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Australian taxpayers paid $466,000 for training of nation’s first female astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg

With Bennell-Pegg unlikely to go to space anytime soon, there are questions about the value of the spending by the cash-strapped Australian space program

The Guardian - AU

Doom played in space by satellite computer 'ten times more powerful than any current ESA spacecraft'

Computer Station.

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NASA satellite's 'shocking' space junk near-miss was even closer than thought

The Feb. 28 encounter between NASA's TIMED satellite and a dead Russian spacecraft was even closer than first thought — a mere 33 feet (10 meters) or so, NASA officials said.

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Meet Gaia-BH3, The Largest Stellar Black Hole Ever Spotted And The 2nd-Nearest To Earth

Analysing data from ESA’s Gaia mission, scientists made a remarkable discovery - they spotted Gaia-BH3, the largest ever stellar black hole. The post Meet Gaia-BH3, The Largest Stellar Black Hole Ever Spotted And The 2nd-Nearest To Earth first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Monster black hole seen feeding on nearby matter just 1 billion years after Big Bang (photos)

The robotic telescopes of the Virtual Telescope Project have observed a quasar powered by a supermassive black hole 3 billion times as massive as the sun at the very edge of the universe

Space

NASA Announces It’s Looking To Bring 30 Samples Collected On Mars To Earth Before 2040

The announcement is expected to address a September 2023 report, which highlighted the Mars Sample Return program's "unrealistic budget and schedule expectations." The post NASA Announces It’s Looking To Bring 30 Samples Collected On Mars To Earth Before 2040 first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Researchers Are Proposing A New Solution For The Hubble Tension Puzzle

Using one of the most powerful tools in astronomy - the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) - Wendy Freedman is about to solve the greatest mystery of the universe. The post Researchers Are Proposing A New Solution For The Hubble Tension Puzzle first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Strange light spotted over distant 'hell planet' may be 1st rainbow 'glory' found beyond our solar system

New data suggest that exoplanet WASP-76 b could harbor a massive, rainbow-colored light show known as a "glory." Until now, this phenomenon has been seen only within our solar system.

LiveScience

Car-sized asteroid gives Earth a super-close shave with flyby closer than some satellites

A newly discovered space rock will harmlessly pass by Earth today. Still, at less than a tenth the distance to the moon, asteroid 2024 GJ2 will miss the planet by the skin of its teeth.

Space

These solar eclipse 2024 photos from our readers are absolutely amazing (images, video)

The total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, is over, meaning we can now marvel at the incredible videos and images taken during the event.

Space

This hellish exoplanet's skies rain iron and create a rainbow-like effect

The CHEOPS mission has seen tantalizing hints of the rainbow-like glory effect over WASP-76b, an extreme world where iron rains heavily on one side of the planet.

Space

Like the 90s, binary stars are back in style

For many years, binary star research has been as neglected as an old Tamagotchi. But now, the Gaia space telescope is leading a resurgence in interest in binary star systems.

Space

Historic Ginninderra Police Station gutted in suspicious blaze

It was among the first heritage-listed sites in the ACT

The Canberra Times

India’s PRATUSH among telescopes astronomers want to put on, around the moon

Astronomers plan to place high-resolution radio telescopes on the moon and in orbit around the natural satellite to take advantage of there being so little radio noise on the moon’s far side.

The Hindu

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James Webb Space Telescope gets to the heart of a smoking starburst galaxy (images)

The James Webb Space Telescope has dived into the smoking heart of the "Cigar Galaxy" to create an image of the starburst galaxy alight with intense star birth.

International Business Times UK

New Samsung Watch Face Shows Time on All Eight Planets

Samsung unveils "Galaxy Time" watch face for Galaxy Watches. It shows real-time time and info for all 8 planets, thanks to ESA collaboration.

LiveScience

Explosive green 'Mother of Dragons' comet now visible in the Northern Hemisphere

The green comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is now visible in the night sky in North America. Here's how to see it.

The Guardian - US

Metal thought to be International Space Station trash rips through Florida home

Nasa investigates cylindrical slab believed to be part of discarded battery pallet that tore through Naples house

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Hubble Space Telescope finds bucket of cosmic Easter eggs — 500 blue and red stars

Observations for the ULLYSES program, the Hubble Telescope's largest operation yet, are now completed. Scientists are now diving into some cosmic Easter treats.

Space

Life on Enceladus? Europe eyes astrobiology mission to Saturn ocean moon

The future European Space Agency mission could include an orbiting spacecraft as well as a lander, both of which would sample ocean material in Enceladus' plumes.

Reason

Tarnished Gold: The Endangered Species Act at 50

My article surveying the effectiveness of the ESA is now in print as part of an FIU symposium.

Space

Gorgeous James Webb Space Telescope image captures sparkling stars, old and new

A small galaxy is bursting with star formation in a dazzling new image from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Space

Europe's upcoming Mars rover now has a detailed map to aid its search for ancient Red Planet life (video)

The European Space Agency's Rosalind Franklin Mars rover now has a detailed map with which to help find its way around the Red Planet when it lands sometime in the next decade.

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Euclid 'dark universe' telescope's vision restored by deicing campaign

The Euclid "dark universe" probe's vision has been restored, after an experimental campaign succeeded in evaporating water ice from the telescope's mirrors.

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SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts share the good and bad of spending 6 months in space

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa spoke about their six months on the space station.

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