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Aging gracefully: The Hubble Telescope is in 'excellent technical condition' on its 35th birthday, its chief scientist says

By teaming up with the James Webb Space Telescope, or by scientists delving into its long history of observations, Hubble is cementing its legacy.

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Can Hubble still hang? How the space telescope compares to its successors after 35 years of cosmic adventures

On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Hubble Space Telescope will celebrate 35 years in space. Can it still hold its own and prove useful when compared to instruments like the James Webb Space Telescope?

Space

NASA's Lucy spacecraft snaps first close-ups of weird peanut-shaped asteroid

NASA has released the Lucy spacecraft's first close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing a peanut-shaped rock that could shed light on how planets formed in our solar system.

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NASA's SPHEREx team rings bell at New York Stock Exchange | Space picture of the day for April 23, 2025

The New York Stock Exchange celebrated the launch of NASA's newest astrophysics observatory by having the probe's team ring the closing bell.

Space

Extreme 'zombie star' capable of ripping human atoms apart is shooting through the Milky Way — and nobody knows where it came from

Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This unusually fast speed hints that it was not born as expected, which could help explain the puzzling origin of some fast radio bursts.

LiveScience

SpaceX launches 3 rockets from 3 pads in less than 37 hours (photos)

SpaceX continues to keep up its torrid launch pace, sending three missions to orbit from three different pads over the course of a day and a half.

Space

The Hubble Space Telescope turns 35 as NASA budget cuts loom. How many more birthdays will it have?

Budget cuts hitting U.S. government agencies like NASA don't seem promising for the Hubble Space Telescope, but there is still hope.

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Scientists say they’ve found evidence of alien life. The truth is more complicated

ANALYSIS: There’s doubt over the significance of the planetary find, writes Campbell Rider

The Independent UK

The Nikon F3 turns 45 years old! From NASA missions to war zones, this was the ultimate pro camera

From Eddie Adams to Peter Lindbergh, the Nikon F3 was the camera used by the "pro's pros"

Digital Camera World

Groundbreaking study finds Mars may once have had rain and snow

Research provides new insights into evolution of Red Planet

The Independent UK

Scientists claim to have found evidence of alien life. But ‘biosignatures’ might hide more than they reveal

Whether or not we’re alone in the universe is one of the biggest questions in science.

The Conversation

Fixing the Hubble Space Telescope: A timeline of NASA's shuttle servicing missions

Spacewalking astronauts repaired and upgraded the famed Hubble Telescope during five missions from 1993 to 2009. Here's a summary of these epic servicing efforts.

Space

Happy Earth Day 2025! Write your name in NASA satellite images and celebrate our planet (video)

Check out this fun way to embrace Earth Day and NASA's 60 years of planetary observation.

Space

There's liquid on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. But something's missing and scientists are confused

Scientists have long known that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, hosts rivers and seas of liquid methane. But it's strangely lacking in river deltas, a new study suggests.

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It's alive! It's alive! Orion throws back its cover | Space picture of the day for April 22, 2025

NASA engineers tested the functionality of Orion's forward bay cover, which is the last component of the spacecraft that must be ejected before parachutes deploy to land.

LiveScience

NASA rover discovers out-of-place 'Skull' on Mars, and scientists are baffled

NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has discovered unusual "float" rocks on the rim of Jezero Crater while searching for signs of ancient microbial life. Scientists are investigating their origin.

Space

Has the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a 'missing' supermassive black hole? (video)

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered "smoking gun" evidence of a hidden feeding supermassive black hole in a distant spiral galaxy.

Space

NASA's Lucy probe captures 1st close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing 'strikingly complicated geology'

NASA's Lucy spacecraft, currently journeying toward Jupiter's orbit on its asteroid-hopping mission, captured an impressive close-up of its second target: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson.

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We took a guided tour of the solar system in Elite Dangerous, and now you can too (interview)

Learn about the solar system from a pair of real space museum curators in sci-fi game Elite Dangerous, as Abbie MacKinnon and Laura Joy Pieters of the London Science Museum give a guided tour of our home system.

Space

Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing into space.

The National (Scotland)

NASA’s oldest active astronaut lands at Scottish airport after mission

NASA’s longest-serving and oldest active astronaut, Don Pettit, made an unexpected stop in Glasgow following his return to Earth from a recent…

International Business Times

Musk's $2 Trillion Promise Falls Short: DOGE Delivers Just 7.5% Of Target Savings

DOGE's $150B savings fall short of Musk's $2T promise, sparking theories of profit-driven motives. From SpaceX gains to data grabs, what's behind the cuts?

International Business Times UK

Musk's £1.56 Trillion Promise Falls Short: DOGE Delivers Just 7.5% Of Target Savings

DOGE's £117B savings fall short of Musk's £1.56T promise, sparking theories of profit-driven motives. From SpaceX gains to data grabs, what's behind the cuts?

Space

Our galactic neighbor Andromeda has a bunch of satellite galaxies — and they're weirdly pointing at us

The Andromeda galaxy's family of satellite galaxies point towards the Milky Way, and nobody knows why.

Space

SpaceX CRS-32 Dragon cargo capsule arrives at the ISS with 6,700 pounds of supplies (video)

A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrived at the International Space Station this morning (April 22), docking to the orbital lab after more than a day catching up in orbit.

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