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James Webb Space Telescope discovers candidates for most distant galaxies yet

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The Launchpad

NASA considers sending scientists to International Space Station: report

(Axiom Space/Mark Pathy)

The proposal mirrors how the agency used to fly payload specialists in the early space shuttle days.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers candidates for most distant galaxies yet

(NASA/ESA/ESO/Wolfram Freudling et al.)

The two galaxies, if confirmed, existed 300 to 400 million years after the Big Bang.

Full Story: Space (7/21)

Watch a Russian cosmonaut and 1st European female spacewalker work outside the International Space Station today

(ESA)

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Samantha Cristoforetti will join experienced spacewalker Oleg Artemyev for up to seven hours outside the International Space Station.

Full Story: Space (7/21)

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Skywatching

Catch the moon pointing at Uranus on Friday

(Starry Night)

The duo will be close enough to share the same field of view in a pair of binoculars.

Full Story: Space (7/21)

Science & Astronomy

The inner solar system spins much more slowly than it should. Now, scientists may know why.

(NASA)

According to the law of conservation of angular momentum, the inner part of the disk should spin faster as the material spirals slowly inward toward the star, similar to how figure skaters spin faster when they bring their arms closer to their bodies.

Full Story: Space (7/21)

Jupiter: A guide to the largest planet in the solar system

(NASA, ESA, and J. Nichols (University of Leicester))

The gas giant has 79 moons and is known as the 'king of the planets'.

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SpaceX

Mattel to launch SpaceX vehicles as new Matchbox toys and collectibles

(Mattel/SpaceX via collectSPACE.com)

SpaceX rockets and spacecraft will soon come with a new tag: Made by Mattel. The collaboration is SpaceX's first-ever deal with a worldwide toy company.

Full Story: Space (7/21)

Spaceflight

SpaceX aborts launch of Falcon 9 rocket carrying 46 Starlink satellites

(SpaceX via YouTube)

The mission was aborted with less than a minute left before liftoff

Full Story: Space (7/21)

Search for Life

Department of Defense establishes office to track UFOs in space

(US Navy)

The office will also attempt to study objects that appear to travel between air, space and water.

Full Story: Space (7/21)

Telescopes & Binoculars

Flying telescope SOFIA grounded by storm damage as mission end approaches

(NASA/Jim Ross)

Teams are currently assessing the damage and repairs are underway, but SOFIA's observations will have to be postponed until a fix is complete, NASA said.

Full Story: Space (7/21)

Entertainment

James Webb Space Telescope lands on 'The Daily Show with Trevor Noah'

(Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Trevor Noah)

The comedian sat down with Gregory Robinson, director of the James Webb Space Telescope program, during Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Trevor Noah" Tuesday (July 19).

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