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FILE PHOTO: A view of Jupiter's moon Europa created from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990s, according to NASA, obtained by Reuters May 14, 2018. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute/ Handout via Reuters/File

Europa's similarity to Greenland hints that Jupiter moon could harbor life

Europa's similarity to Greenland hints that Jupiter moon could harbor life

The uncanny resemblance between features on Europa's frozen surface and a landform in Greenland that sits atop a sizable pocket of water are providing intriguing new indications that this moon of Jupiter may be capable of harboring life.
The uncanny resemblance between features on Europa's frozen surface and a landform in Greenland that sits atop a sizable pocket of water are providing intriguing new indications that this moon of Jupiter may be capable of harboring life.
Science and Tech 20 Apr, 2022
The "Great Dark Spot", a storm in the atmosphere and the bright, light-blue smudge of clouds that accompanies the storm is seen on the planet Neptune, taken by the NASA spacecraft Voyager 2 less than five days before its closest approach of the planet on August 25, 1989. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout via Reuters

The forecast on planet Neptune is chilly - and getting colder

The forecast on planet Neptune is chilly - and getting colder

Frigid and far-flung Neptune, our solar system's outermost planet, is adding to its reputation as an enigmatic world, with astronomers puzzled by a surprising drop in its atmospheric temperatures during the past two decades.
Frigid and far-flung Neptune, our solar system's outermost planet, is adding to its reputation as an enigmatic world, with astronomers puzzled by a surprising drop in its atmospheric temperatures during the past two decades.
Science and Tech 15 Apr, 2022
A timeline graphic displaying the earliest galaxy candidates, including the newly discovered HD1, and the history of the universe is seen in this undated handout image. Photo: Harikane et al., NASA, EST and P. Oesch/Yale/Handout via Reuters

Earliest-known galaxy offers clues about the primordial universe

Earliest-known galaxy offers clues about the primordial universe

Astronomers have discovered what may be the earliest and most distant galaxy ever observed, one that formed relatively soon after the Big Bang event that marked the origin of the universe and may be populated by the novel first generation of stars.
Astronomers have discovered what may be the earliest and most distant galaxy ever observed, one that formed relatively soon after the Big Bang event that marked the origin of the universe and may be populated by the novel first generation of stars.
Science and Tech 08 Apr, 2022
An artist's illustration shows a massive, newly forming exoplanet called AB Aurigae b. Photo: NASA, ESA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)/Handout via Reuters

Gigantic Jupiter-like alien planet observed still 'in the womb'

Gigantic Jupiter-like alien planet observed still 'in the womb'

Scientists have observed an enormous planet about nine times the mass of Jupiter at a remarkably early stage of formation - describing it as still in the womb - in a discovery that challenges the current understanding of planetary formation.
Scientists have observed an enormous planet about nine times the mass of Jupiter at a remarkably early stage of formation - describing it as still in the womb - in a discovery that challenges the current understanding of planetary formation.
Science and Tech 06 Apr, 2022
The Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov is seen during its docking to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 18, 2022. Photo: Anton Shkaplerov/Roscosmos/Handout via Reuters

Russia says cooperation in space only possible once sanctions are lifted

Russia says cooperation in space only possible once sanctions are lifted

Russia's space director said on Saturday that the restoration of normal ties between partners at the International Space Station (ISS) and other joint space projects would be possible only once Western sanctions against Moscow are lifted.
Russia's space director said on Saturday that the restoration of normal ties between partners at the International Space Station (ISS) and other joint space projects would be possible only once Western sanctions against Moscow are lifted.
Science and Tech 02 Apr, 2022
Eight environment journalists from Nepal, India and Bangladesh will be part of an expedition to the Everest region to attend a climate change boot camp that will enable nuanced science reporting from the tough and underreported terrain.

Himalayan Climate Boot Camp 2022 taking science journalists to unchartered heights

Himalayan Climate Boot Camp 2022 taking science journalists to unchartered heights

Eight environment journalists from Nepal, India and Bangladesh will be part of an expedition to the Everest region to attend a climate change boot camp that will enable nuanced science reporting from the tough and underreported terrain.
Eight environment journalists from Nepal, India and Bangladesh will be part of an expedition to the Everest region to attend a climate change boot camp that will enable nuanced science reporting from the tough and underreported terrain.
Science and Tech 28 Mar, 2022
Photo Courtesy: European Space Agency

Russia to work on solo Mars mission after Europe freezes joint project: Interfax

Russia to work on solo Mars mission after Europe freezes joint project: Interfax

Russia will start work on its own Mars mission given that the European Space Agency (ESA) has suspended a joint project in the wake of the Ukraine invasion, Interfax news agency quoted a top official as saying on Friday.
Russia will start work on its own Mars mission given that the European Space Agency (ESA) has suspended a joint project in the wake of the Ukraine invasion, Interfax news agency quoted a top official as saying on Friday.
Science and Tech 19 Mar, 2022
FILE PHOTO: The International Space Station (ISS) crew members Mark Vande Hei of NASA, cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos are pictured during space suit check at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan April 9, 2021. Photo: Irina Spector/GCTC/Roscosmos/Handout via Reuters/File

Russian cosmonauts set for Friday launch to International Space Station

Russian cosmonauts set for Friday launch to International Space Station

Three Russian cosmonauts were due for launch on Friday to the International Space Station (ISS), continuing a two-decade-plus shared Russian-U.S. presence aboard the orbiting outpost despite heightened terrestrial tensions between Moscow and Washington.
Three Russian cosmonauts were due for launch on Friday to the International Space Station (ISS), continuing a two-decade-plus shared Russian-U.S. presence aboard the orbiting outpost despite heightened terrestrial tensions between Moscow and Washington.
Science and Tech 18 Mar, 2022
This undated artist rendition provided by the European Space Agency shows the ESA ExoMars robot on Mars. Photo: Thiebaut/ESA-AOES medialab via AP

