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After asteroid collision, Europe's Hera will probe 'crime scene'

Paris (AFP) - After NASA deliberately smashes a car-sized spacecraft into an asteroid next week, it will be up to…

AFP

Interested in space travel? This experiment lets you feel lack of gravity on Earth

The experiment is being conducted to gauge the impact of a wide array of changes that occur in the body…

Livemint

Signs of life on Mars may be deeper than any current rover can dig — study

Ionizing radiation may destroy the signs of life Curiosity and Perseverance seek. Only ESA's delayed Rosalind Franklin rover stands a…

Inverse

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Harpoons, robots and lasers: how to capture defunct satellites and other space junk and bring it back to Earth

More than half of the thousands of satellites in orbit are now defunct, and this accumulation of floating space debris…

The Conversation

Frank Drake has passed away but his equation for alien intelligence is more important than ever

How many intelligent civilisations should there be in our galaxy right now? In 1961, the US astrophysicist Frank Drake, who…

The Conversation

Robotic space arm successfully completes test by moving a suitcase-sized object around the International Space Station

The European Space Agency says the arm ticked off another milestone by moving a suitcase-sized object over six hours, proving…

ABC News

Urgent aid appeal launched as satellite images show a third of Pakistan underwater

Humanitarian workers expect conditions to worsen as monsoon rains continue and say millions face a terrible winter

The Guardian - UK

Webb telescope captures new detail of Phantom Galaxy

Washington (AFP) - The James Webb space telescope has revealed dazzling new detail of a previously known slice of the…

AFP

Look! New Webb Telescope photos show eerily intricate details of the Phantom Galaxy

In its newest image, the Webb Space Telescope teams up with Hubble to study how stars form in nearby galaxies.

Inverse

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Shaun the Sheep heads to the moon on NASA's new rocket accompanied by Snoopy doll

A cuddly toy of the beloved Aardman character has been assigned a lucky seat on the mammoth 42-day trip into…

Daily Mirror

Artemis 1 rocket: what will the Nasa moon mission be carrying into space?

Sensor-rigged dummies named Moonikin Campos, Helga and Zohar will oversee cargo ranging from cubesats to Apollo artefacts and Shaun the…

The Guardian - AU

Latest study says the middle-aged Sun will die by this year. Read here

The Sun is very likely going through its middle age, according to the data published in June this year from…

Livemint

Wildfires burn, farmers struggle as another heatwave bakes western Europe

European nations sent firefighting teams to help France tackle a "monster" wildfire on Thursday, while forest blazes also raged in…

Reuters

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Astronomers plan to track more potential “planet killer” asteroids near Earth

The nightmarish possibilities of a collision with Earth motivate space agencies like NASA and the European Space Agency to scan…

Inverse

Russian and European astronauts make rare spacewalk

A Russian and a European work side-by-side outside of the International Space Station for seven hours to complete a spacewalk…

ABC News

Italian astronaut and Russian cosmonaut team up for spacewalk

An Italian astronaut has joined a Russian cosmonaut in a rare spacewalking show of unity as tensions over Ukraine continued…

Irish Independent

Italian, Russian share rare spacewalk amid Ukraine tensions

An Italian astronaut has teamed up with a Russian cosmonaut in a rare spacewalking show of unity

The Independent UK

Lavender Scare: Will NASA rename James Webb Space Telescope?

The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope are astounding. With its deep infrared eyes, the telescope is illuminating…

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Europe's upgraded Vega space launcher makes inaugural flight

The European Space Agency is celebrating the first flight of its Vega-C rocket designed to provide more bang for customers’…

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Europe’s upgraded Vega space launcher makes inaugural flight

The European Space Agency (ESA) has celebrated the first flight of its Vega-C rocket.

Irish Independent

ESA fully cuts Mars mission ties with Russia, angering Moscow

Paris (AFP) - The European Space Agency has officially terminated cooperation with Russia on a mission to put a rover…

AFP

NASA's new telescope has detected signs of water on planet a thousand light years away

NASA has revealed that the James Webb Space Telescope has detected signs of water on a planet more than a…

Irish Independent

Scottish team who helped create James Webb Telescope welcome stunning photos

SCIENTISTS in Scotland have been celebrating the first photographs from the James Webb Space Telescope, which show the most details…

The National (Scotland)

This Is the Picture Astronomers Have Been Waiting For

The James Webb Space Telescope’s debut is dazzling—and only the beginning.

The Atlantic

30 years ago, one tiny space probe's comet flybys defied all scientific expectations

The Giotto probe paved the way for Dawn, Rosetta, and so much more.

Inverse