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Harpoons, robots and lasers: how to capture defunct satellites and other space junk and bring it back to Earth

More than half of the thousands of satellites in orbit are now defunct, and this accumulation of floating space debris has been described as a “fatal problem” for current and future space missions and human space travel.

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Frank Drake has passed away but his equation for alien intelligence is more important than ever

How many intelligent civilisations should there be in our galaxy right now? In 1961, the US astrophysicist Frank Drake, who passed away on September 2 at the age of 92, came up with an equation to estimate this. The Drake equation, dating from a stage in his career when he…

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Robotic space arm successfully completes test by moving a suitcase-sized object around the International Space Station

The European Space Agency says the arm ticked off another milestone by moving a suitcase-sized object over six hours, proving it can do what it was designed for.

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Urgent aid appeal launched as satellite images show a third of Pakistan underwater

Humanitarian workers expect conditions to worsen as monsoon rains continue and say millions face a terrible winter

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Webb telescope captures new detail of Phantom Galaxy

Washington (AFP) - The James Webb space telescope has revealed dazzling new detail of a previously known slice of the cosmos 32 million light-years away, in a new picture released by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).

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Look! New Webb Telescope photos show eerily intricate details of the Phantom Galaxy

In its newest image, the Webb Space Telescope teams up with Hubble to study how stars form in nearby galaxies.

Inverse

Shaun the Sheep heads to the moon on NASA's new rocket accompanied by Snoopy doll

A cuddly toy of the beloved Aardman character has been assigned a lucky seat on the mammoth 42-day trip into space, with the first human astronauts not set to land on the moon until 2025

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Artemis 1 rocket: what will the Nasa moon mission be carrying into space?

Sensor-rigged dummies named Moonikin Campos, Helga and Zohar will oversee cargo ranging from cubesats to Apollo artefacts and Shaun the Sheep

The Guardian - AU

Wildfires burn, farmers struggle as another heatwave bakes western Europe

European nations sent firefighting teams to help France tackle a "monster" wildfire on Thursday, while forest blazes also raged in Spain and Portugal and the head of the European Space Agency urged immediate action to combat climate change.

Reuters

Astronomers plan to track more potential “planet killer” asteroids near Earth

The nightmarish possibilities of a collision with Earth motivate space agencies like NASA and the European Space Agency to scan the night for their telltale glints.

Inverse

Russian and European astronauts make rare spacewalk

A Russian and a European work side-by-side outside of the International Space Station for seven hours to complete a spacewalk mission.

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Italian, Russian share rare spacewalk amid Ukraine tensions

An Italian astronaut has teamed up with a Russian cosmonaut in a rare spacewalking show of unity

The Independent UK

How much did NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope cost?

The telescope’s development process cost $10 billion over 17 years.

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Europe's upgraded Vega space launcher makes inaugural flight

The European Space Agency is celebrating the first flight of its Vega-C rocket designed to provide more bang for customers’ buck in the increasingly competitive business of launching satellites into orbit

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ESA fully cuts Mars mission ties with Russia, angering Moscow

Paris (AFP) - The European Space Agency has officially terminated cooperation with Russia on a mission to put a rover on Mars, with Russia's space chief furiously responding by banning cosmonauts on the ISS from using a Europe-made robotic arm.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish team who helped create James Webb Telescope welcome stunning photos

SCIENTISTS in Scotland have been celebrating the first photographs from the James Webb Space Telescope, which show the most details images ever…

Inverse

30 years ago, one tiny space probe's comet flybys defied all scientific expectations

The Giotto probe paved the way for Dawn, Rosetta, and so much more.

Inverse

Confirmed! Webb’s first images will illuminate these 5 fantastic targets

The Webb team will release a stunning nebula, a scorching hot planet, a "glowing pool of light," a group of five galaxies, and a patch of deep sky galaxies.

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Deadly asteroid feared to be on collision course with Earth in 2052 will miss planet

Experts from the European Space Agency's asteroid team, along with others at the European Southern Observatory, have officially taken = ‘2021 QM1’ off their asteroid risk list

The National (Scotland)

Solar storms are causing satellites to dive from orbit - but what does this mean?

European Space Agency satellites have been falling up to 10 times faster than before. What does this mean?

The Conversation

Nasa considers sending swimming robots to habitable 'ocean worlds' of the Solar System

Nasa has recently announced US$600,000 (£495,000) in funding for a study into the feasibility of sending swarms of miniature swimming robots (known as independent micro-swimmers) to explore oceans beneath the icy shells of our Solar System’s many “ocean worlds”. But don’t imagine metal humanoids swimming frog-like underwater. They will probably…

Inverse

This "city killer" asteroid won't hit Earth after all

2021 QM1 at first seemed on a collision course, and is about the size of the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor. But Earth seems spared — for now.

360info

Planning Earth’s defence against cosmic objects

A large asteroid or comet on track for Earth would be a global threat. It would require national and international efforts to stop it.

Benzinga

Airbus Bags FORUM Earth Monitoring Satellite Contract From ESA

Airbus SE (OTC:EADSY) has secured a €160 million contract for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FORUM satellite to measure heat emitted from the Earth into space. FORUM, short for Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring, will be the first satellite to observe Earth in the far-infrared part of the spectrum, providing unique measurements…

Birmingham Post

European Space Agency awards Airbus £138m contract for satellite that measures Earth's heat

The satellite will help improve understanding of the climate system, according to the aerospace giant

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