The best space telescope you never heard of just shut down
On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut ...
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SpaceX's private Fram2 launch over Earth's poles will send astronauts where no one has gone before
In contrast, the Fram2 mission's 90-degree inclination means it will pass directly over both the North and South Poles. This ...
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Webb telescope's new photo isn't just rare. It's psychedelic.
A conception of the James Webb Space Telescope orbiting 1 million miles from Earth. Credit: NASA GSFC / CIL / Adriana Manrique Gutierrez Space is phantasmagorical. Astronomers using the powerful ...
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Webb Space Telescope captures a star in the making and a galaxy far, far away
(AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has captured a plume of gas ... make another close pass of the sun Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend — but don’t count on seeing it The ...
NASA Reveals 5 Million Images of Gravity Waves Rippling Through Earth’s Sky
NASA’s AWE mission just released millions of gravity wave images from space, unveiling atmospheric forces that ripple through ...
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 154 — The View From On High
On Episode 154 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Space TV director Liam Kennedy about bringing content and video from the International Space Station down to Earth. If you've ...
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Returns Safely to Earth After Staying 286 Days in Space
There was jubilation in Tallahassee, Florida, as NASA’s SpaceX crew-9 successfully returned to Earth after staying 286 days ...
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Space telescope Gaia sent into 'retirement' but legacy endures
But Gaia's mission will continue back on Earth. Scientists are still sifting through the deluge of data the telescope sent back, and are expected to deliver its fourth catalog of the stars in 2026.