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Mars is blasting plasma out of its atmosphere into space

Thu, 09/05/2024 - 18:00
The Red Planet launches large bursts of plasma into space from its upper atmosphere, much like the sun’s coronal mass ejections, despite not having a global magnetic field
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Has the biggest problem in cosmology finally been solved?

Thu, 09/05/2024 - 16:00
For decades, cosmologists have been fighting over the Hubble constant, a number that represents the expansion rate of the universe – it may have finally been pinned down
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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launch delayed due to rocket fault

Mon, 06/05/2024 - 21:04
Two astronauts will have to wait to set off for the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule, following a problem with the Atlas V rocket that caused the mission to be aborted before launch
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China is sending its Chang’e 6 spacecraft to the far side of the moon

Fri, 03/05/2024 - 13:06
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

Fri, 03/05/2024 - 13:00
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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Kill the sun! How wild thought experiments drive scientific discovery

Wed, 01/05/2024 - 21:00
My colleagues call me a supervillain for trying to destroy the cosmos, but this kind of imaginative thinking isn't so far from what scientists do, says space reporter Leah Crane
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Running around a 'wall of death' could keep moon settlers fit

Wed, 01/05/2024 - 03:01
Lunar settlers could avoid health problems like muscle wasting by running on the inside of a circular wall to mimic the pull of Earth’s gravity on the body
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How could we make a solar eclipse happen every day?

Tue, 30/04/2024 - 17:53
Total solar eclipses are astonishing, but travelling to get to one is less so – this episode of Dead Planets Society is all about rearranging the solar system to create a more convenient eclipse
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How India has slowly but surely become a major player in space

Tue, 30/04/2024 - 13:00
India’s space agency has been remarkably successful in recent years, growing the country’s prestige on the global stage – and the 2024 election is unlikely to change that
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Asteroid that broke up over Berlin was fastest-spinning one ever seen

Fri, 26/04/2024 - 16:00
Before it shattered over Germany, the asteroid 2024 BX1 was clocked rotating once every 2.6 seconds – the fastest spin we have observed
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Supermassive black holes may provide a nursery for mini ones to grow

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 23:00
The supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies may capture smaller black holes. Not only does this prove a place for the small black holes to grow, it also makes the supermassive ones look even bigger and brighter
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Birthplace of red asteroid Kamo‘oalewa pinned to specific moon crater

Thu, 25/04/2024 - 21:00
The redness of asteroid 469219 Kamo‘oalewa marks it out as probably originating on the moon, and now we might know the exact impact crater it was launched from
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