No European Mars mission this year, due to war in Ukraine

No European Mars mission this year, due to war in Ukraine

Because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Europe is going to have to wait at least several more years and may need NASA's help before its first planned Mars rover can drill into the planet's dusty surface, seeking signs of whether it ever hosted life.
Because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Europe is going to have to wait at least several more years and may need NASA's help before its first planned Mars rover can drill into the planet's dusty surface, seeking signs of whether it ever hosted life.
Science and Tech 18 Mar, 2022
An artist's impression shows a "Vampire" star, composed of an oblate star with a disc around it and B-type star that has been stripped of its atmosphere (background), in this handout photo. Photo Courtesy ESO/L. Calcada/Handout via Reuters

Stellar 'vampire' finds love at first bite with companion star

Stellar 'vampire' finds love at first bite with companion star

Astronomers have gotten a good look at what happens when a "vampire" star sucks the outer layers of material from a companion star, stripping this "bitten" victim down to a mere stellar core.
Astronomers have gotten a good look at what happens when a "vampire" star sucks the outer layers of material from a companion star, stripping this "bitten" victim down to a mere stellar core.
Science and Tech 02 Mar, 2022
FILE PHOTO - A meteor streaking across the sky was caught on Portland Maine Police Department patrol vehicle camera in this images posted on social media in Portland, Maine, United States early May 17, 2016. Courtesy Portland Maine Police Department/Handout via REUTERS

Meteorites from Mars, outer space land on Christie's auction block

Meteorites from Mars, outer space land on Christie's auction block

Meteorites are striking gold among collectors, with a dilapidated dog house that survived a hit from outer space expected to fetch up to $300,000 at a Christie's auction, and a chunk of Mars going for as much as $800,000.
Meteorites are striking gold among collectors, with a dilapidated dog house that survived a hit from outer space expected to fetch up to $300,000 at a Christie's auction, and a chunk of Mars going for as much as $800,000.
Science and Tech 23 Feb, 2022
A handout image, obtained by Reuters on February 16, 2022, shows what the core of galaxy Messier 77 might look like. ESO/M. Kornmesser and L. Calcada/Handout via Reuters

New observations help explain universe's most energetic objects

New observations help explain universe's most energetic objects

Observations showing a roughly donut-shaped cloud of cosmic dust and gas shrouding a huge black hole at the heart of a galaxy similar in size to our Milky Way are providing scientists with new clarity about the universe's most energetic objects.
Observations showing a roughly donut-shaped cloud of cosmic dust and gas shrouding a huge black hole at the heart of a galaxy similar in size to our Milky Way are providing scientists with new clarity about the universe's most energetic objects.
Science and Tech 17 Feb, 2022
FILE PHOTO: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule, is launched carrying three NASA and one ESA astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. November 10, 2021. Photo: Rueters/File

Solar storm knocks out 40 newly launched SpaceX satellites

Solar storm knocks out 40 newly launched SpaceX satellites

A geomagnetic storm triggered by a large burst of radiation from the sun has disabled least 40 of the 49 satellites newly launched by SpaceX as part of its Starlink internet communications network, the company said.
A geomagnetic storm triggered by a large burst of radiation from the sun has disabled least 40 of the 49 satellites newly launched by SpaceX as part of its Starlink internet communications network, the company said.
Science and Tech 10 Feb, 2022
An undated illustration shows the asteroid called 2020 XL5, an asteroid companion to Earth that orbits the sun along the same path as our planet, that is about 1.2 kilometers (0.73 miles) in diameter. It is known as a Trojan asteroid and is only the second one known around Earth. Photo: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine/Handout via Reuters

Hitchhiking in Earth's orbit, asteroid may be with us for 4,000 years

Hitchhiking in Earth's orbit, asteroid may be with us for 4,000 years

An asteroid that was discovered riding along in Earth's orbit is about three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) wide and might remain as a hitchhiker with our planet for at least 4,000 more years while posing no danger, scientists said on Tuesday.
An asteroid that was discovered riding along in Earth's orbit is about three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) wide and might remain as a hitchhiker with our planet for at least 4,000 more years while posing no danger, scientists said on Tuesday.
Science and Tech 02 Feb, 2022
An artist's impression of an object located roughly 4,200 light years from our solar system that may be a type of neutron star - the dense, collapsed core of a massive star that exploded as a supernova - called a magnetar, in this handout image obtained January 27, 2022. Photo Courtesy: International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research/Handout via Reuters

Scientists amazed by blinking star's 'totally unexpected' behavior

Scientists amazed by blinking star's 'totally unexpected' behavior

Scientists have detected what appears to be an incredibly dense star behaving unlike anything else ever seen - and suspect it might be a type of exotic astrophysical object whose existence has until now been only hypothesized.
Scientists have detected what appears to be an incredibly dense star behaving unlike anything else ever seen - and suspect it might be a type of exotic astrophysical object whose existence has until now been only hypothesized.
Science and Tech 28 Jan, 2022
Cover page of white paper "China's Space Program: A 2021 Perspective" issued by China's State Council Information Office, January 28, 2022. Photo Courtesy: CGTN

China to strengthen space governance over next five years - white paper

China to strengthen space governance over next five years - white paper

China said it will strengthen its governance in space over the next five years to better protect its assets and interests, including the study of plans to build a near-earth object defence system and cooperation with other nations.
China said it will strengthen its governance in space over the next five years to better protect its assets and interests, including the study of plans to build a near-earth object defence system and cooperation with other nations.
Science and Tech 28 Jan, 2022

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