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Images of 42 of the Biggest Asteroids in the Solar System
A huge team of astronomers have combined forces to use the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) to provide the sharpest view ever of 42 of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter.
China just put its next-generation spaceship on display
Making its public debut is China's next-generation crewed spacecraft.
You Can Blow Up an Asteroid Just a few Months Before it Hits Earth and Prevent 99% of the Damage
So far, the battle between life on Earth and asteroids has been completely one-sided. But not for long. Soon, we’ll have the capability to deter asteroids from undesirable encounters with Earth. And while conventional thinking has said that the further away the better when it comes to intercepting one, we can’t assume we’ll always have enough advance warning.
LOFAR Sees Strange Radio Signals Hinting at Hidden Exoplanets
LOFAR sees ‘exoplanet aurorae’ near distant red dwarf suns.
William Shatner moved to tears by space launch with Blue Origin
William Shatner's flight to space moved him to tears.
Life on Venus may never have been possible
Venus may not be such a tantalizing target for alien hunters after all.
How Bright Will Comet Leonard Get?
We examine circumstances and expectations for the current apparition of Comet Leonard, which may become the year's brightest comet.
Nikon D3500 review
The Nikon D3500 is the brand’s latest beginner, entry-level DSLR camera, perfectly suited to those wanted to start learning the craft of photography
Blue Origin launches William Shatner and crew of 3 to the final frontier and back
William Shatner has boldly gone where no 90-year-old has ever gone before with a Blue Origin launch into space on New Shepard.
Webb has Arrived Safely at the Launch Site
Whew! A major milestone was achieved today in the James Webb Space Telescope’s journey towards launch. After the telescope successfully arrived in French Guiana yesterday after a secretive 16-day ocean journey (with apparently no pirates in sight), today the telescope took a short road trip over land to the ESA’s spaceport in Kourou. JWST is now at the payload processing facility, where staff will start the process of getting the telescope into the Ariane 5 rocket fairing.
Next Generation Telescopes Could Detect the Direct Collapse of Enormous Black Holes Near the Beginning of Time
The first black holes to appear in the universe may have formed from the direct collapse of gas. When they collapsed, they released a flood of radiation, including radio waves. A new study has found that the next generation of massive radio telescopes may be able to detect these bursts, giving precious insights into a critical epoch in the history of the universe.
At your Service Module
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The second European Service Module is prepared for shipment to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA this week at Airbus facilities in Bremen, Germany. Made up of components from ten European countries, ESM-2 will power the first crewed flight to the Moon on the Artemis II mission.
Live coverage: Shatner, three co-passengers set to ride Blue Origin rocket
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket and crew capsule from West Texas carrying actor William Shatner, Planet co-founder Chris Boshuizen, microbiologist Glen de Vries, and Blue Origin vice president Audrey Powers on a 10-minute flight to suborbital space. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
Best Nerf guns: Nerf Elite, Mega, Fortnite and Halo blasters
The best Nerf guns let you and your kids experience the thrill of sci-fi blaster battle with your friends.
Atlas V rocket launching 2 satellites for the US Space Force Friday: Watch it live
Scientists have used a new method to analyse the composition of ancient grains in meteorites with unprecedented accuracy to shed light on their mysterious origin.
Hubble Finds a Bunch of Galaxies That Webb Should Check out
In the beginning, there was … well, maybe there was no beginning. Perhaps our universe has always existed — and a new theory of quantum gravity reveals how that could work.
Scientists capture image of bizarre 'electron ice' for the first time
Wigner crystals have been theorized for more than 80 years, but this is the first time the elusive crystals have been captured in an image.
How realistic is Ant-Man’s quantum science?
Marvel’s Ant-Man movies have brought a deeper exploration of quantum science into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but how realistic is it really?
Europe delivers module for first astronaut mission to the Moon
The second European Service Module for NASA’s Orion spacecraft is on its way to USA. It is the last stopover on Earth before this made-in-Europe powerhouse takes the first astronauts around the Moon on the Artemis II mission.
Cool tech to almost double deep space data
An upgrade to ESA’s three 35-metre deep-space antennas will boost science data return by 40% by cooling the ‘antenna feed’ to just 10 degrees above the lowest temperature possible in the Universe.
