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Happy Buddha Purnima 2023: Best Messages, Quotes, Wishes and Images to share on Buddha Purnima

Every year, the first full moon in the month of Vaishakha as per the Hindu calendar is celebrated as the day when Lord Gautam Buddha was born on earth. Devotees of Buddha believe that it was on this day around 563 BC when Lord Buddha was born as Prince Siddhartha…

The Times of India

'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Post-Credit Scene Explained: Is Star-Lord Really Back?

One Guardian of the Galaxy is staying put on Earth and in the MCU, maybe through 'Avengers: Secret Wars.' Will a Guardian become an Avenger?

Inverse

'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Ending Explained: Who Lives and Who Dies in the Franchise Finale?

'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' closes the book on the galaxy's biggest A-holes, but new stories are ready to be told.

Inverse

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How did Earth's continents form? Leading theory may be in doubt

Geologists and planetary scientists are rethinking how Earth's continents may have formed after discovering that the leading theory may not be possible after all.

Space

Charles III’s ‘slimmed down’ coronation still aims to capture royal magic

Charles III will be crowned king of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Realm nations on Saturday in a ceremony imbued with religious and national symbolism. Yet some significant changes to protocol aim to bring the normally extravagant ceremony down to earth – while retaining some royal mystique.

France 24

Reconstructing ancient bacterial genomes can revive previously unknown molecules – offering a potential source for new antibiotics

Microorganisms – in particular bacteria – are skillful chemists that can produce an impressive diversity of chemical compounds known as natural products. These metabolites provide the microbes major evolutionary advantages, such as allowing them to interact with one another or their environment and helping defend against different threats. Because of…

The Conversation

For the first time, scientists watched a dying star swallow a planet whole

Astronomers have spotted a bright flash of light from a Jupiter-size world being consumed by its own star in a preview of Earth’s likely fate.

LiveScience

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How to watch the Flower Moon lunar eclipse today in a free livestream

Watch live as a lunar eclipse joins the full Flower Moon on Friday (May 5) thanks to a free telescope livestream from the Virtual Telescope project.

Space

'Leaking' cell phone towers could lead aliens straight to Earth, new study suggests

Advanced alien civilizations could probably already tell that there's intelligent life on Earth, thanks to our cell phone towers.

LiveScience

If dark matter is 'invisible,' how do we know it exists?

Dark matter is the mysterious substance that accounts for most of the universe's mass, but it doesn't interact with light, making it effectively invisible. So how do astronomers know dark matter exists?

Space

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 2023: What to eat and what not to eat during Chandra Grahan

A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are imperfectly aligned. In this case, the Earth blocks some of the Sun's light from directly reaching the Moon's surface and covers all or part of the Moon with the outer part of its shadow.

The Times of India

Penumbral lunar eclipse on May 5

A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on May 5. The penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurs when the Moon passes through the outer part of the Earth’s shadow.

The Hindu

'Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed' Sets a New Bar for RPG Storytelling

Xenoblade Chronicles 3's Future Redeemed expansion brings the franchise full circle in surprising ways, setting a high new bar for connected storytelling.

Inverse

Astronomers ‘find evidence of two planets under construction in distant star’

These unseen newborn planets are stirring up dust around TW Hydrae about 200 light years from Earth.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Moment distant planet swallowed by star captured by astronomers for the first time

Earth will also be engulfed by the Sun — but not for billions of years

LiveScience

How to watch the Eta Aquarid meteor shower — a burst of 'shooting stars' left by Halley's Comet — peak this weekend

An outburst of 'shooting stars' from Halley's Comet could result in a dazzling Eta Aquarid meteor shower on May 5 and 6 — if the full moon doesn't get in the way.

Inverse

A Strange 1950s Technology Could Finally Bring Fusion Energy to the Grid

Startups and scientists want to revive the stellarator, an eccentric nuclear fusion design that could offer clean energy.

Space

Satellite megaconstellations are threatening astronomy. What can be done?

Astronomers are becoming increasingly concerned of being blinded by the light from an estimated 400,000 satellites planned for low Earth orbit in the coming years.

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Think you're a Taurus? Earth's wobble sees things differently

Our view of the constellations has changed since they were first mapped thousands of years ago. That new perspective could also mess with your horoscope.

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: What really happened when Elon Musk took over Twitter

In this week’s newsletter: Why has the social network been in total chaos since the world’s richest man took control? Flipping the Bird investigates. Plus: five of the best podcasts about planet Earth

Wales Online

Meteor shower will send 50 shooting stars an hour across our skies

The display is set to peak on Saturday morning

The Week

Scientists have watched the end of the world

Scientists have watched what the end of the Earth could look like, reported The Telegraph. The fate of planet Earth is “sealed”, said the paper - in five billion years it will be “engulfed by our own Sun and devoured by a stellar inferno”. Experts from Harvard, Caltech and MIT…

Space

Watch SpaceX Falcon Heavy fairing make fiery re-entry to Earth's atmosphere (video)

The satellite-protecting payload fairing on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy made dramatic waves when it came back to Earth after the powerful rocket's launch last weekend.

Total Film

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: What is Counter-Earth?

The Marvel Comics location Counter-Earth plays a role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, as glimpsed in the trailers

LiveScience

How to see the full 'Flower Moon' eclipsed by Earth's shadow this weekend

May's full 'Flower Moon' rises on Friday (May 5) during the deepest penumbral eclipse until 2042. Only part of the world will be able to see it.

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