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Aditya-L1: India Will Attempt to Launch Its First Mission to the Sun This Weekend

This weekend, India aims to launch the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, its first-ever mission to the Sun. The mission will study the Sun's atmosphere.

Inverse

It's big! It's bright! It's a rare blue supermoon! Here's how to check it out

The Earth's lunar sidekick will appear extra big and bright as it reaches its fullest stage on Wednesday. It's not just the biggest supermoon this year, it's also a rare blue supermoon.

WEKU

Hackers shut down 2 of the world's most advanced telescopes

The U.S. National Science Foundation reported that a cybersecurity incident has temporarily shut down operations at its Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii and Gemini South Telescope in Chile.

Space

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Private company wants to clean up space junk with 'capture bags' in Earth orbit

Space junk could one day be snatched in orbit with a strong bag, if a new contract to test the technology ends up flying in space.

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.

Space

Satellites watch powerful Hurricanes Idalia and Franklin churn (video)

Weather satellites in orbit above Earth are watching Hurricane Idalia and Hurricane Franklin as they pick up strength in ocean waters off the southern coast of the United States.

Space

Hera Rising will attempt the 1st stratospheric skydive by a woman in 2025 (exclusive)

An experienced team aims to bring a woman into the stratosphere in 2025 for a record-breaking parachute jump. Diversity and education will also be in focus.

Space

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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

The Hindu

India's 1st mission to study the sun launches Sept. 2

The Aditya-1 solar mission launches hot on the heels of India's first moon landing.

LiveScience

James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble will help NASA's Juno probe study Jupiter's volcanic moon Io

The iconic telescopes will make observations of the solar system's most volcanic body, Io. Data collected will help guide NASA's Juno mission when it revisits Jupiter and and the fiery moon.

Space

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.

Inverse

What time is the Super Blue Moon of 2023?

The Blue Moon of 2023 and this year's third supermoon occurs on Wednesday, Aug. 30, so skywatchers will want to get their timing right to see the moon at its biggest and brightest.

Space

How old is the universe exactly? A new theory suggests that it's been around for twice as long as believed

Early universe observations by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) cannot be explained by current cosmological models. These models estimate the universe to be 13.8 billion years in age, based on the big-bang expanding universe concept.

The Conversation

Watch: Elon Musk's SpaceX achieves a major milestone

SpaceX held another big launch over the weekend.

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15 incredible images of Earth's moon

See Earth's ancient companion like never before with this gallery of incredible satellite, telescope and lunar orbiter images of the moon.

LiveScience

What is OSIRIS-REx? Everything you need to know about the 1st NASA spacecraft to land on an asteroid

OSIRIS-REx is due to make its return to Earth on Sept. 24. Here's everything you need to know about the mission and what it may reveal about the beginning — and the potential end — of life on Earth.

Salon

Sea level rise may be catastrophic

Humanity needs to plan accordingly for the countless number of future climate refugees fleeing rising oceans

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: The story of India’s space programme – and why it took off

In today’s newsletter: The country’s lunar landing was a triumph. This is how it quietly built a successful mission

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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.

Inverse

You Need to See the Only Blue Moon of 2023 This Week

The Blue Moon that wraps up the month of August will also be a Supermoon. The next Blue Moon won't happen until 2026.

Space

SpaceX Crew-7 Dragon capsule docks at space station with international astronaut team (video)

A SpaceX Dragon capsule docked at the International Space Station Sunday (Aug. 27) with a new astronaut crew to begin a half-year mission.

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.

The Guardian - UK

Loren Grush on Nasa’s first female astronauts: ‘People thought they’d be a distraction to the men in space’

The science reporter reveals the astonishing truth behind the stories in her new book, The Six, which follows the first women inducted into Nasa’s astronaut programme in 1978

Inverse

An Old Technology Could Reveal New Insights About Venus’ Core

It's hard to land on Venus to gauge what happens below the surface — so a NASA study is turning toward balloons equipped with seismometers as a test on Earth.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like doing an Arctic expedition with German scientists in 1943’: life on the International Space Station at a time of war

On the ISS, astronauts from Russia and the west share a craft the size of a large family home. So what happened when Moscow started a conflict 250 miles below on Earth?

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