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‘We live in a golden time of exploration’: astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger on the hunt for signs of extraterrestrial life

Astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger has spent her life hunting for signs of life in the universe. Here she tells Emma Beddington about aliens, space exploration and why studying cosmology is like eating pizza

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Astronomers just discovered a comet that could be brighter than most stars when we see it next year. Or will it?

Although it is still more than 18 months from its closest approach to Earth and the sun, comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS already has social media buzzing, with optimistic articles being written about how it could be a spectacular sight.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 108 — Starliner: Better Late Than Never?

On Episode 108 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk about the long-awaited crew flight test of Boeing's Starliner commercial spacecraft.

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‘Is it aliens?’: how a mysterious star could help the search for extraterrestrial life

Scientists hope studies into Boyajian’s star could lead to enhanced techniques for identifying distant planetary civilisations

The Guardian - UK

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on record-tying 20th mission (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a European satellite-navigation mission on Saturday (April 27). It was a record-tying 20th liftoff for this particular booster.

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Watch 2 gorgeous supernova remnants evolve over 20 years (timelapse video)

These supernova remnants are moving at extraordinary speeds only visible to us in long-term timelapses.

Space

US Space Force picks Rocket Lab for 2025 Victus Haze space domain awareness mission

A recent $32 million contract between the U.S. Space Force and Rocket Lab will lead to the creation of a spacecraft to enhance national security supporting space domain awareness.

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Wow! Private space-junk probe snaps historic photo of discarded rocket in orbit

The private ADRAS-J probe snapped an epic, up-close image of its rendezvous target, a Japanese rocket stage that's been circling Earth since 2009.

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Laser on NASA's Psyche asteroid probe beams data from 140 million miles away

NASA's DSOC experiment passed yet another milestone, interfacing with the Psyche spacecraft and beaming data back to Earth from 140 million miles away.

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Satellites spot clusters of 'spiders' sprawled across Mars' Inca City (photo)

Seasonal spider-like features were spotted sprouting up through surface cracks near Mars’ Inca City region.

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Alien Life On K2-18b?: Scientists Excited To See Observations From Planet Twice The Size Of Earth

Scientists are one step closer to finding possible life on Planet K2-18b, which is twice as big as Earth and 120 light-years away. The post Alien Life On K2-18b?: Scientists Excited To See Observations From Planet Twice The Size Of Earth first appeared on Bored Panda.

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NASA begins delivering 1st Artemis Moon Trees to be planted across United States

The first woman slated to launch to the moon has delivered one of the first trees grown from seeds recently flown there. NASA astronaut Christina Koch presented an "Artemis 1 Moon Tree."

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers some early universe galaxies grew up surprisingly fast

Adolescent galaxies in the early universe had to grow up fast. Luckily, observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have shown that, 10 billion years ago, galaxies were less chaotic than believed.

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Mars Covered In Hundreds Of “Spiders” In Horrifying New Satellite Footage

Images shared by the European Space Agency (ESA) captured what appeared to be spiders but were actually the result of carbon dioxide deposits turning into gas. The post Mars Covered In Hundreds Of “Spiders” In Horrifying New Satellite Footage first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is 'go' for May 6 astronaut launch

Boeing's Starliner capsule has been cleared for its first-ever crewed launch, a test flight scheduled to send two astronauts toward the International Space Station on May 6.

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Russian cosmonauts make quick work of space station spacewalk

Two Russian cosmonauts completed a spacewalk at the International Space Station on April 25, wrapping up all of their tasks with time to spare, including the deployment of a radar that they began last year.

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Mars' subsurface is 'burping' out methane and scientists aren't sure why

A new theory suggests that NASA's Curiosity rover could be "burping" the surface of the Red Planet, releasing methane trapped beneath a salty crust.

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Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Mission updates

Boeing moving toward a June 1 launch of its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA.

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Ice-penetrating radar will help JUICE and other spacecraft find water beyond Earth

When it arrives at Jupiter and the planet's moons in 2031, the JUICE spacecraft will use ice-penetrating radar to see beneath determine habitability.

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'Rocket cam' takes you aboard final launch of ULA's Delta IV Heavy (video)

After 64 years, the United Launch Alliance launched the final flight of its Delta IV Heavy rocket on April 9th, and stunning rocket cam footage captured the fiery finale.

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NASA's Fermi space telescope finds a strange supernova with missing gamma rays

NASA's Fermi Space Telescope has failed to see gamma rays from a nearby supernova that should be created when it generates the high-energy cosmic rays that bombard Earth in their trillions.

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Stellar detectives find suspect for incredibly powerful 'superflares'

Some stars erupt with 'superflares' 10,000 times as powerful as solar flares from the sun. A team of "stellar detectives" are on the case and may now know why some stars are so violent.

The Hindu

China launches 3-member crew to its space station as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon by 2030

China launched a three-member crew to its orbiting space station on April 25 as part of its ambitious program that aims to put astronauts on the moon by 2030.

International Business Times

China's Shenzhou-18 Mission Takes Off Bound For Space Station

A crew of three astronauts from China's Shenzhou-18 mission took off on a rocket bound for the Tiangong space station Thursday, the latest mission in Beijing's space programme that aims to send astronauts to the Moon by 2030.

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China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 18 mission (video)

A Long March 2F rocket lifted off from China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center today (April 25), carrying the Shenzhou 18 spacecraft and its three-person crew into orbit.

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