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Who says romance is dead? Clearly not the astronomers celebrating a sweet "cosmic kiss" that took place between Jupiter and Venus last night (March 1). Yep, you read that correctly! The Jupiter-Venus space smooch was part of what is called a conjunction, according to experts. The Royal Museums Greenwich explains…
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The Space Race was a hotly fought battle in the 20th century, with the US and Russia going toe to toe to be the first to conquer what lies beyond our planet, with many people and animals losing their lives along the way. The US is credited as the victors…
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A recently discovered green comet that was last seen near Earth tens of thousands of years will be visible tonight. As previously reported, the E3 comet - also known as C/2022 E3 (ZTF) - is a spectacle that was last spotted when Neanderthals still roamed the planet 50,000 years ago.…
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A green comet that was last seen near Earth tens of thousands of years ago will be making its closest pass to the planet now. The E3 comet - also known as C/2022 E3 (ZTF) - is not just a rare event, it is a marvel that was last spotted…
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Buzz Aldrin has announced that he has tied the knot for a fourth time as the celebrations took place on his 93rd birthday. There are very few things in life that are bigger than getting married - even if you just so happen to be one of the first people…
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NASA has revealed a newly-discovered asteroid has a one in 600 chance of hitting Earth as it's set to come dangerously close to the planet in the future. First detected on February 27, 2023, the asteroid - which is known as 2023 DW - is estimated to measure around 50…
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A NASA scientist has spoken out in defense of the actions taken by two climate activists earlier this week. On Friday morning, two women were recorded throwing tomato soup over Van Gogh's famous Sunflowers painting at the National Gallery in London. A video of the moment - shared to Twitter…
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Ground control to Major Tom... Cruise! Tom Cruise is apparently in talks to become the first civilian in history to perform a spacewalk - and all for an untitled Universal movie. The idea was initially teased in 2020, when NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted about a collaboration between the space…
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It's the stuff we would have only previously seen in Star Wars, a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away - last night, a NASA spacecraft zeroed in on an asteroid over 7 million miles away from Earth, crashing into it in the world's first attempt to shift…
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Later this evening, NASA is going to intentionally collide a spacecraft into a huge asteroid. As reported by BBC News, the test - which has been dubbed the Double Asteroid Redirection Test or DART - is due to take place at 11:14PM GMT (07:14PM ET) tonight some million miles away…
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The last supermoon of the year is set to appear in the night sky this week. Named the "Sturgeon moon", it is deemed to be the fourth supermoon in a row after the Buck moon in July, Strawberry moon in June, and Flower moon in May. A supermoon takes place…
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NASA has unveiled the first set of photographs of the universe captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The instrument - which is the largest and most powerful telescope ever launched - revealed the wonders of our universe in more detail than ever before. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson had a…
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Yesterday, NASA released the first images from the James Webb space telescope. The instrument - which is the most powerful telescope ever launched - captured a sequence of stunning images of deep space. However, for many people, the release of the photos was soured by the telescope being named after…
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NASA believes it has found discarded trash millions of miles away on Mars. Yes, if you thought littering was a problem on Earth, it turns out humans are already causing issues on planets we haven't even inhabited yet. New images captured by NASA's Perseverance rover were recently shared on one…
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The enormous black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy has been caught on camera for the first time. Astronomers from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration unveiled a picture of the object - known as Sagittarius A* - today. Located at the center of our galaxy, the…
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A huge asteroid that is larger than any building on Earth is expected to soar past the planet today. Called 7482 (1994 PC1), the asteroid is more than a kilometer wide at 3,451ft. Its size means it is bigger than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai which, at 2,723ft, is the…
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A priest and other religious experts are helping humanity prepare for the possibility of extraterrestrial life. NASA has called on 24 theologians to help them determine how different religions around the world would react to alien contact. They were hired by the space agency to take part in a year-long…
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NASA has issued a warning over Earth's alarming "energy imbalance" amid concerns over climate change. In an official press release, a spokesperson for the space agency stated that Earth's positive energy imbalance (in which the planet traps more radiation than it releases) has approximately doubled between 2005-2019. Employing ocean floats,…
