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NASA Gears Up to Deflect Asteroid, in Key Test of Planetary Defense

NASA on Monday will attempt a feat humanity has never before accomplished: deliberately smacking a spacecraft into an asteroid to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chilling simulation shows what will happen if Russia and US launched full nuclear war

The research said firestorms would release soot and smoke into the upper atmosphere that would block out the Sun, resulting…

Daily Mirror

A monster sunspot just doubled in size — and it's pointing right at Earth

Active Region 3038 (AR3038), a sunspot that happens to be facing Earth, could produce some minor solar flares.

Inverse

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Aliens ‘could be common’ on planets orbiting stars similar to our sun, new study says

Discovery is based on observations of a young binary star 1,000 light years from Earth

The Independent UK

Starwatch: pre-dawn delight as moon meets Jupiter and Mars

Sweet spot will not last long as rapidly approaching sunrise will wash their light from the sky

The Guardian - UK

Dwarf Planet Ceres Was Formed In Coldest Zone Of Solar System And Thrust Into Asteroid Belt

NASA has uncovered the mystery of Ceres, a dwarf planet between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Zenger

NASA and Boeing's Starliner plan to break a major space travel obstacle

In today's edition of Inverse Daily read about the Mars InSight lander, a Boeing Starliner launch, and a worrying pollution…

Inverse

45 years later, scientists hone in on a mysterious alien signal's origin

A new study finds a few possible sources for the Wow! Signal, detected in 1977. The star, located 1,800 light…

Inverse

Full Lunar Eclipse Brings Rare ‘Super Blood Moon’

One of our planet's most stunning sights came to the skies - a super blood Moon, reported BBC. In the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Total Lunar Eclipse Blood Moon: Will year's first lunar eclipse be visible from India? Read here

The first total lunar eclipse will begin at 10.27pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Sunday, which according to Indian Standard Time…

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First Lunar eclipse 2022: Moon to turn red tonight. Check visibility details

A total lunar eclipse takes place when the Earth comes between Sun and the Moon and its shadow covers the…

Livemint

How to see rare 'super blood moon' in Greater Manchester tonight

The moon will appear as a large glowing red disk in the sky during the early hours of Sunday

Manchester Evening News

Total Lunar eclipse 2022 on 15, 16 May. Which cities will see blood moon. Read here

According to experts the duration of the total phase will be 1 hour 25 min and that of partial phase…

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Once a year, we get closer to NASA's Voyagers — here's why

They aren't going backward — we're just going forward. Our orbit to the Sun makes us closer to our large…

Inverse

Total Lunar Eclipse: Here's time, place, link to watch the blood moon on 16 May

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow

Livemint

NASA warns of giant 1,600-feet asteroid heading towards earth by Sunday. Details here

Just for reference, the iconic New York Empire State building stands at 1,454 feet.It is important to note that space…

Livemint

First visual of Milky Way's 'doughnut-shaped' supermassive black hole is here

As per the visuals, it does not appear to be a black hole itself, but the glowing gas that encircles…

Livemint

Supermassive black hole at the centre of Milky Way pictured for first time

Astronomers reveal pictures of Sagittarius A*, four million times larger than the Sun and 27,000 light years away from Earth

The Telegraph

Total lunar eclipse to be visible in Ireland next week as moon to turn 'deep blood red'

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are aligned with the Earth in the middle

Irish Mirror

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This futuristic telescope would use Einsteinian physics to find Earth 2.0

The Sun could act as a big magnifier for finding out if a rocky planet has the right ingredients for…

Inverse

Astronomers find a puzzling parasitic object — is it a black widow pulsar or something else entirely?

A strange object in space could be a pulsar devouring a brown dwarf, or it could be something we don't…

Inverse

The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is set to light up the skies. Here's how to get the best seat in the house

There’s something wonderful about sitting under the night sky, watching a meteor shower play out overhead. However, observers in the…

The Conversation

Webb Telescope needs to hit these major milestones next to achieve pivotal “first light”

NASA's newest telescope is rounding the final corner to first light.

Inverse

Uranus is a very weird planet. Here's why astronomers want to send a probe to it

Of all our planets, Uranus has had a tough time in the reputation stakes over the years. But here's why…

ABC News

Venus and Jupiter align in treat for skygazers

Experts say it is a ‘nice spectacle’ that might be seen at around sunrise.

The Independent UK