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STRONG SOLAR FLARE AND CME 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 14, 2017
After days of suspenseful quiet, huge sunspot AR2665 finally erupted on July 14th (0209 UT), producing a powerful and long-lasting M2-class solar flare.

By David Aragorn
IMAGE PROCESSING GALLERY FOR JUNOCAM 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 14, 2017
NASA is putting up the raw images of Jupiter’s red spot straight from the Juno Spacecraft.

By David Aragorn
Planet Nine hypothesis supported by new evidence 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 13, 2017
Last year, the existence of an unknown planet in our Solar system was announced. However, this hypothesis was subsequently called into question as biases in the observational data were detected. Now astronomers have used a novel technique to analyze the orbits of the so-called extreme trans-Neptunian objects and, once again, they point out that there is something perturbing them: a planet located at a distance between 300 to 400 times the Earth-Sun separation.

By David Aragorn
Space farms will feed astronauts and earthlings 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- July 12, 2017
Canadian researchers are leading an effort to grow crops in space, paving the way for humanity to live on other worlds and push the frontiers on Earth.

By David Aragorn
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Completes Flyby over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 11, 2017
NASA’s Juno mission completed a close flyby of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot on July 10, during its sixth science orbit.

By David Aragorn
Did you Know There are X-rays Coming from Pluto? That’s Strange, What’s Causing it?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 11, 2017
Once held to be the outermost planet of the Solar System, Pluto‘s designation was changed by the International Astronomical Union in 2006, owing to the discovery of many new Kuiper Belt Objects that were comparable in size. In spite of this, Pluto remains a source of fascination and a focal point of much scientific interest. And even after the historic flyby conducted by the New Horizons probe in July of 2015, many mysteries remain.

By David Aragorn
Mars covered in toxic chemicals that can wipe out living organisms, tests reveal 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 10, 2017
Discovery has major implications for hunt for alien life on the red planet as it means any evidence is likely to be buried deep underground

By David Aragorn
Strange ‘stone circle’ spotted on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space, UFO News
- July 7, 2017
A mysterious ‘stone circle’ has been spotted on the surface of Mars, according to alien hunters.

By David Aragorn
Something big is warping the outer solar system 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 6, 2017
The plane of our solar system is warped in the outer reaches of the Kuiper Belt, suggesting the presence of an unknown Mars-to-Earth-mass planetary object far beyond Pluto—but much closer than Planet Nine.

By David Aragorn
NASA Politely Clarifies It Is Not Running A Child Slave Colony On Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 6, 2017
NASA spokesman: “There’s only one stupid rumor on the internet? Now that’s news.”

By David Aragorn