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Strange green spots on Mars found by NASA's Perseverance rover (photo)

NASA's Perseverance rover found strange green spots in Martian rock, potentially indicating a past interaction with liquid water.

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Voyager 1 spacecraft phones home with transmitter that hasn't been used since 1981

Following recent communication issues, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft resorted to a backup radio transmitter that has been inactive since 1981.

Space

Debris from satellite breakup threatens other spacecraft, animation shows

Debris from the broken-apart Intelsat 33e telecom satellite is spreading across geosynchronous orbit, threatening spacecraft in this precious region of space, an animation shows.

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Cubesats on Europe's Hera asteroid mission phone home after Oct. 7 launch

The two cubesats will assist in the most detailed study ever of a binary asteroid.

Space

Saturn's moon Titan may have a 6-mile-thick crust of methane ice — could life be under there?

A 6-mile-thick shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's vast subsurface ocean.

Space

1st image of our Milky Way's black hole may be inaccurate, scientists say

The famous doughnut-shaped image of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole may not be fully accurate, an independent analysis of EHT data suggests.

Space

NASA's Perseverance rover gets stunning view of big Mars crater from slippery slope (video, photos)

NASA's Perseverance rover took a break from its Mars mountaineering expedition recently to survey its old stomping grounds.

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China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 19 mission (video)

China launched the Shenzhou 19 mission to orbit today (Oct. 29), sending three astronauts toward the nation's Tiangong space station for a six-month stay.

Space

NASA chief says reported calls between Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin would be ‘concerning’

SpaceX previously told The Independent claims of conversations between the billionaire and Russian presidents were ‘unsubstantiated’ and ‘misleading’

The Independent UK

Earth Plants Can Grow On These Alien Worlds, A New Simulation Study Suggests

Astrobiologists planted garden cress seeds and cultured dishes of photosynthetic bacteria under lights designed to simulate the light of a star called a K-dwarf.

Inverse

Watch China launch Shenzhou-19 astronauts to Tiangong space station today (video)

The crew were revealed less than a day ahead of launch.

Space

Distorted galaxy whizzes through crowded cluster in new Hubble Telescope image

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures the galaxy IC 3225 with a comet-like tail of gas streaming from its central disk as it moves through the Virgo Cluster.

Space

NASA chief says talks between Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin would be 'concerning'

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has expressed concerns over reports that SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Space

NASA delays budget-cut decision about Hubble and Chandra space telescopes

A decision to cut spending on the Hubble Space Telescope by 10% and on the Chandra X-ray Observatory by 40% has been postponed.

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China's Only Woman Spaceflight Engineer In Crew For 'Dream' Mission

China's only woman spaceflight engineer will be among a crew of three astronauts blasting off on a "dream" mission to the Tiangong space station this week, Beijing announced Tuesday.

The Independent UK

China all set to launch new crew to its orbiting space station

China says all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station on the latest mission to make the country a major space power

The Independent UK

Nasa spots shocking ‘green spots’ on Mars

Perseverance rover found surprising marks after examining a part of the Martian surface

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SpaceX's Starship booster was '1 second away' from aborting epic launch-tower catch

Super Heavy, the giant first-stage booster of SpaceX's Starship megarocket, nearly aborted its historic launch-tower catch during this month's test flight.

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Boeing considers selling its space business, including Starliner: report

Boeing may sell its space business in the wake of troubles with its Starliner spacecraft program, according to a new report. But the discussions are at 'an early stage.'

Space

Mysterious features on asteroid Vesta may be explained by saltwater

Temporary flows of saltwater could explain mysterious gullies and fan-shaped deposits spotted across asteroid Vesta.

Space

Watch comet ATLAS burn up as it flies into the sun (video)

Watch Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) make a death dive into the sun today (Oct. 28) in this eerie footage from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft.

Inverse

New Solar Telescope Debuts Dramatic Footage of the Sun Unleashing A Huge Spray of Charged Particles

This new tool gives scientists a glimpse of the high-octane activity in the Sun’s outermost layer, the corona.

Space

SpaceX Crew-8 astronaut released from hospital, returns to Houston

The NASA astronaut who was hospitalized for a night after the splashdown of SpaceX's Crew-8 mission has been released and is doing well, according to the agency.

The Independent UK

Famous picture of black hole in our galaxy might not be accurate, research says

The famous first picture of the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy might not be accurate, a new study has claimed.

Evening Standard

Beaver Moon: When – and how – to see the last supermoon of 2024

The next supermoon will reach its peak on the evening of Friday, November 15

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