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Huge, solar flare-launching sunspot has rotated away from Earth. But will it return?

The behemoth sunspot AR3664 has finally rotated out of Earth's view, firing off two more big solar storms on its way out the door. Will it come back?

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How do you forecast a solar storm? Space weather experts explain

While the weekend solar event gave us quite the show in the night sky, it also helps scientists learn more about space weather to continue to improve forecasts.

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Cosmic butterfly or interstellar burger? This planet-forming disk is the largest ever seen

A distant planetary nursery is breaking all records as it shows the extremes to which planet formation can go.

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Where did Earth's water come from? This ancient asteroid family may help us find out

The family is part of a larger asteroid that was smashed to pieces 130 million years ago.

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Cotton candy exoplanet is 2nd lightest planet ever found

A newly discovered giant planet is the density of a vast cloud of cotton candy. The sweet discovery of WASP-193 b marks the entry of the second-lightest exoplanet ever seen into the exoplanet catalog.

Space

Learn how to become an astrobiologist in new issue of NASA's graphic novel series

A preview of NASA's latest issue of "Astrobiology," their fun ongoing graphic novel series

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Milky Way's halo is filled with 'magnetic donuts' as wide as 100,000 light-years

Astronomers have determined that the Milky Way's outer halo is filled with "magnetic donuts" that are as wide as 100,000 light-years. The discovery could shed light on how cosmic magnetic fields form and evolve.

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Earth-size planet discovered around cool red dwarf star shares its name with a biscuit

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting a red dwarf star, making just the second planetary system seen around one of these tiny, cool, dim, but common, stars.

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Supernova-filled galaxy dazzles in new Hubble Telescope image

The Hubble Space Telescope recently imaged an actively star-forming galaxy named UGC 9684.

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How NASA's Ingenuity helicopter opened the Mars skies to exploration

The Ingenuity Mars helicopter's flying days may be over, but its influence will be felt far into the future.

Space

Artemis 2 astronauts simulated a day in the life on their moon mission. Here's what they learned (exclusive)

How do you get ready for flying to the moon? The Artemis 2 astronauts practiced a day in space ahead of their historic liftoff in 2025 to see what living in the Orion spacecraft is like.

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Earth-sized planet spotted orbiting small star with 100 times sun’s lifespan

Speculoos-3b, 55 light years away, is only second planetary system to be found around an ultra-cool red dwarf

The Guardian - UK

Sun unleashes largest solar flare in almost a decade, days after auroras captivated the world

"NOT DONE YET!" NOAA said in an alert warning of potential radio disruption.

Axios

NISAR satellite will be able to monitor tectonic movements accurately, says ISRO chief

NISAR satellite is likely to be launched later in 2024; it can fully map the earth twice a month, measure water bodies, greenery, snow cover, monitor agricultural changes, desertification, and aid in the study of climate-related issues, says S. Somanath

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Big decision! Curiosity rover keeps following possible Mars river remnant

After much debate, the Curiosity Mars rover team decided to continue following an intriguing channel rather than send the robot on an off-road detour.

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Blue Origin targeting May 19 for 1st crewed spaceflight since 2022

Blue Origin is targeting Sunday (May 19) for the six-person NS-25, the company's first crewed spaceflight since August 2022.

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Car-size asteroid gives Earth a close shave in near-miss flyby (video, photo)

A car-sized asteroid flew very close to Earth on Tuesday morning (May 14), just two days after being discovered.

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Sun unleashes massive X8.7 solar flare, biggest of current cycle, from super-active monster sunspot (video)

A monster sunspot on the sun's surface just won't quit, erupting yet again this week with a whopping X8.7-class solar flare on Tuesday (May 14).

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Jupiter's mysterious moon Amalthea spied crossing the Great Red Spot (photo)

NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the elusive fifth moon of Jupiter transiting the giant planet's Great Red Spot, giving astronomers a rare view of this small but intriguing natural satellite.

The Hindu

ISRO captures signatures of recent solar eruptive events

ISRO captures solar storm signatures, minimal impact on India, monitoring space weather, Chandrayaan-2 observations, no major satellite disruptions.

Space

Helium leak delays Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch to May 21

The first crewed mission of Boeing's Starliner capsule has been pushed back by four days to May 21, due to a helium leak in its service module.

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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on 50th mission of the year (video)

SpaceX launched 20 of its Starlink internet satellites today (May 14), on the company's 50th orbital mission of 2024.

The Hindu

Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time?

The JWST’s is so big that it can “see” the faintest and farthest galaxies and stars in the universe.

Inverse

The Webb Telescope Just Stumbled Upon A Lava Planet Twice the Size of Earth

The planet's inside may or may not be made of diamonds, but its atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide.

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SpaceX Starship's next launch 'probably 3 to 5 weeks' away, Elon Musk says

SpaceX's Starship megarocket will likely conduct its fourth-ever test flight in the next month or so, according to Elon Musk.

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