America's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket
VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — America's first Black astronaut candidate finally goes to space 60 years later on Bezos rocket.
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FuturismJames Webb Snaps Image of Planet in Neighboring Star System
Dwarfed The James Webb Space Telescope has captured images of a giant nearby planet whose surface is quite literally freezing. In a statement about the incredible snap, the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Germany explained that the exoplanet, named Epsilon Indi Ab for the red dwarf star system it was found in, is located […]
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NASA Says Its Rover Has Discovered a "Potential Biosignature" on Mars
Mighty Likely NASA's Perseverance Rover has found a rock on Mars that scientists believe may contain signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. As the New York Times reports, NASA researchers aren't quite ready to declare that they've found definitive biosignatures — the scientific term for "signs of life" — in the piece of ancient […]
- Futurism
NASA Scrapping Finished $450 Million Moon Rover, Will Send Dead Weight "Simulator" to Moon in Its Place
NASA's $450 million lunar explorer, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), will not be going to the Moon. Something else will be taking its place, though — and given the costs involved, the decision is bound to raise a few eyebrows, if not serious questions about the space agency's budget situation. The rover, which […]
- Reuters
Analysis - Taiwanese rocket startup may be early test of Japan's space hub plans
A Taiwanese startup aims to become the first foreign firm to launch a rocket from Japan by early next year, part of a plan industry advocates say will aid Tokyo's ambitions of becoming a space hub in Asia. The planned suborbital launch by TiSpace has faced regulatory hurdles and delays amid questions over whether Japan should embrace overseas business as part of its effort to double the size of its 4 trillion yen ($26 billion) space industry over the next decade. The private firm, co-founded in 2016 by current and former officials from Taiwan's space agency, has not had a successful launch.
- Futurism
Astronaut Shows Photo He Shot in Space That Would Be Impossible to Take Now
Pinpoint Stars In 2003, when the International Space Station was a mere three years old, NASA astronaut Donald Pettit took a gorgeous picture of the Earth's atmosphere, with countless stars frozen in time in the background. But as Pettit revealed in a Reddit post earlier this week, the same photo "cannot be taken anymore" — […]
- Engadget
NASA's Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars that could indicate ancient life
A Martian rock sample collected by Perseverance contains "chemical signatures and structures" that could've been formed by ancient microbial life from billions of years ago.
- CNN
Boeing, NASA may have found ‘root cause’ of Starliner spacecraft’s issues, but astronauts are still in limbo
After weeks of testing, NASA and Boeing officials say they better understand the issues plaguing the Starliner spacecraft, but still aren’t ready to name a return date.
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Boeing's Starliner Stuck at the ISS Until at Least August, NASA Admits
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the International Space Station on board Boeing's plagued Starliner spacecraft on June 6, over a month and a half ago. And the space agency still has yet to issue a return date as engineers are still poring over the data, investigating a number of thrusters […]
- Australian Associated Press
Husband found not guilty of 'brutal' wedding night rape
A man accused of a series of sexual assaults on his wedding night and honeymoon has been found not guilty on all charges in a Sydney court.
- Yahoo News Australia
Passengers slammed over 'disturbing' train act attracting $500 fine
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- HuffPost
'Trump Is Chicken': Critics Taunt 'Scared' Trump For Bailing On Debate
The former president put debate plans on pause, and critics are calling him out over it.
- The Independent
Is Donald Trump good at golf? We asked a professional coach to analyze his swing
With Joe Biden calling Trump’s alleged golfing prowess into question, is the 45th president as good as he claims to be?
- BuzzFeed
Kamala Harris' Press Release About Donald Trump's Fox News Appearance Is Going Viral
"Something about the question mark after 'old and quite weird' is taking me out."
- Yahoo Sport Australia
Tennis world erupts over massive news about Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal at Olympics
Rafa Nadal has left the tennis world stunned. Find out more here.
- Parade
Prince William Reportedly Removes Decades-Old Position From Royal Staff
The royal staff member reportedly let go is a relative of Queen Camilla.
- NY Daily News
Harris campaign roasts Trump as ‘old and quite weird’ after Fox News insults
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called in to Fox News Thursday, where he told supporters that presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is a “radical left, not very smart person” who’s part of a massive conspiracy to weaponize the nation’s legal system against him. Harris’ campaign fired back mere minutes later with an email blasting the “78-year-old convicted criminal’s Fox ...
- Yahoo News Australia
Eerie dashcam footage captures ‘rare’ sight on Aussie highway
It's barely noticeable at first glance, but it could cost you your life – or at least a hefty repair bill – if you collide with it.
- BuzzFeed
18 Famous "Childless Cat Ladies" And Their Thoughtful Reasons For Never Having Kids
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- Evening Standard
FBI director suggests Donald Trump may not have been struck by bullet during assassination attempt at rally
FBI director Christopher Wray said investigators did not know whether Trump’s ear was grazed by a bullet or shrapnel
- Hello!
Amanda Holden stuns in mini dress alongside lookalike daughters during Greek getaway
BGT judge Amanda Holden looked flawless as she holidayed with her mini-me daughters Lexi and Hollie. Take a look inside their lavish Greek getaway…