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NASA reveals clearest image of Neptune and its rings in more than 30 years

The James Webb Space Telescope showed off its first ever image of the distant planet in the new batch of images which have not been captured since the NASA's Voyager 2 flyby in 1989

Daily Mirror

NASA's mega Moon rocket passes critical hydrogen fuel test — but there's a catch

Today's cryogenic demonstration test was a success, despite constant wrangling with -- you guessed it -- hydrogen fuel leaks.

Inverse

NASA works through new leak for Artemis I tanking test ahead of potential launch next week

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA began its tanking test of the Space Launch System core and upper stage Wednesday at Kennedy Space Center that could pave the way for the Artemis I launch to the moon next week, but a new leak in a fuel line yet again gave NASA headaches.

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Wow! Webb just gave us the best look at Neptune in 33 years

These are the most detailed Neptune images since Voyager 2's 1989 flyby, and they reveal Neptune's rings and clouds in stunning detail.

Inverse

Space station gets 3 new residents after Russian launch

The International Space Station is welcoming three new residents following a smooth Russian launch

The Independent UK

Neptune and rings shine in photos from new space telescope

NASA has released new glamour shots of Neptune, and the planet and its rings haven’t looked this good in decades

The Independent UK

Can we really deflect an asteroid by crashing into it? Nobody knows, but we are excited to try

Nasa’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart) spacecraft is designed to be a one hit wonder. It will end its days by crashing into an asteroid at 24,000 kilometres per hour on September 26. Launched from Earth in November 2021, Dart is about the size of a bus and was created…

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Best images of Neptune’s rings in 30 years captured by James Webb telescope

The James Webb telescope has provided some stunning new images of Neptune

Wales Online

NASA fuels moon rocket in leak test ahead of next launch try

NASA is fueling its moon rocket in a leak test ahead of a launch attempt as early as next week

The Independent UK

ISRO tests hybrid propulsion system

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre performs tests at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri.

The Hindu

American, Russians to Blast off for ISS as War Rages in Ukraine

A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are set to blast off to the International Space Station Wednesday on a Russian-operated flight despite soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. NASA's Frank Rubio and Russia's Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin are scheduled to take off from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jupiter to loom large tonight as it makes closest approach to Earth in 59 years

It could be the brightest object in the night sky, and you may even spot its moons

Wales Online

It's been 100 years since a photo taken on a Broome beach helped prove Einstein's Theory of Relativity

A humble bowling club bathroom and a century of scientific discovery began with a total eclipse over an isolated West Australian beach.

ABC News

How Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport could boost Richard Branson's space ambitions

A deal to launch rockets from Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport could give Virgin Orbit a new advantage in the billionaire space race, but others have written the move off as a marketing gimmick.

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NASA's James Webb Telescope captures its first pictures of Mars despite challenges posed by 'extreme brightness'

Months after dazzling the world with the deepest view of the cosmos ever captured, NASA's James Webb Telescope turned its gaze to something much closer to home.

Inverse

NASA discovers a problem with one of the Webb Telescope’s most important instruments

One important mode used on the MIRI instrument on the massive telescope isn't working, and NASA is trying to assess if it can be fixed.

The Conversation

NASA is crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid to test a plan that could one day save Earth from catastrophe

On Sept. 26, 2022, NASA plans to change an asteroid’s orbit.

Inverse

New study shows one of Saturn’s icy moons may be extremely habitable

Beneath Enceladus's frozen surface, the moon's ocean could contain phosphorus, a key ingredient for building cells.

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Saturn's rings were once a moon ripped apart by bizarre forces

Resonance with not-so-near Neptune destabilized the moon 100 million years ago.

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All systems are go as France zeros in on space ambitions

France has grabbed a firm footing in the next generation space race – throwing 9 billion euros at ramping up its astronomical ambitions over the next three years. The news comes as Paris hosts the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), which brings together thousands of experts from the world’s burgeoning space…

Inverse

Starship Orbital Flight: SpaceX Successfully Fired Enough Engines for Liftoff

SpaceX is gearing up to launch the Starship into orbit, the biggest test yet for the ship designed to send humans to Mars and beyond.

The Conversation

Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration

People have been exploring the surface of Mars for over 50 years. According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, nations have sent 18 human-made objects to Mars over 14 separate missions. Many of these missions are still ongoing, but over the decades of Martian exploration, humankind has…

The Hindu

Valery Polyakov, took longest single trip to space, dies at 80

Polyakov's record of 437 days in space began on January 8, 1994, orbiting the Earth more than 7,000 times, before returning March 22, 1995

Daily Record

Chance to see 'spectacular' solar eclipse in Scotland's skies this October

The last partial solar eclipse, which happened in April, wasn't visible in the UK - but you may be able to spot this one.

Evening Standard

Russian cosmonaut who holds record for longest-ever trip to space dies aged 80

Valery Polyakov orbited the Earth more than 7,000 times between 1994 and 1995

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