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Exclusive: NASA Explains How the Voyager Missions Could Live Until 2035

Saving a few Watts of power here and there could buy the spacecraft a little more time to tell us about interstellar space.

Inverse

Space power China to build ground stations on Antarctica to support satellites

China, only the third country to put a man in space after the Soviet Union and United States, is to build ground stations on Antarctica to back its network of ocean monitoring satellites, state media said on Thursday.

Reuters

February Calendar Bursting With Must-see Astronomy Events

The star of the night sky thus far in 2023 has been Comet E3 ZTF

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65 Years Ago, the First American Satellite Radically Reshaped the Space Race

Explorer 1 marked the entry of science into what had been a military affair.

Inverse

Look! New JWST Shows a Billion-Year-Old Spiral Galaxy in Stunning Detail

Spiral galaxy LEDA 2046648 shows up in stunning detail against a background of even more distant galaxies.

Inverse

These old asteroids are indestructible

A new study of rubble pile asteroids means we may have to rethink planetary defense strategies

Salon

Green comet to light up Glasgow skies for the 'first time since the Stone Age' - how to see it

Tonight and tomorrow (February 2 2023) stargazers could be treated to a lovely sight of a green comet passing by Glasgow's skies. You should be able to see it with the naked eye. Here is what you need to know.

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How to see green comet in Scotland tonight for the first time in 50,000 years

The space rock will soon be visible to the naked eye for the first time since the time of Neanderthals.

Daily Record

Astronomers Find a Supernova Runt — and Discover an Unexpected Origin

A weird object spotted by Swift ended up being a pair of stars — one of which muted the most violent outbursts of a supernova.

Inverse

Green comet TONIGHT: Best time to see 'awesome' 50,000-year-old comet fly past Earth

The Green Comet' is currently around 26 million miles away, but it will be seen in both northern and southern hemispheres tonight when it will be at its clearest to glimpse before it disappears

Daily Mirror

Green comet makes its closest pass to Earth tonight after 4.5trillion km trek

Experts say this may be the last we see of Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF

Wales Online

Green comet making its closest approach to Earth in 50,000 years

The last time it went past the planet was during the Stone Age – when Neanderthals roamed the Earth.

The Independent UK

Rare green comet last seen 50,000 years ago to pass close by Earth TODAY

The comet will pass Earth on February 1 and was last seen during the Stone Age.

The National (Scotland)

Space Coast bustling with 4 crew launches on tap from SpaceX, Boeing

Before summer, 14 more humans could launch from U.S. soil as SpaceX has three missions set to lift off from Kennedy Space Center on Crew Dragons while Boeing looks to send its CST-100 Starliner up to the International Space Station for the first time with people on board.

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Rare green comet not seen for 50,000 years will be visible in the sky tonight - here's how you can see it

It may even be possible to spot the ultra-rare comet with the naked eye if you're lucky enough

Daily Mirror

'Weird' comet heading straight towards the sun could be from another solar system

A huge 3.7 mile-wide comet hurtling towards the sun is believed to have come from another solar system and has been described by a leading astronomer as 'weird'

ABC News

A NASA orbiter captured a photo of rocks on Mars that resemble a bear. This is known as a phenomenon called 'pareidolia'

Move over Paddington and Winnie the Pooh. Scientists found a formation resembling the face of a grizzly mammal. Here's why humans have a knack for seeing faces in objects.

Wales Online

Kilimanjaro-sized comet is hurtling towards the Sun

Scientists say Machholz 1 has origins in another solar system

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The Australian spider experiment on board the ill-fated space shuttle Columbia, 20 years ago

In 2003, one of the greatest tragedies in space exploration history killed seven astronauts — and ended an Australian school group's experiment.

Inverse

NASA Finds the Culprit Behind a Webb Telescope Malfunction: Powerful Cosmic Rays

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency suspect that a cosmic ray strike is to blame for an anomaly on the James Webb Space Telescope.

ABC News

New antenna in southern Tasmania taking on key role directing satellite traffic

As more satellites are sent into orbit, a new antenna in southern Tasmania is keeping a watchful eye on the traffic in the skies.

The Independent UK

Watch: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with Starlink satellites

SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of 49 Starlink satellites from California.

Daily Mirror

Mysterious ‘whirlpool’ swirling in night sky is Elon Musk’s fault, experts claim

A bizarre flying spiral was spotted in the sky by the Mauna Kea Observatory, which is based in Hawaii, US, on January 18 which may be down to Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellite

The Guardian - UK

What is ‘the green comet’ and how can you see it?

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was last visible during the stone age so if you miss it this time you’re unlikely to get another chance

The Conversation

'Blue marble': how half a century of climate change has altered the face of the Earth

In December 1972, Nasa’s final Apollo mission (Apollo 17) took the iconic “Blue Marble” photo of the whole Earth. Many, including science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, had expected that the sight of Earth from afar would instil the belief that mankind’s future lay in space.

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