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The moon has been altered by human activity. Are we in a 'Lunar Anthropocene?'

Mirroring the Earth's Anthropocene, which describes the age in which humans altered our planet, scientists argue moon advancements place us in a Lunar Anthropocene.

Space

Nasa's James Webb telescope captures exploded star in unprecedented detail

Astronomers are 'stunned' by a new structure in the image that looks like an 'offspring' of the dead star

Evening Standard

Performing evasive maneuvers increases satellites' collision risk down the road

Trying to avoid satellite collisions in orbit increases the risk of future collisions in the aftermath of each avoidance maneuver, researchers have round.

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The Geminid meteor shower peaks this week. Don't miss the best 'shooting stars' of 2023

The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak on Dec. 13 and 14. Conditions look favorable for a spectacular display this year under the dark skies of a new moon.

Space

2023's Breakout Sci-Fi Star Explains an Exciting Star Trek Easter Egg

Krys Marshall talks to Inverse about her role as Danielle Poole in 'For All Mankind' Season 4, and what she thinks makes the show so special.

Inverse

After Hubble: This Canadian telescope could fill coming 'ultraviolet gap'

The Canadian CASTOR telescope team wants to launch in 2029 to bring fresh ultraviolet eyes to the sky, like Hubble. But it needs funding from Canada's Parliament.

Space

Revealed: the oldest black hole ever observed, dating to dawn of universe

Exclusive: astronomers surprised at size of 13bn-year-old object, which raises new questions about where black holes came from

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Debris from a near-Earth comet could create new meteor shower this week

Debris from the near-Earth comet 46P/Wirtanen could enter our planet's atmosphere, triggering a new meteor shower on Tuesday, Dec. 12, called the Lambda-Sculptorids.

Space

Lost in space no more: missing tomato found in space station after eight months

But Nasa and space jocks alike haven’t explained either the mysterious disappearance or reappearance of space-grown fruit

The Guardian - US

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 90 — The Wizard of Griffith Observatory

On Episode 90 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss archaeoastronomy with the amazing Dr. Ed Krupp.

Space

Japan may delay its Mars moon sampling mission MMX due to rocket problems

Japan’s ambitious mission to explore the two mini moons of Mars could be facing a lengthy delay as JAXA's new H3 rocket, which will launch MMX, failed on its debut flight in March.

Space

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to launch secretive X-37B space plane today after delay

The U.S. Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane is poised to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Monday (Dec. 11), and you can likely watch it live.

Space

An asteroid will eclipse the puzzling red star Betelgeuse on Dec. 11

Betelgeuse, one of the most recognizable stars in the night sky, will disappear for several seconds in a rare asteroid occultation on the evening of Dec. 11.

Space

India's Aditya-L1 solar observatory captures 1st gorgeous views of the sun (images)

An instrument onboard India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft captured beautiful images of the sun earlier this week.

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That’s no moon! Scientists doubt proposed detection of the 1st exomoons

Scientists aren't sure whether humanity really detected moons outside the solar system.

Space

All black holes feast chaotically, no matter how hungry they are

A fresh understanding of how black holes eat offers a new way to estimate their masses.

Space

Halley's Comet begins its 38-year journey back toward Earth tonight

On Friday, Dec. 8, Halley's Comet reaches its farthest point from the sun and begins its journey back through the solar system.

Inverse

Hubble Just Spotted An Ancient Globular Cluster ‘Stuffed Full of Stars’

A new Hubble Space Telescope image shows an ancient gathering of stars beyond the Milky Way.

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Colliding space junk makes 'noise' that could be heard from Earth

Weird effects of space junk collisions could help researchers detect dangerous, hard-to-see orbital clutter.

The Hindu

Payload onboard Aditya-L1 captures full-disk images of the Sun

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday announced that the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) instrument on board the Aditya-L1 spacecraft has successfully captured the first full-disk images of the Sun.

Space

US Space Force plans global radar to 'identify emerging threats' in distant Earth orbit

The United States, United Kingdom and Australia signed an agreement to develop a deep space radar capability to keep an eye on what's happening in geosynchronous orbit.

Space

Strange underground polygons on Mars hint at Red Planet's wet past

Buried dozens of meters under the equator of Mars is a large honeycomb pattern similar to, but much larger than, those found only near Earth's frigid poles.

The Guardian - UK

Nasa hands over control as new era of moon missions readies for lift-off

Peregrine first in series involving private spacecraft as conflict between scientific and commercial lunar interests looms

The Hindu

Massive planet too big for its own sun pushes astronomers to rethink exoplanet formation

Astronomers discovered a massive planet, more than 13 times heavier than Earth, around a cool, dim red star, nine times less massive than Earth’s Sun, earlier this year.

Space

Why is there so much military interest in the moon?

The United States' use of military agencies such as DARPA to develop emerging technologies for the moon could be sending a wrong message.

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