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Boom Supersonic and Rolls-Royce part ways on engine development

'Rolls' proposed engine design and legacy business model is not the best option,' the supersonic jet maker said in a statement.

New class of exoplanet! Half-rock, half-water worlds could be abodes for life

A new type of exoplanet, one made half of rock and half of water, has been discovered around the most common stars in the universe. The find may have great consequences in the search for alien life.

NASA targets Sept. 23 for next Artemis 1 launch attempt, but a lot has to go right

NASA's next attempt to launch its new megarocket on a test flight to the moon could lift off by Sept. 23, but only if the agency fixes a leak and receives a critical waiver from the U.S. Space Force.

Socks, The Final Frontier

What is the greatest challenge facing humans as we prepare for the first crewed missions to Mars? Solar and cosmic radiation? Atrophying bone and muscle? Growing food? How about laundry? It’s strange but true, right now we don’t have a way to clean laundry in space.

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NASA's asteroid-slamming spacecraft catches 1st look at target (photo)

Using its DRACO camera, DART has imaged the asteroid Didymos and its moonlet Dimorphos.

Register now: ESA Open Day at ESTEC

Registration is now open for the 11th annual ESA Open Day at ESTEC, open to all visitors. ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, will be open from 10:00 to 17:00 on Sunday 2 October, giving visitors a chance to meet astronauts, space scientists and engineers and learn all about the work carried out at Europe’s largest space establishment.

Beautiful Dunes on Mars, Sculpted by Swirling Winds

This interesting image from the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a field of fascinating dunes called barchan dunes. These dunes have formed along a cliff in Chasma Boreale, in the North Pole of Mars.

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The Hazards of Uncontrolled Reentries from Space

A recent study examines the risk posed to human life by reentering space debris as the number of rocket launches continues to grow.

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US Postal Service releases James Webb Space Telescope stamp, collectibles

The world's largest and most powerful space telescope is now for sale at your local U.S. post office. A postage stamp depicting the James Webb Space Telescope has been released by the USPS.

See the conjunction of the moon and Saturn on Thursday (Sept. 8)

Every month the moon pairs up with Saturn and in September this conjunction will be seen in the evening time, visible with the naked eye.

Spiralling stars provide a window into the early Universe

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Astronomers have been bemused to find young stars spiralling into the centre of a massive cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. The outer arm of the spiral in this huge, oddly shaped stellar nursery – called NGC 346 – may be feeding star formation in a river-like motion of gas and stars. This is an efficient way to fuel star birth, researchers say.

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Lunar mining and moon land claims fall into a gray area of international law, but negotiations are underway to avoid conflict and damage to spacecraft

It's been 50 years since humans last visited the moon, and even robotic missions have been few and far between. But the Earth's only natural satellite is about to get crowded.

Discovery of alien world with strange, tilted orbit puzzles astronomers

The 3D modeling of a planet's orbit around a star in a binary star system is raising new questions about how both gas giant planets and binary stars form.

What are bosons?

Bosons are at the heart of interactions between matter, carry the universe's fundamental forces, and help the constituents of matter stick together.

Scientists create coldest matter in the universe in a lab

Scientists are making the coldest matter in the universe, chilling below the temperature of deep space and just above absolute zero.

DNA From Star Trek’s Original Doctor Will Ride to the Final Frontier

A memorial spaceflight paying tribute to the cast and crew of the original “Star Trek” TV show has just added another star to the passenger list.

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Sky-Watcher Explorer 130 EQ2 telescope review

A Newtonian reflector that is versatile, affordable and optically impressive with an equatorial mount to view solar system objects, double stars and deep sky targets.

How space helps connect everyone everywhere

Staying in touch with each another always, no matter whereabouts on Earth, is crucial for everything from driverless cars to remote healthcare, electronically enabled commerce, tele-education and remote working.

Explore common space misconceptions with All About Space magazine

All About Space issue 134 debunks 20 myths about the universe from the color of the sun to the dark side of the moon. Explore the latest issue here.

Europe’s tallest ever communications satellite launched

The fourth Spacebus Neo satellite to benefit from ESA’s Neosat programme has launched into space on board the second Ariane 5 launch mission of 2022.

Eutelsat internet satellite launched aboard Ariane 5 rocket

A European Ariane 5 rocket lifts off from Kourou, French Guiana, with the Eutelsat Konnect VHTS broadband satellite. Credit: Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/P. Piron

A powerful Eutelsat commercial communications satellite launched Wednesday aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana, heading into orbit on a mission expected to last more than 15 years to provide broadband connectivity to rural households, ships, and airplane passengers across Europe.

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