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What would be an appropriate name for humanity’s first Martian city?
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The James Webb captured this glittering “summit,” which is actually a ridge of cosmic dust, eroding under the blast of winds and radiation from nearby young stars. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI, A. Pagan (STScI)
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Imagine waking up as a millionaire - what would be the first action you'd take?
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What are your thoughts on reviving extinct species through technology?
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Do you think the universe may have dimensions beyond those we currently understand?
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A breathtaking close-up of the region surrounding the star cluster Terzan 5! (Video by Universal-Sci - Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory)
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In the Large Magellanic Cloud, turbulent clouds of gas and dust swirl around the Tarantula Nebula, a striking feature of one of our closest galactic neighbours, 160,000 light-years away. (Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Murray, N. Bartmann)
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A spectacular close-up of the vibrant cosmic neighbourhood around the Tarantula Nebula, where brilliant young stars, glowing nebulae, and supernova remnants paint a dramatic scene. (Credit: ESO - Video by Universal-Sci)
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Your opinion please: Are we morally obligated to spread Earth's life across the barren universe, or should we leave the cosmos exactly as we found it?
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If an Earth-destroying asteroid is detected but there is absolutely nothing we can do to stop it, would you want to know?
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A true cosmic wonder: Webb Telescope's image of Cassiopeia A brings to light the beautiful complexity of supernova remnants. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University), T. Temim (Princeton University), I. De Looze (Ghent University)
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Vivid and dynamic, NGC 685 is a barred spiral galaxy 64 million light-years away, its spiral arms lit up by clusters of young blue stars and pink H II gas clouds. (Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Lee, F. Belfiore)
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The Pillars of Creation in all their glory, as the light from newly formed stars pierces the swirling dust and gas, beautifully revealed in infrared. (Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team - STScI/AURA)
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Space... without the space (Credit: xkcd)
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Incredible: The Eagle Nebula This massive pillar reaches 9.5 light-years into space, an astounding --90 trillion-- kilometres! (Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team - STScI/AURA)
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A stunning view of Io, the most volcanically active world in our solar system, captured by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft. (Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona)
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Should our goal be to become a multi-planetary species?
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Breathtaking: Part of the open cluster NGC 6530 looks like a swirling wall of smoke dotted with stars. (Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, O. De Marco; Acknowledgment: M.H. Özsaraç)
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