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Five things James Webb has taught us a year since its first image

Exactly 12 months ago NASA released the first stunning image captured by the James Webb Telescope, which gave us a new understanding of the first galaxies to form after the Big Bang. Since then, it has helped us shed new light on the entire universe.

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A poem from humanity is going to fly on NASA's Jupiter moon mission

“In Praise of Mystery: A Poem for Europa,” is part of NASA’s “Message In a Bottle Campaign” as the space agency prepares for a years-long journey to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa.

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What have we learned from NASA’s first public meeting on UFOs?

A US task force is examining 800 unidentified anomalous phenomena, but less than 5 per cent of them are thought to be "really abnormal".

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What's going on in space, and who's regulating it?

Keeping track of everything going on beyond Earth’s stratosphere can be tricky. As the number of actors in the space industry keeps on increasing, some experts are calling for additional regulation, as it's getting crowded up there.

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NASA releases spectacular album of sounds from the universe

NASA’s Sonification Project allows everyone to enjoy the beauty of the cosmos in a different way.

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Inside Mars Dune Alpha, NASA’s martian simulation habitat

A four-person crew will spend a year inside NASA’s Mars simulation habitat to test how they react to conditions on the Red Planet.

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Launch of ESA's JUICE mission to Jupiter postponed due to bad weather

A mission by the European Space agency to discover the secrets of three of Jupiter’s ice-crusted moons was postponed on Thursday.

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NASA unveils 'Mars' habitat for year-long experiments on Earth

Four small rooms, a gym and a lot of red sand -- NASA unveils a new Mars-simulation habitat, in which volunteers will live for a year at a time to test what life will be like for future missions to Earth's neighbour.

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Artemis mission: Meet the astronauts flying to the Moon next year

The last time humans flew to the Moon was in 1972. This time around, a female and a Black astronaut will be part of the crew.

Ukraine

Why is a Ukrainian Space company taking Russia to court for €530m?

CheZaRa, a Ukrainian company providing equipment for spacecraft, was all but destroyed during the Russian bombardment of Chernihiv. Now the company is suing for compensation. But sanctions on Russia mean it has had to think creatively.

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Humans on the Moon and Mars could live in homes made from potatoes

Scientists have created a new building material from potato starch which, with a pinch of salt, could help build houses on the Moon and Mars.

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Homes for alien life? Two moons of Uranus ‘may harbour active oceans’

Astrobiologists believe moons with active oceans could be potential homes for alien life.

Space

NASA is building James Webb's successor. This is what it will do

NASA's next big space telescope is under construction with help from ESA - and scientists hope it will answer questions about dark matter.

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NASA reveals new spacesuit design for its future Moon landing mission

The suits are not the final design but give a good idea of what NASA astronauts will wear when they land on the lunar surface.

Climate

Will drought and flooding get worse as temperatures rise?

‘Sharp’ increase in weather extremes correlates with warming climate, study shows.

Space

James Webb Telescope discovers six massive 'universe breaker' galaxies

They're far bigger than was believed possible for galaxies so soon after the dawn of the universe - leaving scientists stunned.

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New balloon capsule aims to float passengers to the edge of space

The company says it aims to "democratise space" by offering cheap, safe balloon flights high enough in the stratosphere to see the curve of the Earth.

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Humans on the Moon and Mars could live in homes 'grown' from mushrooms

With the help of NASA, architects are working on a prototype that uses a mixture of algae and fungi to "grow" houses on the Moon and Mars.

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Astronomers spot black hole whipping a star into a doughnut shape

It’s estimated that this sort of stellar shredding happens only a few times every 100,000 years in most galaxies

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Potentially habitable planet discovered 100 light years from Earth

The newly discovered planet is a similar size to Earth and is likely to be rocky, according to NASA.