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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.

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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.

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Euroviews. Europe has a productivity problem. It can be solved from space

Innovation in the sector has a beneficial knock-on effect in all of the numerous sectors it touches. To put it more simply, if the space sector flourishes, almost every other sector thrives, too, Bogdan Gogulan writes.

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Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into Moon, Roscosmos says

Roscosmos said it lost contact with the spacecraft on Saturday after it ran into trouble while preparing for its pre-landing orbit of the Moon.

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India launches rocket into space on historic moon mission

If this mission is successful, India will become the fourth country to land on the moon’s surface.

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Scientists say there are more water worlds out there than we thought

Scientists estimate that one rocky planet per star in our galaxy could hold liquid water - the key to life.

Space

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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LOFAR super-telescope reveals the far reaches of the universe

In partnership with the European Commission

The largest pan-European radio-frequency telescope offers a unique eye for exploring the far reaches of the universe.

Mobility

How to spot the rare 'green comet' everyone is talking about

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) hasn’t been viewed by human eyes since the Stone Age.

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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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New Arctic spaceport opens in Sweden as Europe's space race heats up

"Europe has its foothold in space and will keep it," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

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NASA's SWOT is tracking rising water levels to monitor climate change

NASA launched the first global water monitoring satellite, SWOT into orbit in hopes of tracking climate change.

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UAE Hope probe reveals the mysteries of Mars

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The Emirates Mars Mission has been a source of inspiration for young Arabs and is set to have a long-lasting impact on the economy.

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Sweden's Arctic Circle launchpad

A remote rocket launchpad in northern Sweden is aiming to be the first in continental Europe to carry satellites into orbit.

Mobility

Why is NASA sending ovarian cells and a 3D bioprinter into space?

Taking place in orbit around the planet, these science experiments carried out in space could change life on Earth.

Mobility

Newly spotted 'planet killer' asteroid could one day threaten Earth

Called 2022 AP7, it's over 1 km wide and the largest potentially hazardous asteroid found in the last eight years, say astronomers.

Mobility

New study finds life could be dormant under Mars' surface

A new study has found that there’s a good chance we'll find life on Mars buried under the planet’s surface hundreds of millions of years ago.

Mobility

World’s biggest digital camera could help unlock universe’s secrets

With the power of 266 iPhones, this camera will help astronomers see the universe like never before.

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NASA's DART mission hailed a success as asteroid nudged off course

It's the first time humanity has altered the motion of a natural body in space.

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Cosmonauts conduct spacewalk aboard ISS

Expedition 67 Commander Oleg Artemyev and Flight Engineer Denis Matveev, both of Roscosmos, began a spacewalk early Friday to continue outfitting the European robotic arm on the International Space Station's Nauka laboratory.