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Why do we care so much that Pluto isn't a planet?

Twenty years after Pluto became a dwarf planet, people are still fighting over its status. Experts explain why the debate feels so personal.

Space · Aug 24

Is the Perseid meteor shower going to get even more spectacular? Jupiter could send more 'shooting stars' towards Earth in 2028

Jupiter's gravity could trigger an outburst of Perseid meteors as the 2028 shower hits its peak.

Space · Aug 24

Satellite sees Greenland's most significant floating ice loss in over a decade | Space photo of the day for Aug. 24, 2026

A fractured "ice tongue" is visible in the imagery.

Space · Aug 24

Starwatch: Lunar eclipse to reward early risers in UK and Europe

Shadow of Earth likely to make moon glow red before dawn on 28 August

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

Is this why close encounters with intelligent aliens have so far eluded us?

Letters: Readers offer their explanations for the absence of hard evidence for extraterrestrial civilisations, in response to an article by Adam Kirsch

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23

New 'Star Trek' documentary featuring William Shatner hits theaters this fall, celebrating 60 years of Trek

"This film is a love letter to 'Star Trek'"

Space · Aug 23

How a huge fleet of 17 spacecraft discovered something surprising about solar eruptions

Taking measurements of the same CME from different vantage points in the solar system revealed the true extent of a solar eruption.

Space · Aug 23

Bad weather delays launch of China's historic Chang'e 7 mission to moon's south pole

China has delayed its ambitious ice-hunting Chang'e 7 mission to the moon's south pole due to a brewing storm near the launch site. A new target date has not been announced.

Space · Aug 23

Why are there suddenly so many devastating earthquakes?

Colombia, Venezuela, Japan, Indonesia, Spain and Mexico have all seen large quakes this summer. But experts tell Julia Musto it’s all normal

The Independent UK · Aug 23

Launching 10,000 tiny 'femtosats' to Saturn? NASA funds 18 futuristic spaceflight ideas

NASA has chosen 18 technology proposals for its Innovative Advanced Concepts awards to help turn some out-of-the-box ideas into out-of-this-world research.

Space · Aug 23