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What are auroras, and why do they come in different shapes and colours? Two experts explain

Over millennia, humans have observed and been inspired by beautiful displays of light bands dancing across dark night skies. Today, we call these lights the aurora: the aurora borealis in the northern hemisphere, and the aurora australis in the south.

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New Study Suggests One Aspect of Space Travel Can Accelerate Aging

The microgravity environment could hasted age-related issues.

Inverse

Cosmic explosion last year may be ‘brightest ever seen’

Astronomers say gamma-ray burst may have been result of star collapsing to form black hole

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Brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen a 1-in-10,000-years event that's 'absolutely monstrous,' scientists say

"The BOAT"' was about 70 times brighter than any other gamma-ray burst that scientists have observed, a new study reports.

Space

William Shatner documentary 'You Can Call Me Bill' will help expand access to space

The non-profit organization Space For Humanity will receive 25% of the proceeds from the new William Shatner documentary "You Can Call Me Bill."

Space

Five planets line up to put on celestial show for skywatchers tonight

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus will briefly appear in a planetary alignment near the crescent moon after sunset

The Guardian - US

Space explosion brightest ever seen since humans first evolved

The blast is believed to have been caused by a massive star collapsing on itself

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Brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected defies explanation

Scientists are taking a closer look at the afterglow left by the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded, and what they see doesn't fit with any theoretical models.

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Cosmic explosion that blinded space instruments ‘may be the brightest ever seen’

The gamma-ray burst occurred two billion light-years away from Earth.

The Independent UK

China discovers strange glass beads on moon that may contain billions of tons of water

Scientists detected water trapped inside glass spherules on the moon after analyzing soil samples brought back by China's Chang'e-5 mission.

LiveScience

The best sci-fi movies and TV shows on Paramount Plus in March

Here's our round-up of all the best sci-fi Movies and TV shows you can stream on Paramount Plus this month.

Space

The Games: Clarke and Dawe’s Sydney Olympics mockumentary deserves a gold medal

If you enjoyed the absurdity of Cunk on Earth, it’s worth trying this Australian classic, filled with Seinfeldian nothingness and crap spin doctors

The Guardian - AU

Watch Mars near the first quarter moon in the night sky tonight

This month's first quarter moon occurs today, March 28, meaning it will appear half-full in the night sky.

Space

International Space Station: Live updates

Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.

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Room-temperature superconductors could revolutionize electronics – an electrical engineer explains the materials' potential

Superconductors make highly efficient electronics, but the ultralow temperatures and ultrahigh pressures required to make them work are costly and difficult to implement. Room-temperature superconductors promise to change that.

The Independent UK

Uncrewed Russian spacecraft that leaked coolant lands safely

A Russian spacecraft has safely returned to Earth without a crew months after suffering a coolant leak in orbit

LiveScience

Mysterious aurora-like phenomenon 'STEVE' appears during strongest solar storm for more than half a decade

STEVE was spotted across the U.S. and in parts of the U.K. after the most powerful solar storm to hit Earth for six years smashed into our planet.

The Guardian - UK

Return of the Gedi: space mission that maps Earth’s forests saved from destruction

Nasa grants last-minute reprieve to invaluable climate and biodiversity scanner on International Space Station, due to be incinerated in Earth’s atmosphere

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‘In awe’: New Zealand aurora hunters entranced by unusually bright southern lights display

Recent auroras have been so intense they have been visible as far north as Auckland

ABC News

Gold prospector finds 2.6kg nugget worth $240k between Bendigo, Ballarat, St Arnaud

A regional Victorian amateur prospector is celebrating a $240,000 find after unearthing a 2.6kg nugget. As an ounce of gold reaches $2,984, the attraction to pick up a metal detector is tempting for more and more Victorians.

Bangkok Post

Temperature of rocky exoplanet measured for first time

PARIS: The James Webb Space Telescope has measured the temperature of a rocky exoplanet for the first time, finding that a "cousin" of Earth most likely lacks an atmosphere, researchers said on Monday.

Inverse

Webb Telescope Makes a Discouraging Discovery at TRAPPIST-1 — Is There Still Hope for Life?

On TRAPPIST-1b, no one can hear you scream (because there is no air, according to a recent study).

Space

Leaky Soyuz spacecraft at space station returns to Earth in speedy landing

A Soyuz space capsule that suffered a major coolant leak in December departed the International Space Station without a crew early Tuesday (March 28)

Space

NASA to name Artemis 2 crew next week, the first moon astronauts in 50 years

NASA will kickstart human moon exploration again with the announcement of the Artemis 2 crew of four astronauts on April 3. Three Americans and a Canadian will fly.

Space

Saturn moon Titan could hold the clues to life's origin. This NASA drone could find them

The Dragonfly rotorcraft-lander will be one of NASA's most diversely capable planetary exploration craft that will be used to search for signs of life on Saturn's moon Titan.

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