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Extremely flat cosmic explosion dubbed 'the Cow' defies explanation

A bizarre object called "the Cow" is the flattest explosion ever detected, and the first example of a rare phenomenon called a fast blue optical transient (FBOT).

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Why will NASA's Artemis 2 only fly around the moon, not orbit or land?

NASA landed 12 astronauts on the moon during the Apollo program more than half a century ago. So why is the upcoming Artemis 2 mission just doing a lunary fly-around?

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NASA names woman, Black astronauts to Artemis II crew in lunar first

NASA on Monday named the first woman and the first African American ever assigned as astronauts to a lunar mission, introducing them as part of the four-member team chosen to fly on what would be the first crewed voyage around the moon in more than 50 years.

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NASA to Reveal Crew for 2024 Flight around the Moon

NASA is to reveal the names on Monday of the astronauts -- three Americans and a Canadian -- who will fly around the Moon next year, a prelude to returning humans to the lunar surface for the first time in a half century. The mission, Artemis II, is scheduled to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

India puts flock of Franco-British satellites into orbit in lucrative launch

India this month put 36 OneWeb satellites into orbit in a single mission that could see the subcontinent's most powerful rocket challenge European rivals in the global commercial launch market.

Radio France Internationale

Colliding Taffy Galaxies create a sweet 'cosmic butterfly' (video)

A collision of two galaxies appears like a vast cosmic butterfly, or a giant piece of candy, to the eyes of one of the world's most powerful telescopes.

Space

The eyes have it! Scientists focus in on how microgravity changes astronaut vision

Scientists and space agencies are working to develop ways to mitigate the microgravity-induced changes to the human eye that astronauts experience while in space.

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9 Years Ago, Astronomers Found Two Rogue Planets — But They Didn’t Realize It Until Now

Scientists have found what appear to be rogue planets hidden in old survey data.

Inverse

Building the space age: Acknowledging skilled workers

Only rarely do we see or hear about skilled tradespeople receiving the accolades they so rightfully deserve within the space community, and we feel that this is an injustice that must be rectified.

Space

April delights: Mercury, Venus and the Pleiades put on a sky show this month

From now through mid-April, Venus will help you to identify the normally hard-to-find planet Mercury. And along the way, Venus will have a striking interaction with the Pleiades star cluster.

Space

Best space pranks: From space apes to smuggled sandwiches

Explore some of the best pranks carried out in space. From rogue gorillas to smuggled sandwiches, we discover the lighter side of space exploration.

Space

Artemis 2's Canadian astronaut got their moon mission seat with 'potato salad'

It took four years of negotiations for Canada to get a seat aboard Artemis 2, the mission that will send four astronauts around the moon in 2024. Here's how it happened.

Space

UAE Mars orbiter creates stunning new map of the Red Planet

A new map of Mars shows the Red Planet in stunning detail, revealing a wealth of fascinating geological features as seen from orbit.

Space

SpaceX Starship will launch this new private moon rover in 2026 (video)

A new lunar rover built by Astrolab will launch on an upcoming SpaceX Starship mission to the moon as early as 2026.

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Daily Mirror

Inside Nasa's ambitious plan to get humans onto Mars in just 45 days in 'next giant leap'

NASA's ambitious "Moon to Mars Program Office" office was unveiled at their headquarters in Washington, US, yesterday which aims to get the first humans to Mars in just 45 days

Space

Surprise! Icy 'rain' from Saturn's rings is heating the gas giant's atmosphere

Icy 'rain' from Saturn's rings is heating the gas giant's atmosphere, a phenomenon never seen in the solar system before, a new study suggests.

Space

Private Dream Chaser space plane's 1st launch slips to December: report

Sierra Space's Dream Chaser will delay about half a year to December, while its new United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket's upper stage had an anomaly during testing.

Space

The double stars of spring offer twice the skywatching fun this season

Now that spring is officially here, we have a great view of some of the most interesting double stars in our sky.

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Spaceport Cornwall boss says Virgin Orbit cuts pose ‘no direct impact’ on project

Sir Richard Branson’s US satellite firm has confirmed it is cutting hundreds of jobs, months after it attempted to launch a rocket into space from the South West space cluster

Space

NASA aims to boost diversity at space agency with 2 high-ranking positions

NASA has appointed Steve Shih as the agency's first diversity ambassador and Elaine Ho as the next associate administrator for the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity.

Space

NASA's Apollo-era crawler, upgraded for Artemis, sets Guinness world record

It's taken seven years, but now it's official: one of NASA's Apollo-era rocket movers is the heaviest self-powered vehicle. Guinness World Records confirmed Crawler-Transporter 2 tipped the scale.

The Independent UK

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit slashing 85% of its workforce

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is letting go of almost its entire work force with the satellite launch company finding it difficult to secure funding three months after a failed mission

Space

See Venus meet up with Uranus in the sky tonight (March 31)

The solar system's hottest planet (Venus) and its coldest one (Uranus) will be in conjunction tonight (March 31), offering a rare opportunity for skywatchers.

Birmingham Post

Virgin Orbit cuts 675 jobs as it races to avoid collapse - report

It comes after Sir Richard Branson’s US satellite launch firm attempt to launching a rocket into orbit from Spaceport Cornwall ended in failure earlier this year

Daily Mirror

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit lays off 85% of staff and ceases operations

Virgin Orbit said that the layoffs will impact around 675 employees across all areas of the company with equates to around 85% of staff

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