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Mars orbiter captures Red Planet scar that's longer than the Grand Canyon (image)

ESA's Mars Express orbiter has captured images of a huge crevice on Mars that looks awfully like a "scar" from above.

Space

Grand Canyon-size 'scar' on Mars revealed like never before in striking new satellite photos

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

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As job hopping slows, the median pay bump for changing employers has fallen from 20% to 10%

Pay increases when switching jobs are nothing compared to the highs of the Great Resignation, according to the Bank of America Institute.

Fortune

This Humble Plant Species May Be the Key to Terraforming Mars

S. caninervis, also called steppe screw moss, may eventually be able to grow on Mars — and even help terraform the cold, dry planet.

Inverse

NASA announces Artemis 2 moon mission backup astronaut — Andre Douglas will support 2025 lunar liftoff

NASA astronaut Andre Douglas has been named the backup astronaut for three astronauts on NASA's round-the-moon mission. Douglas was certified for liftoff earlier this year.

Space

We could terraform Mars with desert moss — but does that mean we should?

A desert-dwelling moss could survive the extremes of a Martian environment and bounce back every time.

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Astrophotography in July 2024: what to shoot in the night sky this month

Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night sky this month.

Digital Camera World

Near-indestructible moss can survive gamma rays and liquid nitrogen

This little moss withstands deadly blasts of radiation, extreme cold and dehydration — and could probably survive on Mars.

LiveScience

New study shows mysterious solar particle blasts can devastate the ozone layer, bathing Earth in radiation for years

The remarkable aurora in early May this year demonstrated the power that solar storms can emit as radiation, but occasionally the Sun does something far more destructive. Known as “solar particle events”, these blasts of protons directly from the surface of the Sun can shoot out like a searchlight into…

The Conversation

The Link Between Pets And Health Is Massively Misunderstood

Plenty of people believe there’s something salubrious about caring for a pet, similar to eating veggies or exercising regularly. Is that true?

Inverse

July Horoscopes 2024: Here’s What Each Sign Can Expect From The Month Ahead

The July horoscopes 2024 for each star sign are here! Check out what is in store for you over the next month with these zodiac predictions.

Pedestrian.tv

Scientists find desert moss ‘that can survive on Mars’

Moss that grows in Mojave desert and Antarctica may help establish life on the red planet, researchers say

The Guardian - UK

Mars Odyssey celebrates 100,000 orbits, captures epic view of solar system's largest volcano

NASA's long-running Mars Odyssey orbiter celebrated its 100,000th orbit with a fresh view of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system.

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Is Fido actually good for you?

Research suggesting that pet ownership improves health is largely funded by the pet care industry. Does it matter?

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 117 —A Home on the Moon

On Episode 117 of This Week In Space, Rod and guest co-host Isaac Arthur talk with Evan Jensen of ICON Build about 3D printing habitats on the moon and one day Mars.

Space

Why do some planets have moons? A physics expert explains why Earth has only one moon while other planets have hundreds

Why is that some planets, such as Saturn, have more than a hundred moons, while others, such as Venus, have none?

LiveScience

How many moons are in the solar system?

The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see in the sky. But how many do we actually know about? And how many more are waiting to be discovered?

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Perseverance Mars rover team revives life-hunting instrument after 6 months of effort

The Perseverance rover's SHERLOC instrument has been revived to continue its search for evidence of microbial life on Mars.

Space

Mars is an asteroid punching bag, NASA data reveals

Small asteroids have the Red Planet in their crosshairs more often than not, as Mars lander's seismometer detects their impacts.

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Scientists Intrigued After Finding A Totally Different Kind Of Boulder On Mars

Besides discoveries about the volcanic history of Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover spotted a very unique rock on the surface of Mount Washburn, inside Jezero Crater for the very first time. The post Scientists Intrigued After Finding A Totally Different Kind Of Boulder On Mars first appeared on Bored Panda.

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The coolest stuff at Rapid + TCT 2024, the world's largest 3D printing event — Our first look at new 3D printers, filaments, and more

All the top players in 3D printing manufacturing turned out to showcase their newest wares at this year's Rapid + TCT event held in Los Angeles.

International Business Times

Meteorites Strike Mars Far More Often Than Thought, Probe Finds

Mars is bombarded with basketball-sized meteorites on a nearly daily basis, fives times more often than previously estimated, seismic recordings from a NASA spacecraft have revealed.

Inverse

Mars Gets Slammed By Basketball-Sized Meteors Everyday, A New Study Finds

Among the more than 1300 Marsquakes that NASA’s InSight lander recorded, 86 turned out to be the sudden impact of meteors slamming into the Martian ground.

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'Space potato' spotted by NASA Mars satellite is actually something much cooler

The starchy-looking moon Phobos, destined to crash into Mars' surface, has been revealed in new detail by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The 'space potato' image was recently shared on NASA's Instagram.

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