Personally, I don't think there's intelligent life on other planets. Why should other planets be any different from this one?

— Bob Monkhouse

Astronomy

Origins of modern horses traced to breeding revolution 4200 years ago

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 12:00pm
A genetic analysis of ancient horses reveals that breeding techniques developed by people in the Pontic-Caspian steppes enabled the rapid spread of horse-powered travel
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Origins of modern horses traced to breeding revolution 4200 years ago

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 12:00pm
A genetic analysis of ancient horses reveals that breeding techniques developed by people in the Pontic-Caspian steppes enabled the rapid spread of horse-powered travel
Categories: Astronomy

New moon of June 2024 tonight lets Saturn, Mars and Jupiter shine

Space.com - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 11:59am
The dark skies of the new moon of June 2024 will allow some of the naked eye planets to stand out late in the night after midnight.
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We’re Approaching 1.5 Degrees C of Global Warming, but There’s Still Time to Prevent Disaster

Scientific American.com - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 11:30am

Scientists say it’s likely that at least one of the next five years will exceed an average increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures

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Why Are Bears ‘Friend-Shaped’?

Scientific American.com - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 11:15am

Why are bears both adorable and deadly? Scientific American investigates why these apex predators are “friend-shaped”

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UK ban on quantum computer exports is pointless, say researchers

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 11:00am
The UK government has set limits on the capabilities of quantum computers that can be exported from the country and has declined to explain these limits on the grounds of national security. Experts say this make no sense
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UK ban on quantum computer exports is pointless, say researchers

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 11:00am
The UK government has set limits on the capabilities of quantum computers that can be exported from the country and has declined to explain these limits on the grounds of national security. Experts say this make no sense
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Everything we know about 'Destiny 2: The Final Shape'

Space.com - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 11:00am
The Light and Darkness saga of Destiny 2, which contains the first ten years of Destiny, is ending with The Final Shape. This is everything we know about it.
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Starship launch: Fourth test succeeds as both stages splash into sea

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 10:59am
SpaceX's Starship has been to orbit and back in its fourth flight test, with both rocket stages soft landing in the ocean, though parts of the spacecraft appeared to be damaged during descent
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Starship launch: Fourth test succeeds as both stages splash into sea

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 10:59am
SpaceX's Starship has been to orbit and back in its fourth flight test, with both rocket stages soft landing in the ocean, though parts of the spacecraft appeared to be damaged during descent
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SpaceX Starship Blasts through Plasma on Return from Ambitious Test Flight

Scientific American.com - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 10:45am

Elon Musk’s SpaceX made a much-anticipated fourth test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket, Starship, a vehicle designed to power human flight to the moon and Mars

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Webb Telescope Finds Strangely Bright Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn

Sky & Telescope Magazine - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 10:20am

Another record-breaker: Two galaxies date to only 300 million years after the Big Bang. How did they grow so big and bright so quickly?

The post Webb Telescope Finds Strangely Bright Galaxies at Cosmic Dawn appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

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SpaceX Starship launches on nail-biting 4th test flight of world's most powerful rocket (video, photos)

Space.com - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 10:14am
SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket for the fourth time ever this morning (June 6) in a dramatic and nail-biting liftoff.
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More people Googled 'northern lights' in May 2024 than in any other month in history

Space.com - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 10:00am
More people Googled 'northern lights' in May 2024 than in any other month in Google's history. Here we explore the science behind the search trends and uncover why May saw such a spike in sun-related searches.
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Chang'e 6 probe's far-side moon samples enter return-to-Earth module in lunar orbit, China says

Space.com - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 9:54am
The two spacecraft of the Chang'e 6 mission met and docked in orbit over the moon on Thursday (June 6) to transfer samples the moon's far side. They'll now be returned to Earth.
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Starship launch livestream: Watch SpaceX’s fourth launch here

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 9:13am
SpaceX is getting ready to launch its massive Starship rocket today - watch the livestream of the event here
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Starship launch livestream: Watch SpaceX’s fourth launch here

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 9:13am
SpaceX is getting ready to launch its massive Starship rocket today - watch the livestream of the event here
Categories: Astronomy

Fly over the scarred canyons of Mars in this breathtaking video from European spacecraft

Space.com - Thu, 06/06/2024 - 9:00am
ESA's Mars Express orbiter surveyed the vast Nili Fossae trenches, which formed following a massive impact billions of years ago, when water flowed over the Martian surface.
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