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Japan's Interstellar Technologies aims to launch 1st orbital rocket in 2025

Interstellar Technologies Inc. says it is now aiming to launch its Zero Rocket in 2025, with static fire tests due later this year as part of its test program.

Space

Hubble telescope captures a 'ghostly' galaxy glowing in distant space (photo)

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a distant galaxy cloaked in a ghostly haze some 44 million light-years from Earth in the Pavo, or "peacock" constellation.

Space

Curious Kids: how do black holes pull in light?

How can a black hole pull in light when light isn’t a physical thing? – Will, age 8, Victoria

The Conversation

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Fly along with Virgin Galactic's 1st private astronauts on landmark mission (video)

A recently released video gives us an astronaut's-eye view of Virgin Galactic's second-ever commercial spaceflight, which the company aced last week.

Space

'Starfield' Theory Hints at a Shocking Fate For Earth

A new lore dump on 'Starfield's official website conspicuously leaves out details on Earth, leading to a theory that humanity's original home might be dead.

Inverse

NASA Rover Discovers Strange Hexagonal Patterns on Mars That Could Suggest Past Life

NASA's Curiosity rover found peculiar polygonal shapes that suggests Mars' ancient environment could have sprouted life's building blocks.

Inverse

Space mining company developing nuclear reactor and more for moon projects

NASA astronaut Drew Feustel just joined a Canadian space mining company to map out strategy. It's the richest time we've seen in decades for space projects, he says.

Space

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Thiruvananthapuram Observatory staff uses mobile phone to capture the Perseid meteor shower

Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through the debris field of a comet or of an asteroid as these objects orbit the sun, flaking fragments along their path.

The Hindu

Europe's 1st humans were likely wiped out by a sudden freeze 1.1 million years ago

Europe underwent "extreme cooling" about 1.1 million years ago, which coincides with a gap in hominin habitation, a new study finds.

LiveScience

August's Mercury Retrograde is about to seriously shake things up with its own unique planetary power, but what does that mean for you?

August 2023's Mercury in retrograde comes to teach us that getting organized is not the catch-all cure, because chaos can be useful too...

Woman & Home

Chandrayaan-3 vs. Luna-25: Are India and Russia racing to the moon's south pole?

On one hand, this so-called race has no discernable prize — but on the other, it could set the stage for a rich future of lunar exploration.

Space

100-year 'megastorms' on Saturn shower the ringed planet in ammonia rain

Megastorms that rage across Saturn and last for centuries, shaking up the gas giant's deep atmosphere and driving ammonia rains that enrich lower layers.

Space

‘Landscape with Invisible Hand’: Aliens snoop on teens’ romance in uneven sci-fi comedy

Repetitive story doesn’t live up to the film’s intriguingly bleak vision of occupied Earth.

Chicago Sun-Times

Russia launches Luna-25 in a bid to return to the moon

What is Russia’s luna-25 mission? How will it impact space exploration?

The Hindu

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The August new moon is ideal for spotting stunning deep sky objects tonight

The new moon on Aug. 15 will offer dark skies perfect for skywatchers to hunt out stunning Messier objects like the globular cluster M2, the Butterfly Cluster and the Wild Duck Cluster.

Space

Supersonic tsunamis 3 times as tall as our sun are breaking on a distant 'heartbreak star'

The enormous waves are the result of gravitational tides dragging around stellar material.

The Conversation

Research reveals who's been hit hardest by global warming in their lifetime - and the answer may surprise you

Earth is warming and the signs of climate change are everywhere. We’ve seen it in the past few weeks as temperatures hit record highs around the world – both in the Northern Hemisphere and the warm Australian winter.

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The Marvels Director Addresses Captain Marvel's Newest Enemy's Connection To Guardians Of The Galaxy's Ronan

The Marvels features Zawe Ashton’s Dar-Benn as the main villain, and director Nic DaCosta dressed the character’s connection to Ronan The Accuser.

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Researchers dig deep underground in hopes of finally observing dark matter

Physicists like me don't fully understand what makes up "dark matter." Deep beneath South Dakota, we're trying to change that.

Space

July 2023 was the hottest month on Earth since at least 1880 'by a longshot,' NASA says

In the wake of Hawaii's tragic wildfires, NASA experts discuss our planet's critically rising temperatures.

Space

August Super Blue Moon guide 2023: The biggest and brightest moon of the year snuggles up to Saturn

The Blue Moon of August 2023 rises on Aug. 30, offering skywatchers a second chance to catch a supermoon alongside Saturn in the night sky.

Space

First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't learn from history

How humanity responds to the first contact with intelligent alien life could determine the very fate of our species. Here's what we can learn from history.

Inverse

7 Photos That Perfectly Capture the Splendor of the Perseid Meteor Shower

Skygazers around the world are getting a special treat as the Perseid meteor shower displays its "shooting stars."

Space

Russia's Luna-25 moon lander snaps 1st pictures from space (photos)

Luna-25, Russia's first moon lander since 1976, beamed back images of Earth and the moon on Aug. 13 while heading toward lunar orbit.

The Conversation

This solar cycle, the sun's activity is more powerful and surprising than predicted

What do you feel when you see the aurora?

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