The High Frontier

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  2 days ago

  See Jupiter meet up with a bright moon in the night sky tonight

  space.com - Joe Rao

  The moon and Jupiter will meet up in the night sky on Oct. 1, offering a pairing of the two brightest objects in the night sky. Skywatchers who are …

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  Curious Curator

  

  2 days ago

  Indian spacecraft heads towards center of solar system

  phys.org

  India's sun-monitoring spacecraft has crossed a landmark point on its journey to escape "the sphere of Earth's influence", its space agency said, …

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  Curious Curator

  

  2 days ago

  This South American Country Is Often Called the 'Astronomy Capital of the World' — Here's Where to Stay to Get the Best Views of Its Starry Skies

  Travel + Leisure - Evie Carrick

  For dedicated stargazers, Chile's Atacama Desert is the place to be. Anytime a “world’s best stargazing” list is created, you can be sure Chile’s Atacama Desert ranks at the top. It’s the driest non-polar place on Earth, and the lack of rain makes for a barren landscape — two things that provide …

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  Curious Curator

  

  2 days ago

  The Quest to Colonize Mars Is Uncovering New Mysteries About Human Psychology

  Inverse

  A niche research community plays out what existence might be like on, or en route to, another planet. In January 2023, Tara Sweeney’s plane landed on …

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  Curious Curator

  

  5 days ago

  Are We Entering a New Era of Space Archeology?

  discovermagazine.com - Theo Nicitopoulos

  As the new space race fires up, scientists have proposed an entirely new field — planetary geoarchaeology — to study the imprints and objects humans …

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  Stunningly perfect 'Einstein ring' snapped by James Webb telescope is most distant gravitationally lensed object ever seen

  Live Science - Harry Baker

  The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a stunning image of a perfectly formed Einstein ring, which is also the most distant gravitationally lensed …