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A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb – goodbye mirrors, hello diffractive lenses

Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 planets outside of the solar system to date. The grand question is whether any of these planets are home to life. To find the answer, astronomers will likely need more powerful telescopes than exist today.

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The moon and Jupiter shine near Uranus tonight. Here's how to see them.

On Wednesday (July 12), the waning crescent moon will have a busy morning, first meeting up with the gas giant Jupiter before getting the cold shoulder from ice giant Uranus.

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Physicist who found spherical meteor fragments claims they may come from an alien spaceship

A physicist from Harvard University has recovered 50 spherical iron fragments from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that he claims may be material from an interstellar alien spaceship

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How rivers on Titan and Mars flow

There are only three worlds in our solar system with rivers: Earth, Mars and Titan

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The Harvard and Papua New Guinea interstellar meteor row

The removal of fragments from a possible interstellar meteor has sparked a row between scientists from Harvard and Papua New Guinean authorities.

The Week

Voyager 2’s closest approach to Jupiter

On July 9, 1979, Voyager 2 made its closest approach to the largest planet in our solar system. Now in interstellar space, Voyager 2 altered some of our ideas about the Jovian system. A.S.Ganesh tells you more about Voyager 2 and its tryst with Jupiter…

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Physicist who found spherical meteor fragments claims they may come from an alien spaceship – here's what to make of it

Avi Loeb, a physicist from Harvard University in the US, has recovered 50 tiny spherical iron fragments from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that he claims may be material from an interstellar alien spaceship.

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Our infant solar system may have survived a nearby supernova explosion

A supernova that erupted when a massive star died could have destroyed our infant solar system — if it weren't protected by a cocoon of molecular gas.

Space

The top 10 Ariane 5 rocket launches of all time

The Ariane 5 is set to fly for the final time on Tuesday (July 4), ending a 27-year launch career. Relive some of its finest moments here.

Space

From the Lab: French researchers uncover why solar system planets are unlikely to collide

More than 30 years ago researchers discovered that the orbits of the four terrestrial planets in our solar system - Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars - are chaotic. Despite this behaviour, French researchers believe their orbits are stable and the chances of a planetary collision are slim.

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Billions of Years Ago, a Supernova May Have Nearly Destroyed the Solar System

According to astronomer Doris Arzoumanian and her team, clues to that ancient explosion and aftermath exist in meteorites.

Inverse

A 'captured' alien planet may be hiding at the edge of our solar system — and it's not 'Planet X'

The cold and mysterious Oort cloud at the edge of our solar system may be hiding a rogue exoplanet, new research suggests.

Space

Astronomers puzzled by 'planet that shouldn't exist'

The search for planets outside our Solar System – exoplanets – is one of the most rapidly growing fields in astronomy. Over the past few decades, more than 5,000 exoplanets have been detected and astronomers now estimate that on average there is at least one planet per star in our…

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A 'captured' alien planet may be hiding at the edge of our solar system — and it's not 'Planet X'

The cold and mysterious Oort cloud at the edge of our solar system may be hiding a rogue exoplanet, new research suggests.

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Salty 'peanut' asteroid may reveal where Earth got its water

Tiny salt grains discovered in samples returned by the Hayabusa mission could indicate that the largest population of space rocks in the solar system is more watery than previously thought.

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SkySafari 7 Pro app review

With its planetarium feature, telescope control and slick design, SkySafari 7 Pro is the best all-round app for astronomers and astrophotographers.

Space

Viral YouTube video explains NASA's search for alien life

A new viral video by a NASA astrobiologist explains the space agency's efforts to find out whether we are alone in the universe.

Inverse

Alien Life Could Be Hiding in These 4 Weird Places in our Solar System

If there's life on other planets in our Solar System, several recent studies suggest it could turn up in some really bizarre places.

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Astronomers Finally Found the Origin of the Strangest Meteor Shower

The Geminids meteor shower is shrouded in mystery. But NASA's Parker Solar Probe is shining a light on some of its secret origins.

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Saturn's moon Enceladus has all the ingredients for life in its icy oceans. But is life there?

For the first time, phosphorus — the rarest of six elements upon which life as we know it depends — has been found in a tiny ocean-bearing moon in our solar system.

The Conversation

There could still be a ninth planet in our Solar System – here’s why

We all used to think there were nine planets. But in 2006 the solar system was left with only eight planets, when Pluto was no longer classified as such. Is it still possible there is a planet out there beyond Neptune – possibly way beyond it?

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Travel outside the solar system for Exo Rally’s ‘brutally realistic’ racing simulator

Exbleative has announced its next upcoming game, where space meets dune buggies, Exo Rally Championship.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers asteroid belt comet has water vapor!

NASA's James Webb Telescope camera discovered a mystery in the form of a comet with water - but no carbon monoxide

The Conversation

5 incredible craters that will make you fall in love with the grandeur of our Solar System

Impact cratering happens on every solid body in the Solar System. In fact, it is the dominant process affecting the surfaces on most extraterrestrial bodies today.

The Conversation

What are meteorites? I visit and study the craters they've left across our planet

Tens of thousands of asteroids – that we know of – are roaming our solar system. These are building blocks made up of metal, silicates, and ice left over from the beginning of time when the planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) and their moons were…

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