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It's been a 'wild' ride for the comet sampled by NASA's Stardust mission

Comet Wild 2 formed 4.5 billion years ago and is a relic of the birth of the solar system. In 2006, NASA brought pieces of it down to Earth.

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An impossibly huge ring of galaxies might lead us to new physics. Here's how

This galactic superstructure appears to us as it was over 9 billion years ago.

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Not dead yet: Japan prepares for possible recovery of SLIM moon lander

The SLIM 'Moon Sniper' probe went silent shortly after notching Japan's first-ever lunar landing on Jan. 19. But there may be life in the spacecraft yet.

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US Priority Mail stamps now feature James Webb Space Telescope images

As light reaching the James Webb Space Telescope, it took between 6,500 and 7,600 years to be received. As images on Priority stamps, they will get your mail to its destination much sooner.

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NASA restores contact with Mars helicopter Ingenuity after communications dropout on latest flight

Last week, NASA lost contact with Ingenuity. But, don't worry, the agency appears to have regained communication with the beloved helicopter exploring Mars.

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Mysterious radio source in heart of ancient star cluster might be a rare black hole

One of the Milky Way’s brightest star clusters may have a medium-sized black hole at its heart, groundbreaking radio observations revealed.

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Space rescue! Watch a satellite being saved from a wire snag (video)

A satellite testing solar power in space faced a strange deployment issue in 2023. The lessons learned will make future designs even better, its team says.

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Japan hopes to restore power to ‘Moon Sniper’

Space agency JAXA says its vessel could be revived thanks to an early shutdown, noting it has ‘lots’ of data.

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Japan Says 'Possibility' Moon Lander Power Can Be Restored

Japan switched off its Moon lander almost three hours after a historic touchdown to allow for a possible recovery of the craft when the sun hits its solar panels, the space agency said Monday.

International Business Times

‘It’s open!’: Nasa finally unlocks canister of dust from 4.6bn-year-old asteroid

After months of wrestling with last two of 35 fasteners, scientists were able to remove dust from Bennu to examine

The Guardian - US

Asia ascendant: On the new Space Race

There are now five countries with the demonstrated ability to land robotic spacecraft on the moon, with the new Space Race currently being led by Asian countries

The Hindu

Wild Mars plane concept could seek water from high in the Red Planet's atmosphere

As the Mars Ingenuity helicopter continues to soar, an early-stage Red Planet craft is in the works. The first fixed-wing plane on Mars would seek water — and perhaps life.

Space

'Barbenheimer Star' that blew up 13 billion years ago defies explanation, baffling scientists

The inexplicable entity, which likely had a chemical composition unlike any other known star, was identified by a group of "stellar archaeologists" who traced back the cosmic history of another equally unique star.

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Earth's water might have come from ancient space rocks, meteorite discovery suggests

Scientists have found fingerprints of water in ancient meteorites reminiscent of the planetesimals that formed Earth.

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If life exists on Mars, don't count on sample-return missions to find it, scientists say

While ambitious plans to return Red Planet samples to Earth are in development, some scientists argue that we should instead find ways to analyze Mars samples on the planet itself.

International Business Times

NASA Regains Contact With Mini-helicopter On Mars

NASA has re-established contact with its tiny helicopter on Mars, the US space agency said Saturday, after an unexpected outage prompted fears that the hard-working craft had finally met its end.

Space

World-renowned spaceflight museum set for renovation at Cosmosphere

The home of a sunken Mercury capsule and the spacecraft that brought the Apollo 13 crew back to Earth is getting an upgrade. The Cosmosphere announced it is ready to renovate its Hall of Space.

International Business Times

European Crew Arrives At ISS On Private Mission

An all-European crew including Turkey's first astronaut arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday on a voyage chartered by Axiom Space.

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Fire! NASA kicks off Artemis moon program's 2024 with big engine test (video)

An RS-25 engine rated for future human moon missions fired up on Jan. 17 for about eight minutes in a key test for NASA's Artemis program.

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Hassell Studio and ESA create the shape and structure of a future moon base

The Lunar Habitat Master Plan imagines a modular colony on the surface of the moon, using inflatable modules and 3D-printed protection

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NASA loses contact with Ingenuity Mars helicopter

NASA lost contact with its Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Thursday (Jan. 18), toward the end of the little rotorcraft's 72nd Red Planet flight.

The Hindu

Status of Japan moon-lander SLIM unclear with solar panel glitch

Japan's spacecraft, SLIM, successfully made a soft landing on the moon, but faces challenges with power generation.

International Business Times

Japan's 'Moon Sniper' Lands But Power Running Low

Japan on Saturday became only the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar landing, but its "Moon Sniper" spacecraft was running out of power due to a solar battery problem.

International Business Times

US Space Company Upbeat On Next Moon Mission Despite Lander's Demise

The head of the American space company whose lunar lander failed this week in its mission to reach the Moon expressed optimism Friday that the next attempt would achieve its goal.

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'We have doubled the number of nationalities aboard' ISS as all-European SpaceX Ax-3 astronauts dock at space station

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Freedom arrived at the ISS early Saturday morning (Jan. 20) with the four astronauts of the private Ax-3 mission to begin a two-week mission aboard.

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