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Mars is spinning faster and its days are getting shorter. Scientists aren't sure why

Radio data has also allowed planetary scientists to measure Mars' rotation rate and learn more about the world's over-sized, molten core.

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Mars may once have had Earth-like seasons conducive to life – study

Fossil evidence suggests the red planet had a cyclical climate more than three billion years ago, researchers have said.

The Independent UK

1st launch of Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket slips to 2024

The European Space Agency and the CEO of Arianespace confirmed on Tuesday (Aug. 8) that the inaugural launch of the new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket will slip into 2024.

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Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Karnataka Today newsletter: Chandrayaan-3 just 1,437 km away from moon, and more

The Hindu

China aims to boost low-cost space science with 'Innovation X' rideshare program

The "Innovation X Scientific Flight" program is China's low-cost space science and new technology experiments initiative.

Space

These new photos of SpaceX's giant Starship Booster 9 engine test are just gorgeous

The immense power of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy booster is on glorious display in newly released photos of a recent engine test.

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Looking for your next adventure? Why not move to Venus?

It’s ‘very doable’, according to the man who co-founded the submersibles company OceanGate. In fact, it’s just like a caravan holiday, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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South Korea marks anniversary of 1st lunar probe with new moon photos

South Korea's space agency has released new images of the moon to mark the anniversary of the launch of its first moon probe.

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Chandrayaan-3 just 1,437 km away from moon

The next Chandrayaan-3 operation by ISRO is scheduled for August 14, 2023, between 11:30 and 12:30 Hrs IST

The Hindu

Is NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Our Entry Into a 21st-Century Space Race?

At a press conference for NASA’s Artemis II mission, Bill Nelson expressed concern over what would happen if China arrived at the Moon before the U.S.

Inverse

Study reveals chemical contamination on International Space Station

Scientists analysed dust from air filters within the ISS and compared them to contaminants found in houses on Earth.

The Independent UK

The chemical contamination of the International Space Station is out of this world (and not in a good way)

Levels of potentially harmful chemicals found in dust collected by filtration systems aboard the International Space Station are greater than those in floor dust found in U.S. homes.

Space

Astronauts get first look at the spacecraft that will fly them around the moon

The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon next year have gotten their first look at their spacecraft

The Independent UK

Meet the crew of Virgin Galactic's 2nd commercial spaceflight

Virgin Galactic has announced the crew of its second commercial spaceflight mission, set to launch Aug. 10.

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Russian rocket debris falls from space in spectacular fireball over southern Australia (video)

A Russian rocket body fell back to Earth near southern Australia on Monday night (Aug. 7), putting on quite a show for observers in the region.

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Artemis 2 astronauts eager to prep Orion spacecraft for more moon missions

Artemis 2 will be a shakedown mission for humans to go around the moon on the new Orion spacecraft. Its crew says they want to pave the road for moon landing missions.

Inverse

Astronomers Discover Tiny Stars in a Terrifyingly Close Orbit

One of them is barely a star at all, and together the pair could fit inside the girth of our Sun.

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Trio of tiny autonomous NASA rovers will launch to the moon next year

A trio of miniature autonomous NASA rovers will soon head for the moon, with the aim of boosting the efficiency of exploration missions.

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A 4,500-star experience: UK’s best stargazing and dark sky places

When you “gaze up at the night sky”, you “can’t help but feel small” before the “grand abyss of the universe that lies beyond”, said Ethan Siegel on Big Think. While nearly all of them are “invisible to our eyes”, our “observable” universe, extending “tens of billions of light years…

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AI algorithm discovers 'potentially hazardous' asteroid 600 feet wide in a 1st for astronomy

A new AI algorithm programmed to hunt for potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroids has spotted its first space rock.

Space

Mars helicopter Ingenuity spies Perseverance rover during 54th Red Planet flight (photo, video)

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity snapped a photo of the Perseverance rover on Aug. 3, during the chopper's 54th Red Planet flight.

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See the moon dance with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades before dawn on Aug. 9

The moon will dance with the Seven Sisters during the early morning on Wednesday, Aug. 9, during a close approach to this fascinating open star cluster.

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Stay up late to see the half-lit moon during its last quarter phase tonight

The moon will be half illuminated by the sun on Tuesday, Aug. 8, during its last quarter phase, exactly midway between the completely lit full moon and the fully dark new moon.

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne’s mysterious midnight ‘meteor’ identified as remains of Russian rocket

Beam of light that crossed Victoria’s night sky burned for almost a minute and caused a loud boom, and Australia’s space agency says it was incinerating space junk

Space

China launches Fengyun-3F meteorological satellite to orbit

China has added a new satellite to its fleet of meteorological spacecraft.

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