Friday, September 17, 2021

Ancient Mars was rocked by violent, climate-changing volcanic eruptions

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September 17, 2021
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Ancient Mars was rocked by violent, climate-changing volcanic eruptions
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona)
A team of American geologists found evidence that large craters visible in satellite images of northern Mars' Arabia Terra region were not created by asteroids, as some had originally believed, but by massive volcanic eruptions that could blast billions of tons of gas and molten rock up into the atmosphere.
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A spacecraft carrying Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo touched down safely in the Gobi Desert in Inner Mongolia today (Sept. 17) at 1:34 a.m. EDT (0534 GMT; 1:34 p.m. Beijing time) today, bringing the historic Shenzhou 12 mission to an end.
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SpaceX's Inspiration4, the first all-civilian mission to orbit, will return to Earth this weekend after a historic launch on Sept. 15.
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Spaceflight
SpaceX's Inspiration4 astronauts share first snapshots from historic private space trip
(Inspiration4/SpaceX)
The four private astronauts of SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew have shared their first snapshots from their historic first-ever all-civilian space trip and they look thrilled.
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Tianzhou 3 is expected to launch toward Tianhe ("Harmony of the Heavens"), the core module of China's new space station, on Monday (Sept. 20) or thereabouts.
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SpaceX
SpaceX's Inspiration4 commander Jared Isaacman places 1st-ever sports bets from space
(Inspiration4/SpaceX)
Isaacman bet on the Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl, showing you can throw your money away in space just as you can on Earth.
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The all-civilian Inspiration4 crew is carrying a special package to space in their personal equipment: a digital copy of an independent artist's song about finding meaning in existence.
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Entertainment
'The Wonderful' tells the story of the International Space Station through many astronauts' eyes (exclusive clip)
(Universal Pictures)
A new two-hour documentary has an exclusive edge on the astronaut's view of space exploration, between a set of extensive international interviews and several minutes of rare footage from inside spacecraft.
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Indie-pop artist Foxanne's new single, "I Could Go On," which is currently in orbit around Earth, highlights the contribution of a science center that continues to provide science education to the community amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Star Trek
Star Trek movies, ranked worst to best
(Paramount PIctures)
Raise shields, red alert! It's time for our list of the Star Trek movies, ranked worst to best. We've watched them all again so we can definitively say which are the best Star Trek movies, and which ones need throwing in the brig.
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You can now beam up an impressive bundle of sci-fi gaming content (and support a good cause in the process) with the new "Star Trek Online" Charity Bundle, courtesy of digital retailer Fanatical and publisher Perfect World Entertainment.
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