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Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Karnataka Today newsletter: Shooting for the Sun ISRO to launch India’s first solar mission, and more

The Hindu

Meet the SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts launching to the ISS on Aug. 25

Four astronauts are flying to the International Space Station on Aug. 25 from NASA, Japan, Europe and Russia. Here's some info about this new crew.

Space

China makes Chang'e 5 moon samples open to international researchers

China is making lunar material collected by its Chang'e 5 moon mission available to research proposals by international scientists for the first time.

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India’s first mission to study the Sun getting ready for launch: ISRO

Named Aditya-L1, it is the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun.

The Hindu

Harsh realities of space mean Chandrayaan 3 is a partial success to start

ISRO's Chandrayaan 3 mission launched on July 21 to slingshot to the moon and decelerate before descending. Given the harsh conditions of space, the mission has been designed with advanced engineering techniques, including radiation-hardened electronics, to protect the spacecraft from the solar wind, outgassing, radiation, and other issues.

The Hindu

As ISRO sends Space mission to the Moon, these people already own plots there

Hyderabad-based numerologist buys 5-acre plot on Moon; Bengaluru IT employee owns 2-acre plot; UN Treaty states Moon is common heritage of mankind.

The Hindu

Futuristic Paper Shows It’s Feasible to Build a Space Station on an Asteroid

Often the stuff of science fiction, an engineer looked at what it would take to build one. Once the tech is advanced enough, the answer is just 12 years.

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You'll travel nearly a trillion miles in your lifetime, even if you never leave home. Here's how.

Whether you're a frequent jet-setter or a couch potato, you travel much more than you think, thanks the motion of the Earth, sun, Milky Way galaxy and more.

Space

Science This Week | Russia launches lunar landing craft after 50 years, wildfire ravages through Hawaii and more

Check out The Hindu’s science wrap featuring top 7 stories on new discoveries, findings, and studies in the scientific world from this week.

The Hindu

New information on possibility of early steps of biological evolution on Mars

The scientific community has definitely proven that Mars had habitable surface environments early in its existence. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

The largest known asteroid impact structure on Earth is buried in southeast Australia, new evidence suggests

In a new study, scientists reveal new evidence for the largest asteroid impact structure on Earth buried Australia in southern New South Wales.

Space

Most Americans Don’t Think We Should Send Astronauts to Space — Will This Set Science Back?

More than half of Americans said in a new Pew survey that space exploration was essential, but only 12 percent said sending human astronauts to the Moon should be NASA’s top priority.

Inverse

Watch the Perseid meteor shower tonight with this free telescope livestream

Skywatchers can enjoy the popular Perseid meteor shower from the comfort of their own homes when it peaks on Saturday (Aug.12) and Sunday (Aug. 13).

Space

‘Like a ball of fire’: Perseids meteor shower to peak this weekend

While meteors are active from July, Perseids will be most visible in northern hemisphere this Saturday and Sunday

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NASA test-fires rocket motors that will help launch samples off Mars (video)

NASA has test-fired rocket motors as part of the development of an ascent vehicle designed to launch samples off the surface of Mars.

Space

Instruments for NASA's VERITAS Venus mission get a test in Iceland (photos)

This summer, the German Aerospace Center is testing instruments for NASA's VERITAS Venus mission on Iceland's lava flows, a stand-in for the hellishly hot planet.

Space

After 17 years away, NASA's sun-studying spacecraft will visit Earth on Aug. 12

NASA's groundbreaking spacecraft STEREO-A will return to Earth for a flying visit on Saturday (Aug. 12). The spacecraft, which has been away for 17 years, will team up with other NASA missions during its return.

Space

Asteroid struck by NASA's DART probe to be radar-scanned with Hera mission

The radar component for a CubeSat is being sent to study asteroid Dimorphos has been delivered to ESA for integration with its spacecraft.

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Scientists Discover Distant Star 1 Billion Years After Big Bang

The celestial body, which the research team has dubbed Earendel, is located in the Sunrise Arc galaxy.

Space

Ancient mud cracks on Mars suggest Red Planet may have been more habitable than thought

Ancient mud cracks found by NASA's Curiosity rover suggest that Mars underwent a repeated cycle of wet and dry spells that could have supported the emergence of life.

Space

Vaonis' Hestia Kickstarter to turn smartphones into smart telescopes crosses $2 million with a week to go

A Kickstarter campaign for Hestia, a system that turns a smartphone into a smart telescope, has crossed the $2 million dollar mark with under a week left to go.

The National (Scotland)

Exact time the Perseid Meteor Shower peaks this weekend - how to watch in the UK

During the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, up to 100 shooting stars per hour will be visible.

Space

Cosmonaut Alexander Viktorenko, who flew to Mir space station four times, dies at 76

Russian cosmonaut Alexander Viktorenko has died at 76. Viktorenko's 19-year career included commanding four missions to the Mir space station.

Space

NASA's Parker Solar Probe to make closest flyby of Venus on Aug. 21

Thanks to some precise maneuvering on Aug. 3, NASA says Parker is on-track to make its sixth and closest flyby of Venus on Aug. 21.

Space

Shiny Perseid meteors light up a dark sky in Portugal (video)

The Perseid meteor shower will bring shooting stars to your neighborhood on Aug. 11 and Aug. 12. You can get a preview of the spectacular show in this video.

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