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Press Briefing on Ariane 6 progress and preparation

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Press briefing on Ariane 6 progress at ESA Bertrand HQ, 19 October 2022: (l-r at front) Stéphane Israël (Arianespace Chief Executive), André-Hubert Roussel (ArianeGroup Chief Executive), Philippe Baptiste (CNES Chairman and Chief Executive), Joseph Aschbacher (ESA Director General), Daniel Neuenschwander (ESA Director of Space Transportation Systems)

Join the 2022 Mars Society Convention online this week for the latest Red Planet ideas

Join a crowd of Red Planet researchers at the 2022 International Mars Society Convention, which is broadcasting some of the activities online.

There aren't actually UFOs over Ukraine, experts say

A recent report about pitch-black "phantom" UFOs in the skies over Ukraine has been discredited by Ukrainian scientists and by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb.

Sci-fi needs to be more like The Expanse in its casting

The infinite cosmos usually populated by a lot of straight white dudes, but The Expanse bucks the trend for the better.

Space crystals project aims to put human DNA on the moon in 2023

Space Crystals plans to land DNA-infused crystals on the moon in a commercial lunar lander.

Saturn's moons: Facts about the weird and wonderful satellites of the ringed planet

Explore all 63 of Saturn's verified moons, along with their names and discovery dates. Other moons await official confirmation of their discovery.

1,500 supernovas offer most precise survey of dark energy and dark matter to date

Two decades' worth of observations of supernova explosions and a powerful new analysis tool has provided the most accurate accounting of dark energy and dark matter to date.

Webb takes a stunning, star-filled portrait of the Pillars of Creation

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured a lush, highly detailed landscape – the iconic Pillars of Creation – where new stars are forming within dense clouds of gas and dust. The three-dimensional pillars look like majestic rock formations, but are far more permeable. These columns are made up of cool interstellar gas and dust that appear – at times – semi-transparent in near-infrared light.

All About the Dust — Orionids and Zodiacal Light

It doesn't take much to create a spectacle when it comes to astronomical observation. Just a pinch or two of dust.

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2.46 Billion Years ago, a day on Earth was Only 17 Hours and the Moon was Much Closer

As the ages pass the Moon slowly drifts away from the Earth. In conjunction the length of our day gradually gets longer. For the first time astronomers have been able to estimate the length of the day and the distance to the Moon as it was almost two and a half billion years ago. Back then, our day was only 17 hours long.

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'Oumuamua still puzzling scientists 5 years after discovery

Five years after spotting 'Oumuamua, the first known object from beyond our solar system passing through, scientists are still figuring out what the strange object says about planetary systems.

How to shoot and edit HDR images with your drone

Capture detail throughout high-contrast scenes as we show you how to shoot and edit HDR images with your drone.

NASA greenlights US spacewalks again after spacesuit helmet water incident

NASA has approved U.S. spacewalks outside the space station again, after finding that hardware issues didn't cause the buildup of water in an astronaut's helmet during a March 2022 excursion.

Virgin Orbit may aid NATO in Europe with 'responsive launch infrastructure'

Virgin Orbit will work with Luxembourg's Directorate of Defense to map out a possible way for the company to "strengthen the resiliency of NATO and other Allies."

The Orionid meteor shower peaks Oct. 21. Here's what to expect

For a few days centered on Oct. 21st each year, the Earth sweeps through a swarm of meteoroids known as the Orionids; widely scattered debris shed by the most famous of all comets, Halley's Comet.

DC Extended Universe movies ranked, worst to best

Ahead of Black Adam’s arrival, here’s our ranked list of all the DC Extended Universe movies released so far, from ill-fated crossover events to more off-beat adaptations.

Will Venus finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’

We recently examined how and why Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? It’s the only moon that possesses a thick atmosphere and the only planetary body other than Earth (so far) that has liquid bodies on its surface. These characteristics alone make Titan an enticing location to search for life beyond Earth. In contrast, what if life were to be found in one of the unlikeliest of places and on a planet that is known to possess some of the harshest conditions ever observed?

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Astronomers discover ancient, very distant gamma-ray burst

NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory was peering through eons and eons in September 2021 when it spotted a dramatic explosion, a gamma-ray burst that had gone off in the early universe.

Hubble Examines the Wreckage From the 2017 Kilonova

In August 2017, astronomers observed a Gravitational Wave (GW) signal that resulted from the merger of two neutron stars – known as a “kilonova” event. The aftermath of this event (GW170817) was studied by 70 ground-based and space-based observatories in multiple wavelengths. This was the first time astronomers observed a binary neutron star merger in terms of electromagnetic radiation (particularly gamma rays) and GWs. The energy released by this merger was comparable to that of a supernova, leading astronomers to theorize that it must have resulted in a black hole.

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Starfield game director wants players to avoid dying in space

Starfield, one of the most highly anticipated space games of the coming months, is getting some tweaks to avoid player frustration after its expected 2023 launch date.

Remembering the Gutsy and Hilarious Apollo Astronaut Jim McDivitt

Former NASA astronaut Jim McDivitt, who commanded the important Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions – both crucial for NASA’s ability to reach the Moon — has died at age 93. His family said he passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 13, 2022.

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