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Autel EVO Nano+ review

By James Abbott published 6 July 22

The palm-sized Autel EVO Nano+ offers advanced features while keeping its weight below 250g.

The Mars sample return campaign features a menagerie of machines to collect, transfer and then rocket back to Earth select pieces of the Red Planet for laboratory study.

How NASA will launch Mars samples off the Red Planet

By Leonard David published 6 July 22

The 10-foot-tall (3 meters) Mars Ascent Vehicle will blast rock, sediment and atmospheric samples off Mars in the early 2030s, in the first-ever rocket launch from the surface of another planet.

Spaceflight

SpaceX's Starship prototype Ship 24 rolls to the launch pad at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas. SpaceX shared this photo on Twitter on July 6, 2022.

SpaceX rolls Starship prototype to launch pad ahead of orbital test flight (photos)

By Mike Wall published 6 July 22

We may not have to wait too much longer for the first-ever orbital test flight of SpaceX's Starship deep-space transportation system.

CAPSTONE in its halo-shaped lunar orbit.

NASA's tiny CAPSTONE mission continuing to moon as team works communications glitch

By Tereza Pultarova published 6 July 22

Operators lost contact with the moon-bound CAPSTONE satellite yesterday (July 5) after initially completing a set of tasks following its separation from the rocket upper stage.

Science & Astronomy

In January, one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in modern history took place in the Pacific.

Record-breaking Tonga volcano generated the fastest atmospheric waves ever seen

By Nicoletta Lanese published 6 July 22

The massive eruption from the underwater Tonga volcano earlier this year generated a blast so powerful, it sent the fastest pressure waves ever observed in our atmosphere rippling around the globe.

Asteroid Bennu sports landslide and massive crater from tiny space rock

By Robert Lea published 6 July 22

When a tiny space rock hit the asteroid Bennu, it caused a landslide across the space rock and a massive crater.

Search For Life

NASA's Europa Clipper may crash into Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, at mission's end

By Stefanie Waldek published 29 June 22

The Europa Clipper mission, due to launch in 2024, was originally supposed to crash into Jupiter, but there's been a change of plans.

Alien super-Earths may get a habitability boost from hydrogen-rich atmospheres

By Charles Q. Choi published 27 June 22

Extreme microbes in salty Arctic water could aid search for life on Mars

By Keith Cooper published 25 June 22

Never-before-seen microbes living deep beneath the permafrost at one of the coldest and saltiest water springs on Earth could provide a blueprint for life on Mars.

Skywatching

Celestron starsense explorer 8-inch dobsonian telescope side view

Celestron StarSense Explorer 8-inch Dobsonian telescope review

By Jamie Carter published 6 July 22

Review This impressive 'push to' light bucket with smartphone app alignment is an easy way to explore both deep-sky and solar system targets.

Review

An image of the evscope 2 being used in the night sky

Unistellar eVscope 2 telescope review

By Jason Parnell-Brookes published 5 July 22

Review The eVscope 2 telescope is a telescope and astrocamera-in-one that is easy to use, automatically navigates to night sky objects and is easily controlled via an app.

Review

Man and telescope on mountain with stars behind

What to look for in a telescope deal for Amazon Prime Day

By Kimberley Lane published 5 July 22

Amazon Prime Day runs from Tuesday July 12 to Wednesday July 13 but how do you know what to look for in a telescope deal?

Entertainment

The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix in July

By Scott Snowden published 6 July 22

A veritable treasure trove of sci-fi is available at your fingertips.

You have no idea what I can do with these tongs...

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' episode 9 concludes the first chapter of Uhura's journey

By Scott Snowden published 5 July 22

It's gripping, it's gritty and this episode pulls no punches in the show's most daring installment yet.

Apple TV+ is bringing the cast and crew of "For All Mankind" to San Diego Comic Con for panels about the new Season 3.

'For All Mankind' panels, mission patches landing at San Diego Comic Con

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 5 July 22

"For All Mankind" is heading to Mars by way of San Diego Comic Con. Between a pair of panels and a set of mission patches, the Apple TV+ alternate space history series will be well represented.

References

Artist's illustration showing Earth's magnetic field spreading into space.

Earth's magnetic field: Explained

By Daisy Dobrijevic published 6 July 22

Reference Earth's magnetic field originates in the outer core and extends out into the magnetosphere — a region of space that helps protect Earth from space weather.

Reference

The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix in July

By Scott Snowden published 6 July 22

A veritable treasure trove of sci-fi is available at your fingertips.

Top sci-fi movies and TV shows to watch on Amazon Prime in July

By Scott Snowden published 5 July 22

Time to catch up on some long overdue sci-fi, so here's our handy guide to what's on.

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