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Scientists discover what happens when two giant ice planets collide

Researchers were caught by surprise when they observed what they believe to be the aftermath of two giant planets colliding.

11/10/2023

Green News

Satellite TV company receives world first fine for space junk

The US Federal Communications Commission has said it could "pose orbital debris concerns" for other satellites.

03/10/2023

Space

Signs of life? James Webb reveals more about exoplanet’s atmosphere

Astronomers are hunting for signs of life elsewhere in the universe - and planet K2-18 b is of particular interest.

12/09/2023

Space

Black holes may be lurking closer to Earth than previously thought

The closest black hole to Earth was thought to be 1,560 light-years away - but a new study suggests there could be one around 150 light-years away.

12/09/2023

Space

Nishimura: How to see the new comet in Europe before it disappears

Only discovered in August, comet Nishimura is currently passing the Earth for the first time in more than 400 years.

11/09/2023

World News

Astronauts safely return to earth after space mission

The international crew of four astronauts spend 186 days in orbit before landing in the Atlantic sea off the coast of Florida

04/09/2023

World News

Latest SpaceX crew successfully docked at International Space Station

The latest SpaceX crew-7 mission successfully docked at the International Space Station on Sunday. Aboard the Dragon Endurance spacecraft, were four astronauts representing four different countries.

27/08/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Why is Pluto not a planet anymore?

24 August 2006: There’s one less planet in the sky.

24/08/2023

Mobility

India's spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 makes historic landing on the Moon

India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has landed on the Moon, making the country the fourth nation ever to accomplish such a feat.

23/08/2023

Russia

Russia launches its first mission to the Moon in nearly 50 years

Russian space agency, Roscosmos, says it expects the lunar landing to take place around the 21 August.

11/08/2023

Mobility

This AI algorithm could save the world by detecting killer asteroids

HelioLinc3D, an asteroid discovery algorithm designed for the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, has identified its first potentially hazardous Earth-bound asteroid.

10/08/2023

Eco-Innovation

A giant ‘sun umbrella’ could stem global warming, new paper claims

We might one step closer to a giant solar shade that could help cool the Earth.

01/08/2023

Mobility

NASA lab awaits asteroid samples that could explain how life began

The samples were collected by the unmanned OSIRIS-REx space probe which was launched from Cape Canaveral in 2016.

27/07/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: The best culture inspired by the 1969 moon landing

21 July 1969: One small step for man, one giant leap for culture

21/07/2023

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India successfully launches new mission to land robot explorer on moon

India has successful launched a rocket to the Moon in a new bid to join the exclusive club of nations - Russia, the United States and China - who have successfully completed a controlled lunar landing.

14/07/2023

World News

India successfully launches new mission to land robot explorer on moon

India has successfully launched a new mission to land a robot explorer on the South Pole of the moon, a journey that will take over a month.

14/07/2023

Mobility

Euclid Space Telescope: Europe's mission to chart the universe

ESA's Euclid space telescope was launched for a six-year mission to shed light on dark energy and matter and chart the largest-ever map of the universe.

02/07/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: When the biggest asteroid in recorded history landed

30 June 1908: A city-destroying meteor lands in Siberia

30/06/2023

Mobility

How do you catch a falling satellite? This start-up has the answer

While It’s become more cost-effective to launch satellites to orbit, bringing them back to Earth intact has proven much trickier. Until now.

22/05/2023

Mobility

SpaceX launches Saudi Arabia’s first female astronaut into space

It's the latest move by the oil-rich Gulf kingdom, where women only gained the right to drive a few years ago, to revamp its ultraconservative image.

22/05/2023