This week, off-planet: A vast buried ocean on Mars? The Sun spits out X-class solar flares and more…

 Here you can make a donation to help refugees and victims of the war in Ukraine… 

…and here is a place where you can donate to help the children of Afghanistan, trapped under the Taliban.

 Podcast selection:

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From the video store:

What if… we moved all the water on Earth to Mars?

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida (video, photos) | Space

Watch Rocket Lab launch a sharp-seeing radar satellite into orbit on August 11 | Space

SpaceX launches 116 small satellites in a single launch

Launch of the Progress MS-28 

Colossal X-Class Solar Flare Erupts From 'Rule-Breaking' Sunspot, And Earth Is In The Line Of Fire (Video) | Space

Reading material:

Tyche satellite: UK to boost space power with military launch – BBC News

How space technology can help solve our problems here on Earth: Your guide to the Space-Comm Expo Scotland in Glasgow (msn.com)