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SpaceX rocket punches a hole in the clouds, birthing an ethereal halo around full moon

Shortly after lifting off from Florida, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flew through clouds of ice crystals, temporarily creating a bright halo of light that appeared to surround the full moon.

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The 32 greatest sci-fi movies

From Arrival to Akira, these are the greatest sci-fi movies ever made

Total Film

Gigantic 'hole' in the sun wider than 60 Earths is spewing superfast solar wind right at us

A monstrous dark patch, known as a coronal hole, recently appeared near the sun's equator. The temporary gap enables unusually fast solar wind to race toward Earth.

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NASA's Mars robots back in action after 'solar conjunction'

NASA's Mars robots are back up to full speed on and around the Red Planet, after a two-week pause in commanding.

Space

The climate change we caused is here for at least 50,000 years – and probably far longer

In February 2000, Paul Crutzen rose to speak at the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme in Mexico. And when he spoke, people took notice. He was then one of the world’s most cited scientists, a Nobel laureate working on huge-scale problems – the ozone hole, the effects of a nuclear winter.

The Conversation

Australia's first lunar rover to be named Roo-ver

It's one giant leap for Australia's space program with a lunar rover named Roo-ver to be built locally for a mission to collect moon soil.

AAP

At COP28 summit, activists and officials voice concern over Gaza's environment, devastated by war

As leaders, officials and activists descend on Dubai for United Nations climate talks to discuss saving Earth, another environmental crisis is nearby

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What are radio galaxies?

A radio galaxy is a type of galaxy with giant regions of radio emissions that reach far beyond its visible structure. We explore them in more detail here.

Space

Global warming threshold of 1.5°C will be broken within 7 years, research shows

Scientists warn the world may cross the crucial 1.5° Celsius global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO² emissions continue to rise, urging countries at the Cop28 talks to "act now" on coal, oil and gas pollution.

Radio France Internationale

Cop28: Space agencies to showcase new technologies to battle climate change

Space technologies will feature prominently at this year’s Cop28 summit in Dubai, with space agencies showcasing different applications in the field of Earth science and observations.

Radio France Internationale

Interstellar astronauts would face years-long communication delays due to time dilation

Due to the mind-blowing distances and speeds required, interstellar travel remains a major spaceflight challenge. But new research highlights yet another hurdle: Communication blackouts.

Space

Sheffield United owner says Wilder is perfect fit as Heckingbottom sacked

Sheffield United have confirmed the departure of Paul Heckingbottom and replaced him with former manager Chris Wilder

The Guardian - UK

Seti: how we're searching for alien life at previously unexplored frequencies

Is there life beyond Earth? The question has turned out to be one of the hardest to answer in science. Despite the seemingly boundless expanse of the universe, which implies there’s potential for abundant life, the vast distances between stars render the search akin to locating a needle in a…

The Conversation

Mercury may have a 'potentially habitable' region below its surface, salty glaciers suggest

Salty glaciers discovered in craters near Mercury's north pole may have the right conditions for extreme forms of life, new research suggests.

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The Hindu

How does GPS work? | Explained

GPS has revolutionised our sense of place, from military to civilians, precision scientific studies to urban planning. The U.S. Dept. of Defence started the programme in 1973, launching the first satellite in 1978. The modern constellation consists of 24 satellites in 6 orbits, with a control segment of ground-based control…

Digital Camera World

Incredibly rare sighting of orange Northern Lights captured in Scotland

The stunning orange-hued light show was caused by an aggressive solar storm which Graeme Whipps had to capture

The Hindu

Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module moves from lunar orbit to earth orbit

The Chandrayaan-3’s Propulsion Module (PM) has been moved from Lunar orbit to Earth’s orbit.

Space

How Perseverance rover captured its youngest samples from Mars' Dream Lake (video)

A new NASA video explains how the Perseverance Rover may have collected its youngest rock sample yet from the Red Planet's Jezero Crater.

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Total Film

The many lives of Lex Luthor: The comic book history of Superman's arch enemy

Which of the many comic book eras of Lex Luthor will Nicholas Hoult embody in his Superman performance?

Space

X-ray telescope catches 'spider pulsars' devouring stars like cosmic black widows (image)

NASA's Chandra X-ray Space Telescope has spotted a "clutter" of rapidly spinning neutron stars called spider pulsars that are devouring surrounding stars.

The Conversation

Was going to space a good idea?

In 1963, six years after the first satellite was launched, editors from the Encyclopaedia Britannica posed a question to five eminent thinkers of the day: “Has man’s conquest of space increased or diminished his stature?” The respondents were philosopher Hannah Arendt, writer Aldous Huxley, theologian Paul Tillich, nuclear scientist Harrison…

Space

Historic magnetic storms help scientists learn what to expect when one hits

Magnetic storms can create amazing auroras, but they also have the capacity to impact our power grid.

Space

Space mysteries: Why are there no gas moons?

In our solar system we have rocky moons, ocean moons and frozen-ice moons, but there are no gas moons. Are we just unlucky not to have any gas moons, or are there physical reasons why they cannot exist?

The Conversation

Why isn't there any sound in space? An astronomer explains why in space no one can hear you scream

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

LiveScience

Solar storm from 1977 reveals how unprepared we are for the next 'big one'

New research finds that solar storms vary in strength over surprisingly short distances, and the current network of sensors may not be enough to properly prepare for future outbursts.

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