This week, off world: Potential signs of life in Martian rocks, the Sun rages and spits out storms and loads more...

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 Pick o' the podcasts:

222: Measuring the emptiness of space with Dr. Becker — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)

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From the video store:

Nasa might - that's might, folks - have found evidence of past life on Mars | The Independent

SpaceX booster's sonic boom and touchdown in Florida - See and hear it!

Virgin Galactic's Delta spaceship is 'start of a spaceline' - See the design:

Astroscale spacecraft captures stunning time-lapses of space debris launched in 2009

Atlas V launches USSF-51

Flashback! Space Shuttle launches the Chandra X-ray Observatory in 1999

Multiple Earth-Directed Solar Storms & X-Flares on All Sides | Space Weather Spotlight 28 July 2024

Long March-3B launches WHG-02

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites; fourth takeoff in week (spacedaily.com)

Reading material:

Viasat shares soar on government and aviation growth - SpaceNews

U.S. Army seeks to expand space expertise among soldiers - SpaceNews

The Aftermath of Neutron Star Mergers - Universe Today

KVH Industries leans on maritime connectivity competitor Starlink for growth - SpaceNews

NASA discovered that a deadly super bacteria has mutated in the ISS (msn.com)

A new kind of space politics - SpaceNews

Scientists Want to Use the Moon to Safeguard Earth's Biodiversity - Universe Today

Scientists Discover New Geological Link Between Earth and Venus - Universe Today

The Moon's Atmosphere Comes from Space Weathering - Universe Today