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‘First instinct is to swim’: my trip on a zero-gravity flight with an Esa astronaut

The sensation of weightlessness is extraordinary as I join Rosemary Coogan for a breathtaking glimpse of life in space

The Guardian - UK

Space travel should not be just ‘for the elites’, says new British astronaut

Rosemary Coogan, European Space Agency’s second UK recruit, will be deployed to ISS for six months

The Guardian - UK

Europe's Hera asteroid probe heads for Mars after engine burn

Europe's Hera asteroid probe will use the Red Planet for a gravity assist on its way to scope out the space rock crash site of NASA's DART impactor.

Space

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Galaxies get tangled up in 'the queen's hair' in new Hubble Telescope image

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured two tangled galaxies, whose interactions have caused knots to form in the constellation Coma Berenice, or the "queen's hair."

Space

An asteroid hit Earth just hours after being detected. It was the 3rd 'imminent impactor' of 2024

A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before impact monitoring systems had registered its trajectory.

Space

Adorable 3D-printed rovers learn to find blue ball in Mars-like environment

University students tested 3D-printed rovers designed to emulate Europe's Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover that is slated to launch to the Martian surface by 2028.

Space

Satellites capture havoc caused by Spanish floods (images)

Earth observation technology is set to play a larger role in how agencies respond to natural disasters and weather events.

Space

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Teeny tardigrades can survive space and lethal radiation. Scientists may finally know how

A new species of tardigrades with thousands of genes that become more active when exposed to radiation could help in devising better protection for astronauts on long missions.

Space

Hera asteroid probe 'waves goodbye' at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image)

The moon is getting smaller in the window.

Space

IRIS²: the new satellite constellation aimed at ensuring communications autonomy for the EU

The ongoing transition to a digital economy has already had one observable consequence: a sharp rise in the need for connectivity enabling rapid data transmission. In a global market where connectivity offers are evolving quickly, satellites are now achieving technical and economic performances close to those of terrestrial solutions. The…

The Conversation

Supernova hides in new Hubble Telescope galaxy 'light show' image (photo)

A celestial light show illuminates a distant spiral galaxy, where a hidden supernova briefly outshines its stellar neighbors in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Space

Satellite survives impact with object in space, takes selfie to prove it (photos)

The 6mm hole was discovered accidentally in footage from an onboard camera.

Space

How project governance helps navigate public-private ‘coopetition’ tensions

The Ariane 6 project, Europe’s new space launcher, is in the headlines as the European Space Agency (ESA) and ArianeGroup push for its first launch in 2024. This high-profile initiative has faced delays, but it remains a cornerstone of European ambitions in space. The project is a significant example of…

The Conversation

'Vega continues to be unusual:' Lack of planets around young star puzzles astronomers

A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega has found a surprising lack of planets.

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'Alien signal' sent from Mars decoded by father-daughter team

A signal beamed at Earth from Mars in 2023 has finally been decoded by a father and daughter team in the United States.

LiveScience

Father-daughter team decodes 'alien signal' from Mars that stumped the world for a year

A father and daughter team based in the U.S. have decoded a mock "alien signal" beamed from ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter a year ago — but the meaning of the extraterrestrial message remains a mystery.

Space

Earth sure looks spooky in these 'hyperspectral' images from Europe's Hera asteroid probe

These strange shots of Earth are a Halloween treat.

Space

Stare into the 'blood-soaked eyes' of 2 spooky galaxies in new Hubble, JWST images (video)

Two of the world's most powerful space telescopes have spied a spooky pair of galaxies in deep space, staring out like a pair of "blood-soaked" eyes just in time for Halloween.

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Recruiting the world’s first disabled astronaut doesn’t mean space travel is inclusive – here’s how to change that

In the past, spaceflight was the preserve of government-funded astronauts who had to meet stringent physical, cognitive, psychological and social requirements for selection. But in recent years, that has all been changing.

The Conversation

It all started with a Big Bang – the quest to unravel the mystery behind the birth of the universe

How did everything begin? It’s a question that humans have pondered for thousands of years. Over the last century or so, science has homed in on an answer: the Big Bang.

Space

Will China return Mars samples to Earth before the US does?

China has moved up its timeline for bringing Mars samples to Earth, aiming to do so as early as 2028 — long before the U.S. is slated to achieve this same ambitious goal.

Space

Can 'failed stars' have planets? James Webb Space Telescopes offers clues

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered brown dwarfs at the heart of planet-forming disks in the Orion nebula. The discovery could help reveal if these "failed stars" can have planets.

Space

Cubesats on Europe's Hera asteroid mission phone home after Oct. 7 launch

The two cubesats will assist in the most detailed study ever of a binary asteroid.

LiveScience

James Webb telescope finds 1st possible 'failed stars' beyond the Milky Way — and they could reveal new secrets of the early universe

The James Webb Space Telescope may have found dozens of elusive brown dwarfs — strange objects larger than planets but smaller than stars — beyond the Milky Way for the first time ever.

Space

Europe's bold 'Explore 2040' campaign aims to get astronauts to the moon and Mars

ESA's 'Explore 2040' strategy sets its sights on low Earth orbit, the moon and Mars, demanding greater innovation and increased European presence in space.

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