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See the moon and Mars enjoy the sunset together tonight

The moon will make a close approach to Mars in the evening on Friday, Aug. 18 as the two celestial bodies enjoy the sunset together.

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Chandrayaan-3: In another step closer to moon, ‘Vikram’ lander to be deboosted today

Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander is set to undergo a crucial deboosting manoeuvre on Friday after successfully getting separated from the propulsion module a day before. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Neptune's clouds have vanished, and the sun may be to blame (video)

Thanks to the sun's 11-year-long cycle, Neptune might be systematically purged of its clouds.

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Russia's Luna-25 moon lander snaps 1st photo of lunar surface

Luna-25, Russia's first moon mission since 1976, has snapped its first detailed photo of the lunar surface.

Space

Neptune's Clouds Just Disappeared — and Astronomers Think They Know Why

Decades of telescope data from the Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories reveals that solar radiation triggers Neptune’s clouds.

Inverse

James Webb Space Telescope confirms 'Maisie's galaxy' is one of the earliest ever seen

The universe's age when Maisie's galaxy was seen by the James Webb Space Telescope has been confirmed, proving that this realm is one of the earliest galaxies ever observed.

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A Dramatic Collision In Space Created This Supergiant Star — And It Only Gets Weirder

There's more than one way to make a magnetar, it turns out.

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You Need to Play the Most Absurd Roguelike of 2023

'Astronaut: The Best' combines management sim and roguelike mechanics with absurdist comedy, and it all adds up to 2023's funniest game.

Inverse

Powerful helium star could finally reveal secrets about highly magnetic stellar corpses

A newly discovered, highly magnetic and massive helium star could explain how magnetars, stellar corpses with the universe's strongest magnetic fields, are born.

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A new type of star gives scientists clues as to how a magnetar is formed

A new type of star is providing clues on the mysterious origin of magnetars which are the strongest magnets in the universe.

The National (Scotland)

New type of star gives clues to mysterious origin of magnetars

The finding marks the discovery of a new type of astronomical object – massive magnetic helium stars.

The Independent UK

SpaceX delays launch of Starlink satellite to next week due to offshore impacts of Hurricane Hilary. Here's how to watch it live.

SpaceX plans to launch 21 of its Starlink satellites to orbit early Tuesday (Aug. 22), and you can watch the liftoff live.

Space

India's Chandrayaan-3 moon lander successfully separates, prepares for Aug. 23 touchdown

India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander is a step closer to landing on the moon after separating Aug. 17 from the propulsion module that carried the mission to lunar orbit.

Space

Perseid meteor shower 2023 lights up the sky in these gorgeous reader photos (gallery)

Gaze at some of our best 2023 Perseid meteor shower photo submissions from across the world.

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A 142-year-old astronomy building was serendipitously unearthed in Michigan (photos)

The foundations of Michigan State University's first astronomy building recently came to light, showing a long history of telescope work in the Wolverine State.

Al Jazeera

Indian moon lander module splits from propulsion section in key step

The lander module of the Chandrayaan-3 has successfully separated ahead of a planned moon landing slated for August 23.

Space

Rare iron meteorite could help reveal secrets of early solar system

Scientists have discovered the origin of a rare iron meteorite that fell to Earth in 2020. It's the first iron meteorite from a parent body with a known orbit.

Space

SpaceX's Crew-7 mission will launch international crew to ISS next week

The astronauts on SpaceX's Crew-7 mission emphasized how well the International Space Station partnership is thriving, as new space alliances begin to take shape.

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Chandrayaan-3 marks giant leap, lander successfully separates from propulsion module

India's Chandrayaan-3 mission marked another giant leap in its lunar quest as the 'Vikram' lander module of the spacecraft successfully separated from the propulsion module on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News :

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Chandrayaan-3 moon lander separates from propulsion module

ISRO said that the lander module has successfully separated from the propulsion module on August 17 after 34 days on board the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.

Space

NASA's New Horizons will investigate Uranus from the rear (Neptune, too). Here's how you can help

An observing campaign involving New Horizons, the Hubble Space Telescope and perhaps even you is designed to better understand how heat flows through the atmospheres of two ice giants.

Space

SpaceX submits Starship mishap report to the FAA

SpaceX has submitted to the FAA its final report about the debut launch of its Starship vehicle, which ended with a bang four minutes after liftoff.

Space

How NASA's Curiosity rover overcame its steepest Mars climb yet (video)

The Curiosity Mars rover recently aced its toughest Red Planet climb yet: a sharp 23-degree slope covered slippery sand and wheel-size rocks.

Space

Artemis 4 astronauts will be 1st crew to use NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway in 2028

The first Artemis mission to make use of NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway will be Artemis 4 in 2028, agency officials confirmed this month.

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India prepping to launch 1st sun-studying spacecraft next month

India is gearing up for its first-ever mission to study the sun, Aditya-L1, which is expected to launch in early September.

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