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ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt launched together with the rest of the Axiom-3 crew at 22:49 CET on 18 January 2024, from launch pad 39A, NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA.
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NASA moon orbiter beams laser off Indian lander in historic 1st
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter recently bounced a laser off India's Vikram moon lander, marking a space-communications first.
New mystery object could be lightest black hole ever seen
The MeerKat Radio Telescope discovered an unknown object in the Milky Way heavier than the largest neutron star but lighter than the smallest black holes.
First European takes off on commercial flight to Space Station
ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt from Sweden blasted into space tonight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, at 21:49 GMT (22:49 CET, 16:49 local time). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) crew of four astronauts from launch pad 39A.
Early galaxies were shaped like surfboards and pool noodles, James Webb Space Telescope finds
Young galaxies in the early universe adopted elongated shapes as they formed along filaments of the cosmic web, before evolving into more disc-like galaxies.
Solar and Lunar Eclipses in 2024
Although no total lunar eclipses occur this year, skywatchers can look forward to two “central” solar eclipses — including a much-awaited total eclipse that spans the U.S. from Texas to New England.
The moon once had way more water than we ever imagined, lunar meteorite reveals
A new examination of a lunar meteorite revealed a mineral that could change our understanding of water on the moon, showing its crust was water-rich around 4 billion years ago.
Watch Japan attempt to ace its 1st-ever moon landing on Jan. 19 with this free livestream (video)
Japan's robotic SLIM spacecraft will attempt to pull off the nation's first-ever moon landing on Friday morning (Jan. 19), and you can watch the action live.
There's lots of water on the moon for astronauts. But is it safe to drink?
A new moon water challenge from the United Kingdom and Canada asks participants to purify the liquid for safe drinking, in time for astronaut lunar landings later in the 2020s.
Water ice buried at Mars' equator is over 2 miles thick
The Mars Express orbiter has detected enough water ice buried beneath the Red Planet's equator to cover the entire planet in a shallow ocean if melted.
Buried water ice at Mars's equator?
Windswept piles of dust, or layers of ice? ESA’s Mars Express has revisited one of Mars’s most mysterious features to clarify its composition. Its findings suggest layers of water ice stretching several kilometres below ground – the most water ever found in this part of the planet.
See a bright half moon meet up with Jupiter in the night sky tonight
A bright half moon just one day past its first-quarter phase meets up with Jupiter in the night sky on Thursday (Jan. 18) just below Aries, the Ram.
Chinese company targets 2025 for 1st launch of powerful new rocket
The Chinese launch company CAS Space has set August 2025 as the target for the first launch of its Kinetic-2 liquid propellant rocket.
Acefast Fast Charge Power Bank M1 review
A palm-sized power bank for charging your phone and other small devices on the move.
Heart of ESA vacuum testing
Image: Heart of ESA vacuum testing
Planetary Surfaces: Why study them? Can they help us find life elsewhere?
Universe Today recently explored the importance of studying impact craters and what they can teach us about finding life beyond Earth. Impact craters are considered one of the many surface processes—others include volcanism, weathering, erosion, and plate tectonics—that shape surfaces on numerous planetary bodies, with all of them simultaneously occurring on Earth. Here, we will explore how and why planetary scientists study planetary surfaces, the challenges faced when studying other planetary surfaces, what planetary surfaces can teach us about finding life, and how upcoming students can pursue studying planetary surfaces, as well. So, why is it so important to study planetary surfaces throughout the solar system?
Crippled Peregrine moon lander expected to crash to Earth today carrying human remains
The private Peregrine moon lander's long journey is about to come to an end, back on its home planet.
US must beat China back to the moon, Congress tells NASA
The newly announced delays to NASA's Artemis 2 and Artemis 3 moon missions are making some members of Congress nervous.
Early Mars Climate was Complex, with Streams Flowing Intermittently for Millions of Years
There’s overwhelming evidence that Mars was once wet and warm. Rivers flowed across its surface and carved intricate channel systems revealed by our orbiters. Expansive oceans even larger than Earth’s may have covered a third of its surface. Then something happened: Mars lost its atmosphere, cooled down, and surface water disappeared.
Watch new trailer for Netflix's sci-fi film 'Spaceman' starring Adam Sandler (video)
Netflix released a new trailer for the upcoming sci-fi film "Spaceman" starring Adam Sandler and Paul Dano.
NASA Selects a Sample Return Mission to Venus
In Dante Alighieri’s epic poem The Divine Comedy, the famous words “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here” adorn the gates of hell. Interestingly enough, Dante’s vision of hell is an apt description of what conditions are like on Venus. With an average temperature of 450 °C (842 °F), atmospheric pressures 92 times that of Earth, and clouds of sulfuric acid rain to boot, Venus is the most hostile environment in the Solar System. It is little wonder why space agencies, going all the way back to the beginning of the Space Age, have had such a hard time exploring Venus’ atmosphere.
