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‘Cosmic time machines’: how space telescopes transformed our ability to understand the universe

The launch of Hubble in 1990 marked a turning point in our quest to unravel the mysteries of deep space

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What is the tallest house in the world? Try our kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

The Guardian - UK

How Earth's new Rubin Observatory will usher in the next era of asteroid space missions

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory won't ever leave Earth, but its big picture, highly detailed view of the solar system will inspire a new era of space missions destined to visit asteroids.

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See SpaceX's breathtaking launch of NASA's PACE satellite (photos)

SpaceX's nighttime launch of NASA's ocean-watching PACE satellite provided a perfect opportunity for some gorgeous launch photography.

Space

Private Astronauts from Turkey, Italy, and Sweden Return from ISS

Astronauts from Turkey, Italy, and Sweden return to Earth after a three-week private mission to the International Space Station, marking a historic milesto...

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Hubble Space Telescope tells a starry 'tail' of 12 mingling galaxies

The observations offer a window into the past to better understand how globular clusters may have formed.

Space

Four Astronauts Splash Down After Axiom Private Mission

An all-European quartet of astronauts, including Turkey's first, splashed down off the Florida coast on Friday morning, completing Axiom Space's third private mission to the International Space Station.

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US Space Force wants satellite 'jetpacks' to keep old spacecraft alive in orbit

The U.S. Space Force is looking for new ways to extend the lives of satellites that run out of fuel, including small "backpacks" that can attach to existing spacecraft in orbit.

Space

SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn orbital mission delayed to summer 2024

SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, which aims to pull off the first-ever private spacewalk, will now launch no earlier than this summer.

Space

February's 'super' new moon leaves the night sky nice and dark tonight

February's new moon coincides with lunar perigee, during which time the moon will reach its closest point to Earth in its orbit.

Space

Why now is the time to address humanity’s impact on the moon

Dreams of space travel started small with the launch of Sputnik-1 by the Soviet Union, and escalated with the U.S. Apollo landing on the moon in 1969. Six decades later, plans are ramping up for space tourism, missions to the moon and Mars, and mining on the moon.

The Hindu

20 people in space! Humanity quietly tied a record last month

For a few minutes on Jan. 26, 20 people were in space at the same time, tying a record set just last May.

Space

Scientists discover potentially habitable exoplanet near Earth

Exciting discovery in space: Astronomers find a super earth in a habitable zone, potentially hosting life. NASA's new mission to study Earth's oceans and a...

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Relive SpaceX Starship's epic 2nd test flight in newly released NASA footage (video)

Newly released NASA footage shows the second test flight of SpaceX's giant Starship rocket in dramatic detail.

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Donated Renaissance-era astronomy book surprises university with hidden text

Two astronomy books from the Renaissance have found their way to a new home, where students will try to read a possible hidden text within one of them.

Space

Did monster black holes or galaxies come first? The James Webb Space Telescope may have a surprise answer

Observations of bright galaxies in the early universe could indicate that black holes were driving star formation and galaxy growth just 50 million years after the Big Bang.

Space

NASA's Juno probe sees active volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's volcanic moon Io (images)

NASA's Juno spacecraft has seen Jupiter's volcanic moon Io like never before, catching active eruptions, lava flows, and a side to the solar system's most volcanic body not seen in 35 years.

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NASA's Voyager 1 probe is malfunctioning in deep space due to a critical memory error

Due to an unexpected error in the Flight Data Subsystem of the Voyager 1, NASA's longest-operating probe is no longer able to provide telemetry data needed for basic control of the spacecraft.

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'Martian' sunspot 15 times wider than Earth could soon bombard us with solar flares (photo & video)

A sunspot so big it was seen from the surface of Mars last week has now turned to face Earth, bringing an increased chance of unsettled space weather with Earth in the firing line.

Space

Ax-3 astronauts leave precious parting gift behind for ISS crew: peanut butter

SpaceX astronauts with Axiom Space decided to leave behind a special snack for the International Space Station crew, shortly after National Peanut Butter Day in the United States.

Space

China's Chang'e-5 moon samples contain 'perplexing combination' of minerals

China's Chang'e-5 moon samples are giving scientists new insights into the history of our moon.

Space

Hidden moon may hold together rings of strange comet-like object between Jupiter and Neptune

A little moonlet, too small to be seen from Earth, could be playing cosmic sheepdog by shaping the thin rings around the distant minor planet Chariklo, according to new computer simulations.

Salon

New Moon research illuminates its past

The Moon's craters tell a violent history. The Chinese lunar mission Chang'e has revealed new lunar minerals

Space

Watch private Ax-3 astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX capsule on Feb. 9 (video)

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying the four astronauts of the private Ax-3 mission is scheduled to splash down on Friday morning (Feb. 9).

The Hindu

NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth

NASA's newest climate satellite, Pace, will survey the world's oceans and atmosphere in unprecedented detail.

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