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Contact with ET: How would humanity react?

The knowledge that we're not alone in the universe could have far-reaching effects on our view of ourselves and our place in the universe. But it's tough to get more specific than that.

Behold this fantastic 3D animation of Jupiter's frosting-like clouds

New JunoCam 3D renders of Jupiter's cloud tops look like a magical fairyland.

Wow! Telescopes spot DART asteroid impact in deep space (videos)

Telescopes here on Earth captured the DART asteroid probe's spectacular deep-space death.

After DART's incredible asteroid impact, the science is only beginning

DART may have completed its journey, but the work is only just starting for scientists as they set about learning how much the asteroid Dimorphos was deflected by its impact.

See Hurricane Ian churn in video from International Space Station

Cameras aboard the International Space Station are providing a birds-eye view of Hurricane Ian as it churns northward toward Florida.

ESA business boosts small space companies

ESA continues to break down barriers and create more opportunities for small companies to get involved in space. Start-up companies and small enterprises offer agile and bespoke development adding value to Europe’s future space economy.

After DART comes Hera

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The night of 26 September 2022 will make space history - as the moment when NASA's DART spacecraft impacts the Dimorphos asteroid in an attempt to divert its course - humankind's first planetary defence test. Next, in 2024, ESA launches its Hera spacecraft to investigate the post-impact asteroid. In fact, Hera is not one spacecraft but three: it carries with it ESA's first deep-space CubeSats to make extra observations of its target.

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Webb’s icy instrument reveals complex structures

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These spectacular images feature the spiral galaxy IC 5332, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (left) and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (right). The images display the powerful capabilities that both world-leading space telescopes provide, especially when combining their data.

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Scientists in Antarctica Have Access to Starlink Now. It’s Available on 7 Continents

SpaceX’s Starlink service is now available in Antarctica, according to a tweet from the National Science Foundation on the morning of September 14, stating, “NSF-supported USAP scientists in #Antarctica are over the moon! Starlink is testing polar service with a newly deployed user terminal at McMurdo Station. Increasing bandwidth and connectivity for service support.” SpaceX replied with a quote tweet saying, “Starlink is now available on all seven continents! In such a remote location like Antarctica, this capability is enabled by Starlink’s space laser network.”

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NASA rolls Artemis 1 moon rocket off the launch pad to shelter from Hurricane Ian

Artemis 1 is headed for Kennedy Space Center's huge Vehicle Assembly Building, where it will be safe from Hurricane Ian, should the storm's lash fall on Florida's Atlantic coast.

NASA spacecraft smashes into asteroid in first planetary defense test

The long-range navigation camera on NASA’s DART spacecraft captured this view of asteroid Dimorphos moments before impact. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL

A $330 million NASA mission completed what amounts to an interplanetary game of darts Monday night with an on-target collision with a space rock nearly 7 million miles from Earth, testing a technique that scientists could use in the future to protect our home planet from a threatening asteroid.

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Live coverage: NASA to move Artemis 1 moon rocket back to assembly building overnight

Live coverage of pre-launch preparations for NASA’s Artemis 1 mission. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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'Terror and joy': NASA's DART asteroid impact a historic success (and relief)

It's rare for spacecraft mission personnel to cheer at the words "loss of signal," but tonight, that's exactly what happened.

Asteroid Didymos: NASA's galactic target practice for DART

In NASA's galactic game of pinball, Didymos is the jackpot.

Asteroid impact: Here's the last thing NASA's DART spacecraft saw before it crashed

NASA's DART spacecraft is no more, but its final view is incredible.

SpaceX's Crew-5 astronaut mission on course for Oct. 3 liftoff, weather permitting

SpaceX's Crew-5 astronaut mission for NASA remains on target to launch next week, provided Mother Nature cooperates.

Hera team congratulates NASA asteroid impactors

ESA’s Hera mission team congratulates their counterparts in NASA’s DART mission team for their historic impact with the Dimorphos asteroid. Moving at 6.1 km per second, the vending-machine-sized Double Asteroid Redirect Test spacecraft struck the 160-m diameter asteroid at 01:15 CEST (00:15 BST) in the early hours of Tuesday morning, in humankind’s first test of the ‘kinetic impactor’ method of planetary defence.

NASA crashes DART spacecraft into asteroid in world's 1st planetary defense test

For the first time in history, a spacecraft from Earth has crashed into an asteroid to test a way to save our planet from extinction.

Live coverage: NASA’s DART spacecraft on course to slam into asteroid tonight

Live coverage of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART mission. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

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'Quantum Leap' jumps into space shuttle history in 'Atlantis' on NBC

Something in space shuttle history needs changing. Or that seems to be case in the episode "Atlantis" of "Quantum Leap," which finds Ben Song headed into orbit on the space shuttle Atlantis.

When will we know how much DART changed the orbit of asteroid Dimorphos?

It will take days to weeks for astronomers to confirm whether or not NASA's asteroid smasher DART changed the orbit of its target, asteroid Dimorphos.


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