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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.

Space · Aug 16, 2023

Astronomers Find An Impossibly Huge Exoplanet That Challenges Our Understanding of How Planets Form

The gas giant orbits a red dwarf, and that's kind of a problem.

Inverse · Aug 16, 2023

Russia's Luna-25 moon lander reaches lunar orbit

Luna-25, Russia's first moon mission in nearly half a century, has reached lunar orbit, the nation's space agency Roscosmos reported today (Aug. 16).

Space · Aug 16, 2023

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The sun rages with solar flares in epic time-lapse footage (video)

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured a stunning time-lapse video of solar flares dancing across the sun from the Dark Sky Alqueva site in Portugal.

Space · Aug 16, 2023

Satellites show Mount Etna volcano erupt after weeks of puffing out smoke rings (photos)

Europe's most active volcano, Italy's Mount Etna, erupted on Sunday (Aug. 13) after weeks of puffing out odd smoke rings. Here is how it looked from space.

Space · Aug 16, 2023

25 years after its discovery, dark energy remains frustratingly elusive

While there are hints that dark energy may be 'phantom,' its true nature remains frustratingly elusive, a new study reports.

Space · Aug 16, 2023

SpaceX to launch 2 Starlink missions 5 hours apart tonight and you can watch live online

SpaceX plans to launch two Starlink missions about five hours apart late Wednesday (Aug. 16) and early Thursday (Aug. 17), and you can watch them live.

Space · Aug 16, 2023

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NASA working to get private space stations up and running before ISS retires in 2030

NASA is emphasizing a seamless transition to future private space stations in low-Earth orbit, but officials say the shift will not be easy.

Space · Aug 16, 2023

Chandrayaan-3: A week away from scheduled landing on Moon's surface

With the launch of Chandrayaan-3, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is embarking to achieve a successful soft landing on the Moon. India aims to become the fourth country in the world to achieve this feat, joining the ranks of the United States, Russia, and China. Read further on Dynamite…

Dynamite News · Aug 16, 2023

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The Hindu · Aug 16, 2023

This is how breathtaking the majestic Himalayas look from space!

The Himalayan mountain range in Asia is renowned for its towering summits that exceed 7,200 meters above sea level, and holds the distinction of having the Earth's loftiest peaks. If you are curious to know how it might look from space, astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi has come to our rescue in…

The Times of India · Aug 16, 2023

Intuitive Machines sets Nov. 15 launch date for private moon lander on SpaceX rocket

Intuitive Machines is targeting a mid-November launch for what could be the first private commercial venture to safely reach the moon's surface.

Space · Aug 15, 2023

Record-breaking 'failed' star orbiting stellar corpse is 2,000 degrees hotter than the sun

Astronomers have discovered a failed star that can't sustain nuclear fusion in its core, but is 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the sun.

Space · Aug 15, 2023

Japan's Interstellar Technologies aims to launch 1st orbital rocket in 2025

Interstellar Technologies Inc. says it is now aiming to launch its Zero Rocket in 2025, with static fire tests due later this year as part of its test program.

Space · Aug 15, 2023

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Space · Aug 15, 2023

Hubble telescope captures a 'ghostly' galaxy glowing in distant space (photo)

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a distant galaxy cloaked in a ghostly haze some 44 million light-years from Earth in the Pavo, or "peacock" constellation.

Space · Aug 15, 2023

Fly along with Virgin Galactic's 1st private astronauts on landmark mission (video)

A recently released video gives us an astronaut's-eye view of Virgin Galactic's second-ever commercial spaceflight, which the company aced last week.

Inverse · Aug 15, 2023

NASA Rover Discovers Strange Hexagonal Patterns on Mars That Could Suggest Past Life

NASA's Curiosity rover found peculiar polygonal shapes that suggests Mars' ancient environment could have sprouted life's building blocks.

Space · Aug 15, 2023

How ordinary spacecraft sensors could improve our understanding of space weather

"It's why we never throw anything away – you don't know what secrets are being stored in the data beamed down from space."

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Space · Aug 15, 2023

Space mining company developing nuclear reactor and more for moon projects

NASA astronaut Drew Feustel just joined a Canadian space mining company to map out strategy. It's the richest time we've seen in decades for space projects, he says.

Inverse · Aug 15, 2023

Astronomers Are Tracking A "Failed Star" Before It Disappears Behind Its Dead Sun

Astronomers aren't sure if it's a huge planet or a tiny star, but WD 0032-317b could reveal the secrets of more familiar giant planets.

Space · Aug 15, 2023

What 1st Canadian astronaut on moon mission is learning from his crewmates (exclusive)

Canada's Jeremy Hansen is gearing up for his first spaceflight — the Artemis 2 moon mission. Here's what he's learning from his three veteran NASA crewmates.

Zenger · Aug 15, 2023

Here’s Why Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Has Fallen Behind Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Blue Origin, the space firm founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, is developing far more slowly than SpaceX.

The Hindu · Aug 15, 2023

Thiruvananthapuram Observatory staff uses mobile phone to capture the Perseid meteor shower

Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through the debris field of a comet or of an asteroid as these objects orbit the sun, flaking fragments along their path.

Woman & Home · Aug 15, 2023

August's Mercury Retrograde is about to seriously shake things up with its own unique planetary power, but what does that mean for you?

August 2023's Mercury in retrograde comes to teach us that getting organized is not the catch-all cure, because chaos can be useful too...

Space · Aug 15, 2023

Chandrayaan-3 vs. Luna-25: Are India and Russia racing to the moon's south pole?

On one hand, this so-called race has no discernable prize — but on the other, it could set the stage for a rich future of lunar exploration.

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