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Earth from Space: Sindh, Pakistan

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of Sindh – the third-largest province of Pakistan.

Ride into orbit secured for Copernicus Sentinel-1C

A contract signed with Arianespace secures the launch for the third Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite. Scheduled to lift off on ESA’s new Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in the first half of 2023, Sentinel-1C will continue the critical task of delivering key radar imagery for a wide range of services, applications and science – all of which benefit society.

Private Ax-1 astronauts ready to launch on SpaceX rocket tomorrow

The first all-private crewed mission to the International Space Station is ready to fly, mission leaders announced today (April 7).

Call them 'The Flies:' NASA's latest class of astronaut candidates gets their nickname

First came the "Maggots." Then the "Bugs." Now the latest infestation to take over NASA's Astronaut Office has been identified. The 23rd group of astronaut candidates has their nickname, "The Flies."

Canada's CHIME is Getting More Observatories to Search for Fast Radio Bursts

In 2017, the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) began to gather light from the Universe to address some of the biggest questions and astrophysics and cosmology. Located at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO) in British Columbia, this interferometric radio telescope has been a game-changer for studying Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), which remain one of the most mysterious cosmic mysteries facing astronomers today.

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Pew, pew! Scientists detect record-breaking 'megamaser' 5 billion light-years away.

In just one night of observing, scientists detected a new record-breaker, the most distant megamaser known to date.

Don’t call them 'space tourists,' says former NASA astronaut commanding private Ax-1 mission

Former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría is about to fly to orbit with three paying passengers — but the trio aren't "space tourists," the veteran spaceflyer stresses.

Netflix's 'Return To Space' salutes SpaceX's historic 2020 NASA mission (exclusive)

"Return To Space" is a new Netflix documentary chronicling SpaceX's role in returning America to crewed spaceflight

If Aliens Were Sending us Signals, This is What They Might Look Like

For over sixty years, scientists have been searching the cosmos for possible signs of radio transmission that would indicate the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI). In that time, the technology and methods have matured considerably, but the greatest challenges remain. In addition to having never detected a radio signal of extraterrestrial origin, there is a wide range of possible forms that such a broadcast could take.

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SpaceX and USAID deliver 5,000 Starlink internet terminals to Ukraine

The public-private partnership is providing internet connectivity to Ukraine, whose cities have been besieged by Russian forces since February.

Asteroid Bennu's mysterious missing craters suggest 'impact armoring' protecting the surface

The surface of asteroid Bennu acts like an impact-absorbing crumple zone that protects the space rock from forming craters, a new study based on OSIRIS-REx observations reveals.

Lyrid meteor shower 2022: When, where & how to see it

The Lyrid meteor shower 2022 will peak on the night of April 22, a typical shower displays between five and 20 meteors an hour at the peak.

Lyrid meteor shower: Leftovers of Comet Thatcher

The Lyrids are a prominent meteor shower that peaks in April. The famous shower caused by Comet Thatcher has been observed for more than 2,700 years.

We can build a real, traversable wormhole … if the universe has extra dimensions

It may be possible to build a real, traversable wormhole, but only if our universe has extra dimensions, a team of physicists has found.

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Tiny satellites are changing the way we explore our planet and beyond

This month, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will make the first fully-private, crewed flight to the International Space Station. The going price for a seat is US$55 million.

High school student scouring gravitational wave data makes neutron star discovery

Around the world, astrophysicists are poring over the blips of gravitational waves that ripple through Earth when distant black holes or neutron stars collide. Most don't also attend high school.

Astronomers spot most distant galaxy yet at 13.5 billion light-years away

Researchers have spotted what might be the farthest astronomical object ever found — a galaxy candidate named HD1 that they estimate is 13.5 billion light-years away.

Relive all the galactic magic in 'The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian' Season 2

Abrams Books delivers another stellar "making of" edition with "The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian" Season 2

Ultra-fast electron rain is pouring out of Earth's magnetosphere, and scientists think they know why

Scientists discovered the mechanism that causes electrons to 'downpour' into Earth's atmosphere.


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