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TV tonight: the internet’s favourite trainspotter takes a space adventure

Will Francis Bourgeois fulfil his lifelong dream of becoming a rocket man? Plus, It’s Hiddleston v Laurie once again in The Night Manager. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Earthquake sensors can track space junk that crashes back to Earth

Earthquake sensors can detect sonic booms generated by reentering space debris to help track the potentially dangerous objects in near real time.

Space

A mystery object is holding this 120 million-mile-wide cloud of vaporized metal together

"Stars like the sun don’t just stop shining for no reason."

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NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket is on the launch pad. What's next?

Artemis 2 is at the launch pad, but several big tests must be performed before it launches as soon as Feb. 6.

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will refly booster on next launch of powerful New Glenn rocket

Blue Origin will use a flight-proven booster on the next launch of its New Glenn rocket. The liftoff, which is targeted for late February, will be just the third for New Glenn to date.

Space

Two cosmic dogs rule the winter sky — here's how to spot them this week

Learn how to spot Sirius, Procyon and their canine constellations, and discover the myths and science behind the dog stars.

Space

A colossal asteroid may have warped the moon from the inside out

The findings are a big clue as to why the far and near hemispheres of the moon look so different.

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More planets could be homes for aliens than we thought, scientists say

Planets we thought were not inhabitable might actually be liveable, researchers suggest

The Independent UK

Moisture in Martian atmosphere could help secure water supply, research finds

Dr Vassilis Inglezakis of Strathclyde University examined the various ways of obtaining water on Mars.

Evening Standard

Houston Texans celebrate upcoming Artemis 2 mission | Space photo of the day for Jan. 23, 2025

Leaders from NASA's Johnson Space Center and NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins helped turn a Texans home game into a pop-up space expo.

Space

'For All Mankind' Season 5 shows off Martian motorbiking in Apple TV's 1st teaser trailer (video)

Bikers on Mars, but no mice in sight.

Space

Rocket Lab's new Neutron rocket suffers fuel tank rupture during test

Rocket Lab's first Neutron rocket buckled under pressure when its main stage tank ruptured during an overnight test in Wallops, Virginia.

Space

SpaceX lines up Wall Street banks as Musk eyes blockbuster IPO

US aerospace tech company reportedly held talks last year over private share sale that values business at $800bn

The Guardian - UK

Sinking ice on Jupiter's moon Europa may be slowly feeding its ocean the ingredients for life

"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the prospects of extraterrestrial life in its ocean."

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A black hole 'feeding frenzy' could help explain a cosmic mystery uncovered by the James Webb Space Telescope

"It is exciting to think that Little Red Dots may represent the first direct observational evidence of the birth of the most massive black holes in the universe."

The Independent UK

NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident

Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident are marking that tragic day 40 years ago

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Blue Origin launches 6 space tourists to the final frontier after last-minute crew swap (video)

Blue Origin launched six people to suborbital space today (Jan. 22). It was the 17th human spaceflight for the company, which was founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos.

The Independent UK

Study shows how earthquake monitors can track space junk through sonic booms

A new study shows how earthquake monitors can better track space junk by tuning into their sonic booms

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers what remains after two stars collide and explode as a red nova

"Until now, it was unknown what type of star would remain after the merger."

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Rocket Lab launches its 1st mission of 2026, sending 2 satellites to orbit (video)

Rocket Lab launched its first mission of 2026 this morning (Jan. 22), sending two satellites aloft for the European company Open Cosmos.

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Watch comet 3I/ATLAS race toward interstellar space in free livestream tonight

3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar visitor ever to visit the solar system having been formed around a distant star.

Space

ISS astronaut spots Artemis 2 moon rocket on the launch pad from space (photo)

A NASA astronaut on the ISS captured the Space Launch System rocket for Artemis 2, a mission that aims to bring four astronauts around the moon as soon as Feb. 6.

Space

Searching for newborn stars with CAFFEINE | Space photo of the day for Jan. 22, 2026

The Core And Filament Formation/Evolution In Natal Environments (CAFFEINE) survey is an "astronomer's best friend," according to the European Southern Observatory.

Space

See a slender crescent moon shine with Saturn in the western sky tonight

The lunar crescent will disappear below the horizon before midnight on Jan. 22.

Space

Wobbling exoplanet hints at a hidden exomoon so massive it could redefine the word 'moon' altogether

"In our solar system, the most massive moon is Ganymede, which is still extremely small compared to what we are inferring here."

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