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How to photograph star trails

The best camera settings and shooting tips for anyone looking to photograph star trails.

How neutron star collisions flooded Earth with gold and other precious metals

The universe is pretty good at smashing things together. And when neutron stars do it, the collisions release a flood of elements necessary for life.

How neutron star collisions flooded Earth with gold and other precious metals

The universe is pretty good at smashing things together. And when neutron stars do it, the collisions release a flood of elements necessary for life.

Best lightsaber fights: Epic duels from across the Star Wars universe

These are the 10 best lightsaber fights in Star Wars, ever. Don't fight us on this, we have the high ground.

CyberLink PhotoDirector 13 review

The latest version of CyberLink PhotoDirector is a perfect tool for beginners and social media-savvy photographers, but its newer tools are unlikely to satisfy serious astrophotographers

A guide to blue hour photography

Our guide to blue hour photography has top tips on equipment, settings, and planning – all you need to get inspired for the most magical time to shoot.

Do space tourists really understand the risk they're taking?

Space tourism vehicles are probably the only technology with the potential to kill humans that doesn't need to undergo independent safety certification. Is that a good idea?

Astronomers reveal strange clouds on 'fluffy' alien planet WASP-127b

Astronomers reveal WASP-127b's clouds are unlike any found on Earth.

NASA will launch a new Earth-observing satellite today, here's how to watch

NASA is gearing up to launch a new Earth-observing satellite and you can watch the action live online.

Microgravity on demand with Earth return through ESA’s Boost!

A new six-month round-trip commercial space transportation service from 2022, backed by ESA, will enable companies to manufacture in space very pure and more capable materials, discover new pharmaceutical drugs and bring them back for use on Earth.

ESA Open Day 2021

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What’s coming next in space? Find out at our virtual ESA Open Day on Sunday 3 October, from 1300 – 1600 CEST (1200 – 1500 BST). Your chance to talk to the people behind future space missions, get close-up views of space hardware and hear from astronaut Alexander Gerst. The Open Day is open to anyone; all you have to do is register to attend.

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Going hyperspectral for CHIME

With Covid restrictions a little more relaxed, scientists from Europe and the USA were finally able to team up for a long-awaited field experiment to ensure that a new Copernicus satellite called CHIME will deliver the best possible data products as soon as it is operational in orbit. This new mission is being developed to support EU policies on the management of natural resources, ultimately helping to address the global issue of food security.

Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket set for launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Atlas 5 rocket with the Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite for NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.

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Astronomers Detect Clouds on an Exoplanet, and Even Measure Their Altitude

The search for planets beyond our Solar System has grown immensely during the past few decades. To date, 4,521 extrasolar planets have been confirmed in 3,353 systems, with an additional 7,761 candidates awaiting confirmation. With so many distant worlds available for study (and improved instruments and methods), the process of exoplanet studies has been slowly transitioning away from discovery towards characterization.

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Monday launch from California begins countdown to Atlas 5 retirement

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket awaits liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, with the Landsat 9 satellite. Credit: Alex Polimeni / Spaceflight Now

The launch of a Landsat environmental monitoring satellite Monday from California’s Central Coast will be the first liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket since the company confirmed there will be 29 more Atlas 5 flights before the Atlas family’s retirement.

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Chang’e-5 Returned an Exotic Collection of Moon Rocks

Scientists have begun studying the samples returned from the Moon by China’s Chang’e-5 mission in December 2020, and a group of researchers presented their first findings at the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC) last week.

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Solar eclipse looks otherworldly in 'Golden Ring' astrophotography shot

The winning photographs for the 13th annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards have been announced, and the sun is the star of the show.

Disney to reboot 'Flight of the Navigator' with Bryce Dallas Howard at the helm

Set to be a female-led reimagining of the 1986 kids sci-fi adventure movie.

Photos: Astrophotographers capture stunning views of the night sky for 2021 contest

Here's a look at stunning astronomy images from the Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

Far Eastern star legends: the princess and the herdsman

The stars have provided inspiration for imaginative storytellers across the planet for millennia. This is the tale of two star-crossed lovers, Vega and Altair.

Brilliant dashcam fireball videos help scientists find 3 meteorites in Slovenia

By diligently tracing dashcam footage from a particularly spectacular fireball seen over central Europe in February 2020, a team of scientists hit pay dirt on three fragments of space rock.


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