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New planet in our galactic neighborhood

Proxima d, which orbits the star nearest our Sun, is estimated to be only a quarter of Earth's mass

Salon

Rocket part set to crash into Moon is from China's Chang'e 5-T1 mission, not Elon Musk's SpaceX

It's not a SpaceX rocket that will crash into the Moon next month, but a piece of a Chinese one that launched in 2014. So why the case of mistaken identity?

ABC News

Researchers observe planetary bodies for first time in habitable zone of dead star

White dwarfs are glowing embers of stars that have burned through all their hydrogen fuel. Nearly all stars, including the Sun, will eventually become white dwarfs, but very little is known about their planetary systems. A new study revealed the discovery of a ring of planetary debris studded with moon-sized…

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Astrophysicists pinpoint a celestial event that could reveal advanced alien life

Aliens may be traveling from one star system to another when two stars get close enough to one another, a study suggests.

Inverse

Creating a sun in a lab

What is the significance of the recent achievements made in thermonuclear fusion technologies?

The Hindu

Astronomers find evidence of a new planet circling nearest star to the sun

This marks the third planet detected in the system and it is believed to be a quarter of Earth's mass.

Irish Mirror

When is the next full moon in 2022? Full lunar calendar including dates and peak times

There are 12 full moons to enjoy in 2022. Here is everything you need to know, including dates, nicknames and what time they peak

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Scientists discover new Earth-like planet around the closest star to our Sun

A team of astronomers found evidence of a third planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System.

Inverse

New planet detected around star closest to the Sun

Proxima d is just a quarter of Earth’s mass.

The Independent UK

Solar storm knocks out 40 newly launched satellites from Elon Musk's SpaceX

A geomagnetic storm triggered by a large burst of radiation from the Sun disables at least 40 of the 49 satellites newly launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX as part of its Starlink internet communications network.

ABC News

Final moments of dead planet crashing into a white dwarf seen for first time

Most stars, including our Sun, are destined to become a white dwarf

Wales Online

7 ways the Webb Telescope will unlock the Solar System's secrets

The James Webb Space Telescope will study Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, and other far flung places that ground-based telescopes can't see as well.

Inverse

Asteroid sharing Earth’s orbit discovered – could it help future space missions?

Research has shown that the Earth trails an asteroid barely a kilometre across in its orbit about the Sun – only the second such body to have ever been spotted. It goes round the Sun on average two months ahead of the Earth, dancing around in front like an excited…

The Conversation

Why are we seeing more northern lights this year?

Solar cycle 25 is kicking off in style. Our sun has a cycle of activity and as it becomes more active, there will be more sightings of the northern (and southern) lights. That is what is happening this winter.

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Northern Lights to dazzle in Scottish skies tonight - here's how to see them

A powerful solar flare will cast over Scotland tonight after an eruption on the surface of the sun sparked a solar storm - the wave of charged particles are heading to Earth today.

Glasgow Live

Northern Lights may be visible in Scotland today as solar storm headed to Earth

Following a powerful eruption near the surface of the Sun, a powerful solar flare is set to arrive today — and some people may even be able to see the aurora borealis

Daily Record

Northern Lights and how to spot as aurora borealis visible over Scotland tonight

The auroras may be lighting up Scottish skies tonight after a solar storm began on the Sun over the weekend.

Inverse

Scientists discover an asteroid trapped near Earth for the next 4,000 years

The asteroid will share Earth's orbit for about 4,000 years. It is the second discovered Trojan asteroid of Earth, sitting at Lagrangian point 4.

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Confirmed! Earth has a second Trojan asteroid lurking in its orbit

An international team of astronomers confirms Earth really does have a second Trojan asteroid, which will orbit the Sun with us for at least the next 4,000 years.

Inverse

Is interstellar asteroid 'Oumuamua a spaceship? This probe could find out

In October 2017, the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua passed through our Solar System, leaving a lot of questions in its wake.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Webb Telescope Reaches Final Destination, a Million Miles from Earth

The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its cosmic parking spot a million miles away, bringing it a step closer to its mission to unravel the mysteries of the Universe, NASA said Monday. At around 2:00 pm Eastern Time (1900 GMT), the observatory fired its thrusters for five minutes…

Inverse

James Webb Space Telescope reaches its final destination — 1 million miles from Earth

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has settled into its orbit around the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, or L2.

The Conversation

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached its destination, 1.5 million km from Earth. Here's what happens next

Since its launch on Christmas day, astronomers have eagerly followed the complex deployment and unfurling of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – the largest to ever take to the skies.

Inverse

Rocket Lab Venus mission: Launch date and plans for ambitious exploration

Forget Mars: Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has an ambitious plan to visit Venus to look for life and possibly phosphine. Here's what he plans to do.

Daily Mirror

Scientists set stopwatch on when the Sun will die and destroy the solar system

When the Sun dies, the Earth could end in a fiery blaze of boiling oceans and razed continents or spinning through the soulless void of space without light or warmth

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