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Haunting new Hubble galaxy cluster image puts dark matter front and center

How Abell 611 remains intact at its celestial perch is a major question — and its likely that dark matter binds it together.

Inverse

Earth's magnetic field is the spookiest thing you've ever heard

New Halloween haunted house soundtrack just dropped, courtesy of the European Space Agency

Inverse

Newry data company ISx4 creates 39 jobs to boost global client base

It works with organisations such as the European Space Agency and those in the financial services and government sectors

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European Space Agency to hitch ride on SpaceX rockets

The European Space Agency is having trouble with the latest generation of Ariane rockets, which will not get off the ground before late 2023. The delay means the European effort to compete with Elon Musk's cut-price SpaceX launcher is losing altitude. In fact, ESA on Thursday announced plans to use…

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Ireland's first satellite 'to open doors' for more space demonstrations

The satellite, known as the Educational Irish Research satellite 1 – or Eirsat-1 – will be launched from the ESA’s base in French Guiana between January 20 and February 20

Irish Mirror

SpaceX capsule splashes down, returning 4 astronauts from Space Station

The fourth long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) safely returned to Earth on Friday, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after nearly six months of research aboard the orbital outpost.

Reuters

For off-planet travellers

Although a crewed mission to the red planet may still be years away, Omega in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) has already designed the Speedmaster X-33 Marstimer for the expedition as well as for space travel enthusiasts and passionate collectors.

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Future Moon cities could look like bouncy houses

A new concept for lunar living envisions inflatable structures for people to live and work in. But this isn't the only out-of-this world idea for future moon settlements.

Inverse

Look: Images show debris from spacecraft-damaged asteroid 7 million miles from Earth

DART smacked into Dimorphos to test how an approach called “kinetic impact” could one day offer humanity a way to save planet Earth should a large asteroid fly toward us on a collision course.

Inverse

Beam me down: can solar power from space help solve our energy needs?

The latest developments in solar tech offer potential solutions to the energy security crisis – including satellites that would convert sunlight into power for Earth

The Guardian - UK

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 chance.

Inverse

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 has been described as a “fatal problem” for current and future space missions and human space travel.

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 passed away on September 2 at the age of 92, came up with an equation to estimate this. The Drake equation, dating from a stage in his career when he…

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 it can do what it was designed for.

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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

Inverse

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.

Daily Mirror

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 space, with the first human astronauts not set to land on the moon until 2025

The Guardian - AU

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 Sheep

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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 Spain and Portugal and the head of the European Space Agency urged immediate action to combat climate change.

Inverse

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 the night for their telltale glints.

ABC News

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 mission.

The Independent UK

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

USAFacts

How much did NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope cost?

The telescope’s development process cost $10 billion over 17 years.

The Independent UK

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’ buck in the increasingly competitive business of launching satellites into orbit

The National (Scotland)

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 images ever…

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