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Clouds of quartz detected high in a distant planet's atmosphere – here's what this tells us about other worlds

Quartz, also known as silica, is everywhere. This mineral is in the screen of the laptop or phone you’re reading this article on. It’s used to make computer chips, which are in everything from medical equipment to washing machines. It can be melted to produce glass.

The Conversation

21 species removed from US Endangered Species Act after going extinct

Wildlife advocacy groups stress ‘permanent’ consequences of failing to address biodiversity and climate

The Guardian - US

Look! The Euclid Spacecraft Accidentally Drew a Doodle in Space

Euclid's mission is to explore the dark universe, but an error resulted in a beautiful image of lassos across the stars.

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The Origins of a Mysterious, Supernova-like Blue Blast is Still Haunting Astronomers

This year, the Hubble Space Telescope found an ephemeral blue blast in the strangest of places, leaving astronomers puzzled.

Inverse

Jupiter-sized objects in Orion Nebula baffle scientists

The new entities, nicknamed ‘JuMBOs’, are neither stars nor planets. And they shouldn’t exist, researchers say.

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Discovery of ‘Jumbos’ may herald new astronomical category

Jupiter-mass binary objects floating freely in Orion Nebula appear to defy usual definition of planets

The Guardian - UK

A Nasa spacecraft is on course to deliver material from an asteroid to Earth – here's what we could learn

Around 15 years ago, I was on a European Space Agency (Esa) committee, looking at Esa’s strategy for proposed forthcoming space missions. Under consideration was a mission to an asteroid. Over dinner, one of the committee members, an astrophysicist, quizzed me on why we needed to visit one of these…

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Tim Peake backs idea for solar farms in space as costs fall

Astronaut says rockets from Elon Musk’s SpaceX can reduce price of launching equipment

The Guardian - UK

Germany signs U.S.-led space norms pact Artemis Accords

Germany became the 29th country to sign the Artemis Accords, a U.S.-led multilateral agreement meant to establish norms of behaviour in space and on the lunar surface

The Hindu

Possible hints of life found on distant planet – how excited should we be?

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has shown that an exoplanet around a star in the constellation Leo has some of the chemical markers that, on Earth, are associated with living organisms. But these are vague indications. So how likely is it that this exoplanet harbours alien life?

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Signs of life? Why astronomers are excited about carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere of an alien world

Are we alone? This question is nearly as old as humanity itself. Today, this question in astronomy focuses on finding life beyond our planet. Are we, as a species, and as a planet, alone? Or is there life somewhere else?

The Conversation

DWP stops woman’s benefits after she said she worked one second over limit

Department cut off employment and support allowance when Liz, a single mother, accidentally said she worked 16 hours

The Guardian - UK

Hubble Peers Deep Into the Milky Way’s Heart in Stunning New Image

A cluster of ancient stars glitters in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Inverse

Heat denial: influencers question validity of high temperatures

Tweet viewed millions of times claimed ground temperature was being confused with air temperature

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European Space Agency to provide support to Aditya-L1 mission

The European Space Agency which had provided crucial support to ISRO to monitor the Chandrayaan-3’s health, will also be supporting Aditya-L1, providing deep space communication services to the mission

Space

Old Soviet satellite breaks apart in orbit after space debris collision

A three-decades old Soviet satellite has disintegrated in orbit some 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) above Earth, likely following a space debris strike.

Inverse

Webb Telescope Captures an Incredible Look at the Whirlpool Galaxy

Astronomers peered into the broad arms and "cavernous bubbles" of the Whirlpool Galaxy with the Webb Space Telescope.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope gazes into the Whirlpool galaxy's hypnotic spiral arms (photos)

A James Webb Space Telescope image of M51 boasts amber hues and reddish streaks, capturing the galaxy's gravitational relationship with a neighboring realm.

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Race for Sun heats up: These are the various solar missions

With ISRO set to launch its solar mission Aditya-L1 on September 2, here are some important missions launched by space agencies of different countries exploring the Sun

Inverse

Look! New Mars Images Hint at the Explosive History of an Iconic Landmark

A veteran spacecraft captured incredible views of a science-rich region of Mars. But it also cracked open clues as to its formation.

Space

Landslides on Mars suggest water once surrounded Olympus Mons, tallest volcano in the solar system

A wrinkled patch of land near the volcano's northern region likely formed when blisteringly hot lava oozed out of the summit millions of years ago, hitting water ice at the mountain's base.

Inverse

Weird Blips in Exoplanet Observations Could Be Key to Finding Alien Life

In the past two and a half years, two next-generation telescopes have been sent to space: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the ESA’s Euclid Observatory.

Space

Lost partnerships destroying Ukraine's space sector faster than Russian missiles, former space chief says

Ukraine's former space chief thinks lost international collaborations are causing even greater harm to his nation's space sector than Russian missile strikes.

Space

'Sasha' the sloth breaks speed records as SpaceX Crew-7 zero-g indicator (photos)

A new record may have just been set for the fastest-moving sloth in the world. And not just any sloth: a three-toed sloth named "Sasha" that served as the "zero-g indicator" for SpaceX's Crew-7.

Space

SpaceX launches truly international astronaut team on Crew-7 flight to space station for NASA (video)

SpaceX launched a diverse international crew of astronauts toward the ISS on the Crew-7 mission for NASA early this morning (Aug. 26).

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