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A patchwork of polygon-shaped cracks in ancient Martian mud are evidence of past wet-dry cycles, which could have helped extraterrestrial life emerge on the Red Planet.

Gaze at some of our best 2023 Perseid meteor shower photo submissions from across the world.

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

Scientists have discovered the origin of a rare iron meteorite that fell to Earth in 2020. It's the first iron meteorite from a parent body with a known orbit.

India's Chandrayaan-3 mission marked another giant leap in its lunar quest as the 'Vikram' lander module of the spacecraft successfully separated from the propulsion module on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News :

ISRO said that the lander module has successfully separated from the propulsion module on August 17 after 34 days on board the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.

Dust is everywhere, but it’s so much more than a mere nuisance, as this eye-opening account shows

Aliens could be spiders the size of elephants, according to Richard Dawkins. During an online QA, the famous atheist said that if aliens came from a similar planet to Earth they would probably look like humans, but if they came from somewhere with a “much weaker gravitational pull”, they could…

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