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Spacefaring adventure Deliver Us Mars sets a course for consoles and PCs

Deliver Us the Moon sequel confirmed for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation consoles.

Chinese Mars orbiter spies Zhurong, Perseverance rovers (photos, video)

China's Tianwen 1 orbiter recently captured photos of China's Zhurong rover and NASA's Perseverance rover as the two wheeled robots explored their Martian surroundings.

The mighty dog constellations of the spring night sky

Four dog constellations are now visible in the night sky, if you know where to look

NASA to announce Hubble Space Telescope discovery next week

NASA officials promise 'an exciting new observation' from the 32-year-old observatory.

James Webb Space Telescope's 1st science targets remain super secret as observatory settles in

NASA selected a full year of observations for Webb but is keeping its first science targets top secret.

Three new Lego Star Wars diorama sets have been announced - and they’re all under $100

Three brand new Lego Star Wars dioramas will be available from 26th April, and pre-orders are open now.

Week in images: 21 - 25 March 2022

Week in images: 21 - 25 March 2022

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Best Oscar sci-fi movie soundtracks, ranked

These sensational science fiction film scores are truly music to our ears and deserve their place in Oscar sci-fi movie soundtracks history.

Webb's infrared universe

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The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) will observe the Universe in the near-infrared and mid-infrared – at wavelengths longer than visible light.

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Blow a Cosmic Kiss

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We spy from way up high an ESA astronaut dangling from the International Space Station.

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Dominate the battlefield with up to 47% off Nerf guns at Amazon UK

Take aim at these four deals and have ultimate firepower with Nerf guns or Fortnite and Star Wars themed blasters.

Russia's devastation of Mariupol, Ukraine visible from space in satellite photos

Russian forces continue to destroy apartment buildings and other civilian infrastructure throughout the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, new satellite imagery shows.

China may have its sights set on a mission to Venus

China is considering adding a mission to Venus to its plans for planetary exploration, according to a senior Chinese space official.

For Artemis moon missions, science will reign supreme

Astronauts will have detailed geology training over many years to ensure returning to the moon brings the best science to Earth, NASA officials said.

Omega and Swatch introduce affordable Speedmaster-inspired MoonSwatch

The first wristwatch worn on the moon has taken a new giant leap toward affordability. Omega, the Swiss watchmaker behind the Speedmaster, has partnered with Swatch to introduce the MoonSwatch.

This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 25 – April 2

What constellation trots behind Sirius and Canis Major across the southern sky? Puppis, not a puppy but the poop deck of Argo Navis. In this dark of the Moon, try for the Clown-Face Nebula high in Gemini. And the three dawn planets dance through two more isosceles triangles.

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Earth from Space: Carrara, Italy

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Carrara – an Italian city known especially for its world-famous marble.

SpaceX’s new Dragon spaceship named ‘Freedom’

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, pilot Bob Hines, commander Kjell Lindgren, and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti pose with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX’s fourth human-rated Crew Dragon spacecraft has been named “Freedom” by the first team of astronauts who will ride it into orbit next month.

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Asteroid Ryugu Might Actually Be a Dead Comet

In 2014, the Japanese Space Agency JAXA launched the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft to visit asteroid Ryugu. It arrived at the asteroid in June 2018 and studied it from orbit for over a year. Hayabusa 2 even dispatched four rovers to the asteroid’s surface. After departing, it flew past Earth in December 2020, dropping off a sample of Ryugu.

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Jessica Watkins: NASA astronaut and 1st Black woman to fly a long-duration spaceflight

All about NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, the first Black woman to embark on a long-duration space mission.

Astronomers See the Wreckage Where Planets Crashed Into Each Other in a Distant Star System

Our Solar System was born in chaos. Collisions shaped and built the Earth and the other planets, and even delivered the building blocks of life. Without things smashing into each other, we might not be here.

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