I can calculate the motions of the heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people

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China's Chang'e 6 Mission Heads to the Moon

Sky & Telescope Magazine - 4 hours 28 min ago

China’s ambitious Chang’e 6 mission will attempt to return a sample from the lunar farside.

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M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy

APOD - 7 hours 8 min ago

Majestic on a truly cosmic scale, M100 is appropriately known as a


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The star system GK Per is known to be associated


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Three bright objects satisfied seasoned stargazers of the western sky just after sunset earlier this month.


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The


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All Sky Moon Shadow

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All Sky Moon Shadow


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Temperatures on Exoplanet WASP 43b

APOD - 7 hours 8 min ago

Temperatures on Exoplanet WASP 43b


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Solar eclipse 2024: Live updates

Space.com - 7 hours 40 min ago
Stay up-to-date with the latest news on the upcoming solar eclipses, including the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024.
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Boeing drone dressed as 'Star Wars' X-wing lands at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

Space.com - 8 hours 7 min ago
A Boeing CV2 Cargo Air Vehicle dressed like a "Star Wars" X-wing fighter has been donated to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
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China is sending its Chang’e 6 spacecraft to the far side of the moon

If all goes well, the Chang’e 6 probe will be the first ever to land on the far side of the moon to take samples and bring them back to Earth
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China is sending its Chang’e 6 spacecraft to the far side of the moon

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - 9 hours 2 min ago
If all goes well, the Chang’e 6 probe will be the first ever to land on the far side of the moon to take samples and bring them back to Earth
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Mysterious space signals may come from a dead star with a planet

Strange bursts of radio waves called FRBs have long been mysterious, and one of the most famous sources of these flashes may have an unexpected planet
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Mysterious space signals may come from a dead star with a planet

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - 9 hours 8 min ago
Strange bursts of radio waves called FRBs have long been mysterious, and one of the most famous sources of these flashes may have an unexpected planet
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Boeing's Starliner is ready to fly astronauts after years of delay. Here's what took so long.

Space.com - 9 hours 8 min ago
Boeing's Starliner is finally ready to fly astronauts, after several years of delay. The capsule's designers put the extra time to good use, NASA and Boeing representatives say.
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This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 3 – 12

Sky & Telescope Magazine - 9 hours 50 min ago

This week in the moonless dark, the Summer Triangle appears over the eastern treetops star by star. Leo walks down toward the west. And the Sombrero Galaxy positions itself ideally on the south meridian for your telescope.

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Seven surprising things you may not know about roots

Plants are often celebrated for the parts that are easy to see – flower, leaves, fruit – but scientists are uncovering the secrets of their more mysterious underground networks
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Seven surprising things you may not know about roots

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - 10 hours 8 min ago
Plants are often celebrated for the parts that are easy to see – flower, leaves, fruit – but scientists are uncovering the secrets of their more mysterious underground networks
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Indoor climbing wall users may be breathing in toxic rubber dust

The air and dust in climbing centres contain high levels of rubber particles from the soles of climbing shoes, some of which contain toxic additives
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Indoor climbing wall users may be breathing in toxic rubber dust

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - 11 hours 8 min ago
The air and dust in climbing centres contain high levels of rubber particles from the soles of climbing shoes, some of which contain toxic additives
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