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Huginn, Andreas Mogensen's second mission to the International Space Station, is now underway. Together with Crew-7, the ESA astronaut launched aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft Endurance on 26 August 2023, at 09:27 CEST (08:27 BST).
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This daring skydiver could be the 1st woman to jump from Earth's stratosphere. Here's how she plans to do it (exclusive)
Hera Rising aims to bring the 1st woman skydiver into the stratosphere in 2025. Swati Varshney, 1 of the 3 finalists for the opportunity, spoke with Space.com about her journey.
Hera Rising will attempt the 1st stratospheric skydive by a woman in 2025 (exclusive)
An experienced team aims to bring a woman into the stratosphere in 2025 for a record-breaking parachute jump. Diversity and education will also be in focus.
Rubble-Pile Asteroid Bennu Has Layers
The asteroid Bennu is a so-called rubble pile, but new results from NASA's OSIRIS-Rex mission indicate this heap of rubble has layers.
New data reveal US space economy's output is shrinking – an economist explains in 3 charts
Using the broad definition and adjusting for inflation, the relative size of the space economy fell by about one-fifth from 2012 to 2021.
A Swarm Of Swimming Microbots Could Be Deployed To Europa’s Ocean
Europa and other ocean worlds in our solar system have recently attracted much attention. They are thought to be some of the most likely places in our solar system for life to have developed off Earth, given the presence of liquid water under their ice sheathes and our understanding of liquid water as one of the necessities for the development of life. Various missions are planned to these ocean worlds, but many suffer from numerous design constraints. Requirements to break through kilometers of ice on a world far from the Sun will do that to any mission. These design constraints sometimes make it difficult for the missions to achieve one of their most important functions – the search for life. But a team of engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory think they have a solution – send forth a swarm of swimming microbots to scour the ocean beneath a main “mothership” bot.
Did the Tonga undersea volcano eruption cause this year's extreme heat?
The 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption may have contributed to this year's heat, but it's not causing climate change.
India to name Chandrayaan-3's moon landing site 'Shiv Shakti Point'
Chandrayaan-3's landing site near the moon's south pole will be named Shiv Shakti Point, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday (Aug. 26).
The rare Super Blue Moon rises on Aug. 30 and you can watch it online for free
The Virtual Telescope Project will host a free livestream of the Super Blue Moon of 2023 starting at 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 (0330 GMT on Aug. 31).
Star Wars timeline: From the dawn of the Jedi to the New Jedi Order
Star Wars is going far and wide in the coming years across all forms of media with an updated Star Wars timeline that includes new eras. Here's our summary.
Webb captures a cosmic Whirlpool
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The graceful winding arms of the grand-design spiral galaxy M51 stretch across this image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Unlike the menagerie of weird and wonderful spiral galaxies with ragged or disrupted spiral arms, grand-design spiral galaxies boast prominent, well-developed spiral arms like the ones showcased in this image. This galactic portrait is a composite image that integrates data from Webb’s Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) and the innovative Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), half of which was contributed by Europe.
Ancient Cracked Mud Found on Mars
A recent study published in Nature examines how mud cracks observed on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover could provide insight into how life on the Red Planet could have formed in its ancient past. On Earth, mud cracks have traditionally been linked to cycles of wet and dry environments that assisted in developing the complex processes responsible for microbial life to take hold. This study was conducted by an international team of researchers and holds the potential to help scientists better understand the geological and chemical processes that might have existed in Mars’ ancient past, up to billions of years ago.
Tropical Storm Idalia delays national security Atlas 5 launch from Cape Canaveral
The Atlas 5 for the Silentbarker mission, pictured on the launch pad Monday. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now.A tropical storm barreling towards the Florida peninsula caused United Launch Alliance (ULA) to stand down from an Atlas 5 launch planned for Tuesday.
The CIA knows a lot about other nations' space programs. You can too with its new 'World Factbook' update
The United States Central Intelligence Agency, better known as the CIA, has released a new entry in its World Factbook that catalogues the programs and milestones of space agencies around the world.
India to launch Aditya-L1, its 1st solar probe, on Sept. 2
India plans to launch Aditya-L1, its first-ever dedicated solar probe, early on Saturday morning (Sept. 2).
James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble will help NASA's Juno probe study Jupiter's volcanic moon Io
The iconic telescopes will make observations of the solar system's most volcanic body, Io. Data collected will help guide NASA's Juno mission when it revisits Jupiter and and the fiery moon.
Scientists discover strange 'singularities' responsible for exotic type of superconductivity
Superconductors that work at temperatures much higher than absolute zero have befuddled scientists since they were discovered. A new theory might be about to change that.
Crew-7 Reaches the International Space Station
SpaceX Crew-7, the next group of four astronauts, are now on board the International Space Station, and this diverse crew is definitely putting “International” in the ISS. The new crew hails from four different countries: the US, Denmark, Japan and Russia. There will be 11 people on board the station for a few days before the Crew-6 foursome head back to Earth.
'Dune: Part 2' delayed to March 2024 due to Hollywood strikes
Warner Bros. and Legendary have decided to push "Dune: Part 2" into next year, with a new release date of March 15, 2024.
William Shatner of 'Stars on Mars' on colonizing planets, swatting Aussie flies and healing Earth (exclusive)
William Shatner, the energetic host of Fox's hit reality TV series 'Stars on Mars,' opens up about space travel and humanity's endless curiosity.
Virgin Galactic to launch next space tourist flight on Sept. 8
Virgin Galactic will launch 'Galactic 03' on Sept. 8, its third commercial spaceflight and eighth space mission overall.
