11 months ago
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Aliens: where are the most likely places for life in our solar system?
There are eight planets and almost 300 moons in our solar system - but how many could sustain life?
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11 months ago
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Space debris: is the airspace around Earth cluttered with junk, and is there a sustainable method...
Space debris surrounds the Earth so Nationalworld spoke to an expert at the UK Space Agency to see what sustainable w...
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12 months ago
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Leonids meteor shower 2023: when is the peak in the UK, how best to see them - what are they?
The annual meteor shower occurs when Earth passes through the debris of the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle
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12 months ago
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International Space Station: 23 years on, what does it do, who was first to dock and when did it ...
The ISS is celebrating a historic milestone of 23 years in space
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12 months ago
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How the Moon was made - rock from Theia protoplanet that smashed into Earth may still be in its m...
The Earth has two continent-sized blobs in its mantle - which may shed new light on how the Moon was created
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12 months ago
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Kilonovas: Ultra rare cataclysmic collision could eradicate all life on Earth, study finds
The gamma radiation and powerful X-ray afterglow would burn all life forms
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12 months ago
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Elon Musk's Starlink satellites: 'String of pearls' phenomenon visible in UK night sky - how to s...
Elon Musk's Starlink satellites will be visible in the night sky for a few minutes just after sunset - how to see the...
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about 1 year ago
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Bennu: Nasa discovers 'incredible' findings on asteroid that could explain origins of life on Earth
The sample from Bennu was delivered last month
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about 1 year ago
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UK weather: Satellite imagery shows Storm Babet on its way as Met Office issues weather warnings
Storm Babet is fast approaching the UK and satellite imagery has caught it arriving in Portugal before the UK
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about 1 year ago
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International Space Station: third coolant leak in 10 months prompts investigation
Nasa told its astronauts to look for flakes
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about 1 year ago
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Orionid meteor shower: where to see them in the UK, when is the peak - how to see shooting stars
The shower is caused by the Earth passing through the debris left behind by Halley's Comet
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about 1 year ago
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Draconids meteor shower: where to see them in the UK, when is the peak - how to see shooting stars
Every October, the Draconid meteor shower lights up the night sky. Though its intensity is hard to predict, the showe...
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about 1 year ago
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SpaceX: Elon Musk-owned space agency awarded $70m contract for Starlink internet services
The contract comes with unspecified unique terms and conditions
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about 1 year ago
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Fat Bear Week 2023: What is week-long event, when does it begin and how to vote for your favourit...
Fat Bear Week has been running since 2014
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about 1 year ago
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Space X: What is the private space company, and what do they do?
SpaceX was created in 2002
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about 1 year ago
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Perseverance Rover: mile-high dust devil observed on Mars
Only the bottom half of the whirlwind was captured on camera
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about 1 year ago
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Stuck in space: three astronauts return to Earth after their return capsule had a coolant leak
A Nasa astronaut breaks the record for longest stay because of the extended stay
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about 1 year ago
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UK astronomical events in October 2023: from meteor to a partial lunar eclipse - how and when to ...
October is also known as meteor season
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about 1 year ago
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Harvest Moon: what is the final supermoon of the year, where can it be seen and what makes it a s...
The Moon will appear in the sky in between Saturn and Jupiter
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about 1 year ago
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AI: scientists develop a test that can detect alien life with 90% certainty
The test works even after a sample has degraded or changed over time
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about 1 year ago
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Bennu asteroid: scientists gather a large piece of a distant asteroid - what happens now
The rock sample was released from the spacecraft OSIRIS-REx
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about 1 year ago
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The Parker probe: Nasa's spacecraft survives flying through a solar flare
This happened as the Sun approaches solar maximum
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about 1 year ago
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Mexico aliens: alien bodies, Mexican government hearing explained as corpses from Peru shown by J...
One of the alien bodies reportedly contains 'eggs' and Osmium - but are they for real?
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about 1 year ago
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September 2023: Top astronomical events to see this month - from the equinox to the new Moon
Mercury being visible in the night sky this month is just one of the astronomical events to look out for
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about 1 year ago
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K2-18b: Nasa finds distant exoplanet 8 times the size of Earth and hints at life molecule
K2-18b belongs to a unique class of exoplanets known as "Hycean" planets
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about 1 year ago
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A 'once in a life-time event' sees Comet Nishimura pass Earth and be visible to the naked eye
The comet will pass Earth on 12 September
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about 1 year ago
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Space: astronomers suggest there could be an Earth-like planet hiding in the Kuiper Belt
The predictions come as rocks in the belt were acting "odd"
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about 1 year ago
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Chandrayaan-3: both Moon rover and lander fall into 'sleep mode' after successful mission
Chandrayaan-3 launched on 14 July 2023
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about 1 year ago
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Aditya-L1: India successfully launches first Sun satellite a week after moon landing
The probe will take around four months to get to its spot
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about 1 year ago
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals new details of famous supernova
The supernova seems to have a pearl necklace
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about 1 year ago
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Aditya-L1: India to send a spacecraft to study the Sun just a week after its successful moon landing
Aditya means “belonging to the Sun” in Hindi
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about 1 year ago
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Alien objects on Earth: Harvard physicist says metal fragments from expedition come from outside ...
The fragments came from an object which crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 2014
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about 1 year ago
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Neptune: mysterious dark spot on icy blue planet detected from Earth for first time
It was spotted by the Very Large Telescope
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about 1 year ago
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UK Space Agency: three Scottish projects to share in £500k fund - what are the projects about?
Three Scottish projects have received the UK Space Agency grant
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about 1 year ago
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James Webb Space Telescope: 'Stunning' images reveal what happens at the end stages of a dying st...
The image could represent what the Sun will look like as it dies
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about 1 year ago
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Chandrayaan-3: Indian spacecraft successfully lands on the moon in a historic moment - watch the ...
India is hoping to make history by being the first nation to land near the Moon's south pole
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about 1 year ago
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Japanese astronomers waiting for message from aliens TODAY after sending message in 1983
Scientists will scan the skies at 2pm in the hope of receiving the extra terrestrial response
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about 1 year ago
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Luna-25: lunar lander crashes into the Moon after spinning into an uncontrolled orbit
Luna-25 was launched on 11 August 2023
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about 1 year ago
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Mars: 'Less than two dozen' people needed to build and maintain a colony on the Red Planet, resea...
The research shows fewer people than previously thought would be enough to sustain a habitat on Mars
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