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![This image shows the asteroid Dinkinesh and its satellite as seen by the Lucy Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (L’LORRI) as NASA's Lucy Spacecraft departed the system.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eCbX46rnAhj2AjbdqWy4yH-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eCbX46rnAhj2AjbdqWy4yH-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eCbX46rnAhj2AjbdqWy4yH-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eCbX46rnAhj2AjbdqWy4yH-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eCbX46rnAhj2AjbdqWy4yH-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eCbX46rnAhj2AjbdqWy4yH-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eCbX46rnAhj2AjbdqWy4yH-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eCbX46rnAhj2AjbdqWy4yH-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Newfound 'moon' around asteroid Dinkinesh is actually two tiny moons touching
By Joanna Thompson published
Additional images from NASA's Lucy mission reveal that the "moon" orbiting asteroid Dinkinesh is actually a contact binary, made of two smaller moons touching.
![An illustration showing a quasar powered by a feeding supermassive black hole.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8PNyLTTdPbHKtteChHvLaG-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Universe's oldest X-ray-spitting quasar could reveal how the biggest black holes were born
By Robert Lea published
The newly identified quasar, observed 13.7 billion light-years away by the James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory, could be an example of a heavy black hole "seed" in the early universe.
![a space crew eating food around a table](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TrJUPkkmozMfWYHcMPeiBh-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TrJUPkkmozMfWYHcMPeiBh-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TrJUPkkmozMfWYHcMPeiBh-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TrJUPkkmozMfWYHcMPeiBh-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TrJUPkkmozMfWYHcMPeiBh-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TrJUPkkmozMfWYHcMPeiBh-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TrJUPkkmozMfWYHcMPeiBh-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TrJUPkkmozMfWYHcMPeiBh-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
'The forbidden space meal': What happens if you need to be a cannibal on Mars?
By Kelly and Zach Weinersmith published
In this book extract, Kelly and Zach Weinersmith look at cannibalism in space from a legal and culinary perspective.
![Pluto's bladed terrain as seen from NASA's New Horizons during its July 2015 flyby.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUFUiFxR2VWjBK5mCYq87e-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Pluto may have an ice-spewing 'supervolcano' the size of Yellowstone, New Horizons data reveals
By Briley Lewis published
Kiladze Caldera, formerly called Kiladze crater, may be a supervolcano that erupted fairly recently, spewing ice across the surface of Pluto.
![This enhanced image of the Jovian moon Ganymede was obtained by the JunoCam imager aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft during the mission's June 7, 2021, flyby of the icy moon on Juno's 34th pass close to Jupiter.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SGaSxTQPhBnGqdY4Te8RnD-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
NASA finds organic compounds seeping up from hidden ocean on Jupiter's icy moon Ganymede
By Brett Tingley published
Ganymede, one of the largest moons in the solar system, possesses a salty subsurface ocean that may contain organic compounds, new research finds.
![Two bands of dark sunspots stretch across an orange sun on a black background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KnRzQP2QXT4638LyWimUQn-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
15 signs the sun is gearing up for its explosive peak — the solar maximum
By Harry Baker published
Experts believe the upcoming solar maximum could be more active and arrive sooner than previously expected. Here are 15 signs that they are right.
![A skull shaped feature on the floor of a caldera](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FkPqkoYRNr257TdysHDMvA-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FkPqkoYRNr257TdysHDMvA-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FkPqkoYRNr257TdysHDMvA-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FkPqkoYRNr257TdysHDMvA-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FkPqkoYRNr257TdysHDMvA-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FkPqkoYRNr257TdysHDMvA-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FkPqkoYRNr257TdysHDMvA-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FkPqkoYRNr257TdysHDMvA-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Astronaut captures image of a glowering 'skull' lurking in a giant volcanic pit in the Sahara
By Harry Baker published
NASA has released a new image of an eerie, cranium-shaped caldera in the Sahara Desert, which looks like it is staring right at the orbiting camera.
![A close up image of the sun's surface with added magnetic field lines](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7jayXJqMFEKziWvnBA8eMF-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7jayXJqMFEKziWvnBA8eMF-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7jayXJqMFEKziWvnBA8eMF-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7jayXJqMFEKziWvnBA8eMF-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7jayXJqMFEKziWvnBA8eMF-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7jayXJqMFEKziWvnBA8eMF-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7jayXJqMFEKziWvnBA8eMF-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7jayXJqMFEKziWvnBA8eMF-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Scientists finally acknowledge that they got their solar cycle predictions wrong, and that we are fast approaching the sun's explosive peak
By Harry Baker published
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center has released a "revised prediction" for the current solar cycle, which states that the upcoming solar maximum will arrive sooner and be more explosive than they initially forecast — as Live Science previously reported.
![The swirling clouds of Jupiter forming a face](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FncUrUQbUeA3jcbMm8cPrA-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FncUrUQbUeA3jcbMm8cPrA-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FncUrUQbUeA3jcbMm8cPrA-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FncUrUQbUeA3jcbMm8cPrA-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FncUrUQbUeA3jcbMm8cPrA-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FncUrUQbUeA3jcbMm8cPrA-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FncUrUQbUeA3jcbMm8cPrA-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FncUrUQbUeA3jcbMm8cPrA-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Eerie 'face' haunts Jupiter in creepy photo from NASA's Juno probe
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Jupiter's swirling clouds form an eerie image that resembles a face.
![OSIRIS-REx curation team members at NASA’s Johnson Space Center begin the process of removing and flipping the TAGSAM (Touch-and-Go Sample Mechanism) from the avionics deck of the mission's science canister.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FnguPE2AvXpvUU6mWnX4vJ-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
NASA is locked out of its OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample because of 2 faulty fasteners
By Monisha Ravisetti published
NASA is struggling to open a capsule containing precious asteroid samples from the OSIRIS-REx mission. Luckily, there is plenty of material to study on the outside of the container.
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