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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS nears the sun this month. Will it be visible to the naked eye?

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will sweep around the sun on Sept. 27 to make a brief foray into the morning sky. Will it be a bright naked-eye object with a significant tail? Here's where and when you might be able to see it.

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First picture of wreckage of Titan sub after implosion revealed at hearing

Image shows broken tail cone on floor of Atlantic in hearing into deaths of five people onboard OceanGate vessel

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9 firsts in 5 days: Polaris Dawn crew lands from history-making SpaceX mission

Four private astronauts are back on Earth after a five-day mission that set firsts and broke records in an effort to advance human spaceflight.

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Harvest moon, supermoon bring a partial lunar eclipse: How, when to watch

NASA says this month’s full moon will rise on September 17 at 10:35pm EDT (02:35 GMT on September 18).

Al Jazeera

Is the supermoon tonight in London? How and when to watch lunar event in the capital

Get your best view of this lunar event above the capital’s skyline

Evening Standard

What time is the Harvest Moon Supermoon lunar eclipse tonight?

The full moon of September will put on a dramatic show tonight, the exact timing of which will depend on your location.

Space

Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!

Earth will grab itself another moon this month, but only briefly. The "mini-moon" in the form of asteroid 2024 PT5 will stick around for just two months.

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Did a star escape cannibalism by its dead 'monster' white dwarf companion?

A distant star has a dead star companion lurking in its vicinity that could be a monster-massive white dwarf, raising the question: how has it avoided being devoured by this cosmic zombie?

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Look! Astrophysicists Spotted A Supermassive Black Hole Slowly Starving a Galaxy to Death

Using special instruments found on the Webb Telescope, researchers caught a supermassive black hole red-handed.

Inverse

Look! ESA and JAXA Captured the Dramatic Craters On Mercury’s Surface In Unprecedented Detail

A new video from the European and Japanese mission BepiColombo gives a sneak peak at what Mercury might soon reveal about itself.

Inverse

September Supermoon: the best place and time to see tonight’s bigger and brighter full moon

Find a viewing spot that is dark and looks towards the east, which is where the moon will rise. A flat location will give a ‘really cool’ perspective, experts say

The Guardian - AU

Titan engineer felt 'under pressure' to get doomed submersible out to sea

Engineer Tony Nissen told an inquiry into the Titan which imploded killing five that he had previously flagged safety concerns

Evening Standard

Titan submersible hearing to call key employee who said craft was unsafe

When asked if there was pressure to get Titan into the water, OceanGate’s former engineering director, Tony Nissen responded, ‘100%’

The Independent UK

Gas and stars 'stolen' from galaxy in striking European Southern Observatory photo and video

A galaxy is robbed of its gas and stars in a new image from the European Southern Observatory.

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NASA astronaut photographs SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn capsule reentry from ISS (photo)

The private Polaris Dawn was within view of the ISS when the four-person private mission concluded its work on Sept. 15. Experienced NASA astronaut Don Pettit wielded the camera.

The Independent UK

Final messages revealed from the Titan sub before tragic implosion

The anticipated two-week-long hearings kicked off with testimony from a former OceanGate engineer, who said he was fired after warning about the ship’s carbon fiber hull years before its catastrophic voyage

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James Webb Space Telescope witnesses a black hole 'killing' its galaxy (photo)

Using the James Webb Space Telescope astronomers have observed a supermassive black hole "killing" its galaxy by starving it of the material needed to birth new stars.

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Collisions could increase chance of 'God of Destruction' asteroid Apophis hitting Earth

Apophis will come close enough to Earth to be seen with the naked eye in 2029, but a chance encounter with another asteroid could steer 'God of Destruction' space rock destructively close on a future pass.

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China prepares for 1st launch of new Long March 8A rocket

China's new Long March 8A rocket could fly for the first time by the end of the year, helping the country build a number of planned satellite megaconstellation.

Inverse

30 Years Ago, NASA Tested This Bizarre Safety Backpack To Keep Astronauts From Getting Lost In Space

This NASA photo shows astronaut Mark C. Lee testing out the SAFER space rescue system.

Space

James Webb Telescope goes 'extreme' and spots baby stars at the edge of the Milky Way (image)

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken things to the extreme, studying the outer edge of our own galaxy, the Milky Way and producing a stunning new image.

Inverse

A Rare Celestial Phenomenon Will Be Visible On This Week’s Super Harvest Moon

The Full Harvest Moon of September will look larger than usual and features a partial lunar eclipse.

Space

Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope?

Using a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, it might be possible to use the sun as a gigantic telescope to peer deep into space.

Evening Standard

Tech billionaire returns to earth after first ever private spacewalk 460 miles above earth

Jared Isaacman is the first non professional astronaut to carry out a moon walk

The Guardian - US

Musk says humans can be on Mars in four years. Many laugh, but some see purpose

The SpaceX boss has envisioned people staying on the red planet in a self-sustaining city in 20 years

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