaties are powerful tools to get nations to align on important issues. They’ve shaped human history from the…

Relativity Space Hires NASA To Build And Operate Mars Science Payload

NASA begins funding hardware for ‘Skyfall’ Mars helicopter mission

Could Astronauts Grow Rice on the Moon?

7,000 Galaxy Clusters, Hiding in Plain Sight

Scientists make first-known quantum computations of fusion material

NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Just Woke Up From a Long Nap Ahead of Exploring Beyond Pluto

Watch a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch for record-breaking 36th time early on July 9

Ancient Turkish Cave Reveals Neanderthals and Homo sapiens Shared Same Way of Life

Dimming the Sun Would Help Lower the Risks of El Niño

MDA Space Enters into Firm Offer to Acquire Collecte

Detecting Atomic Weapons in Space