NEWSNATIONNOW (Zach Kaplan) - Researchers identify 'Mega-Earth,' prompting questions of how it formed
The exoplanet is 170 million years old and weighs more than 23 times Earth's mass while being just 2 1/2 times its size.
NYTIMES (Kenneth Chang) - How NASA Engineers Are Keeping the Voyagers Alive
A reworking of the spacecraft’s power systems could extend the nearly 50-year-old Voyagers’ exploration of interstellar space into the early 2030s.
NEWSNATIONNOW (ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN, Associated Press) - How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle
NEW YORK (AP) — The Perseid summer light show is back — and viewing conditions are especially promising for the Northern Hemisphere. The meteor shower's peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning coincides with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-planet parade — though the best time to view the fireballs [...]
NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - First possible exomoon may change scientists' idea of what a moon is
A newly discovered object in a distant solar system doesn't fit neatly into the current definitions of moon or planet.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Josie Fischels) - NASA's Psyche probe snaps new Mars photos on its way to asteroid
NASA's Psyche spacecraft has snapped a new set of Mars photos.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - A physicist was asked if these are cities on Mars
Ross Coulthart asks Maaneli "Max" Derakhshani whether the rectilinear formations are cities. His answer is surprising. Watch this full episode of "Reality Check": https://youtu.be/Gc7L1gLRQrg #Mars #space #anomalies
NYTIMES (Becky Ferreira) - This Star Just Ate a Planet, and It’s Not Done Yet
A star 1,300 light-years away appears to have just consumed one world and is gearing up for seconds.
NYTIMES (Kenneth Chang) - Surprising Signs of an Atmosphere Around a Tiny World, Billions of Miles Away
A gradual dimming and brightening when a star passed behind it suggested the mini-Pluto was wrapped in a thin layer of air.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Michael Ramsey) - NASA boss wants Pluto's planethood restored
Isaacman said his agency is working on research that hopefully will convince the scientific community Pluto is a full-blown planet.