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Geminid meteor shower: How to see the spectacular show this week
The Geminid meteor shower over Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in China Jeff Dai/Stocktrek Images/Alamy The peak…
The moon may enter a new geological period thanks to human activity
US astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the moon in 1969 NASA Humanity’s influence on…
This mathematical trick can help you imagine space-time
Illustration of the creation of planets of the solar system NASA The following is an extract…
X-37B: Space Force’s secretive space plane is making its highest flight yet
X-37B after its sixth mission ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy The US Space Force is preparing to launch…
Roo-ver: Australia’s first moon rover has name chosen in public vote
An early impression of how Roo-ver might look Australian Space Agency It hasn’t been built yet,…
2023 saw thrilling space missions and new cosmic mysteries
SpaceX’s Starship rocket made its first launch attempt in April 2023, but blew up SpaceX The…
Searching for stardust: How to find micrometeorites in your gutters
Dust left over from the birth of the solar system is constantly falling to Earth Getty…
Largest stream of stars ever found could teach us about dark matter
The black streak is the newly discovered Giant Coma Stream, which is ten times as long…
Passing star could fling Earth out past Pluto into the Oort cloud
If another star passed close to our solar system, there is a small chance that Earth…