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Also known as "failed stars," brown dwarfs are celestial bodies that sit on the boundary between gas giant planets and tiny stars.

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Perseverance Mars rover spies big sunspot rotating toward Earth (photos)

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured photos of a big sunspot, which should rotate into view for those of us on Earth in the coming days.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope offers a mesmerizing look at the Ring Nebula (photos)

The James Webb Space Telescope strikes again, this time with a beautiful new view of a famous planetary nebula. But don't be fooled — none of this has anything to do with planets.

Space

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Alarming airline close calls are happening with increasing frequency, report reveals

The chilling report comes shortly after a private jet came nearly collided with a Southwest Airlines plane in San Diego

The Independent UK

SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of Aug. 25 launch (photos, video)

Four astronauts from four different countries arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 20 ahead of their expected launch from Florida Aug. 25.

Space

New 'potentially interstellar' comet will be visible to the naked eye next month before leaving our solar system forever

Comet Nishimura has a hyperbolic orbit, which suggests that it may have come from outside the solar system and will likely be catapulted into interstellar space after slingshotting around the sun.

LiveScience

Starfield needs to accept it's better space opera than hard sci-fi

Starfield’s ambitious cassette futurist aesthetic screams realism, but too great an emphasis on accuracy could hold Bethesda’s upcoming open-world RPG back.

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SpaceX rolls rocket to pad ahead of Crew-7 astronaut launch (photos)

SpaceX has rolled its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule to the launch pad ahead of the planned Friday (Aug. 25) liftoff of the Crew-7 astronaut mission for NASA.

Space

Russia's Luna-25 lander just crash-landed on the moon, space agency confirms

Luna-25, Russia's first moon mission in 47 years, was the vanguard of a planned series of lunar probes.

LiveScience

Geoengineering sounds like a quick climate fix, but without more research and guardrails, it's a costly gamble − with potentially harmful results

When soaring temperatures, extreme weather and catastrophic wildfires hit the headlines, people start asking for quick fixes to climate change. The U.S. government just announced the first awards from a US$3.5 billion fund for projects that promise to pull carbon dioxide out of the air. Policymakers are also exploring more…

The Conversation

The big idea: should we colonise other planets?

Is Elon Musk’s vision for the future a libertarian fantasy or scientific imperative?

The Guardian - UK

Explained | What the fate of Luna 25 means for Russia

Luna 25 failed in its mission to soft-land near the moon’s south pole, due to a technical glitch. The mission was part of Russia's attempt to demonstrate its economy's resilience and to ensure access to the moon's surface. Despite speculation, the mission was not in a race with Chandrayaan 3.…

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Pulses prices may spiral as deficient rain mars sowing; Kuki tribal body to re-impose blockade on NH-2, and more

Read a daily selection of top stories from across India and the world by The Hindu to start your day

The Hindu

Chandrayaan-3 | How NASA, ESA will support ISRO during the Moon landing on August 23

NASA and the European Space Agency have been supporting ISRO to monitor the Chandrayaan-3’s health since its launch on July 14, 2023

The Hindu

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Which house plants reduce stress? These 8 will relieve anxiety and help you relax, say experts

From snooze-inducing scents to air-purifying properties, get on board with these beauties to promote rest and improve slumber

Space

Russia says its Luna-25 lunar lander has crashed into the moon

Luna-25, which Russia had hoped would land at the south pole of the moon, crashed into the moon on Aug. 19 after an orbital maneuver went wrong.

Space

NASA flew a modified U-2 spy plane into thunderstorms to study super-energetic gamma-rays

Researchers flew NASA's ER-2 aircraft as close to thunderclouds as safely possible and captured 'the most detailed' data of gamma-rays and thunderclouds ever recorded through airborne analysis.

Space

How many potentially dangerous asteroids narrowly miss Earth each year?

Last year Earth had more than 100 close encounters with large asteroids. What are the odds of a direct hit in the near future?

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Space photo of the week: A cosmic 'ghost' peers through the universe's past

Imaged beautifully by Hubble, NGC 6684 is a 'lenticular' galaxy very different to our own Milky Way.

Space

Russia's Luna-25 moon lander prepares for historic touchdown

Russia's Luna-25 moon lander may arrive on the moon as soon as Aug. 21. The mission aims to carry the baton from a previous series of Soviet landers, at the moon's south pole.

Space

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer satellite is ready to hunt for water on the moon

The final instrument has been added to NASA's Lunar Trailblazer probe, enabling it to hunt for water on the moon's surface when it launches in early 2024.

Space

Karol 'Bo' Bobko, former NASA astronaut who flew three shuttle missions, dies at 85

Karol 'Bo' Bobko, who was the only NASA astronaut to fly on the first launch of two space shuttle orbiters, has died at the age of 85. In total, Bobko logged 16 days, 2 hours and 3 minutes in space.

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh fringe 2023 week two roundup: to the stars – via Essex

A dazzling drama about women slipping the surly bonds of male-dominated Nasa joins Essex poetry, New York silliness and Lorna Rose Treen’s laugh-fest as second-week treats

Space

See Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket come together at Florida space coast factory (photo)

Social media post provides rare insight into Blue Origin's work and progress on its New Glenn rocket.

Space

This Canadian satellite was supposed to last 2 years in space. It's now celebrating 20

The Canadian Space Agency's Scisat is a valuable hunter of climate change evidence, producing big-name publications in Nature and Science recently despite its advanced age.

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