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Star-packed Triangulum Galaxy shines in new Hubble Telescope image

The Triangulum Galaxy, the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, is shining with star formation in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Orion capsule used in abort test 'lands' at University of North Dakota

A space capsule that NASA used to learn more about safely launching astronauts to the moon has arrived at the University of North Dakota for a different type of education.

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Nasa astronaut hears 'strange noise' from Boeing Starliner spacecraft

Source of pulsing ‘sonar ping’ noise from Boeing spacecraft not yet been traced, but could be heard on the speaker

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The pieces of NASA's next 3 Artemis moon missions head to Florida launch site (photos)

Pieces for the Artemis 2, 3 and 4 moon missions are all bound for NASA's Kennedy Space Center after manufacturing in the U.S. and in Europe. They'll journey by sea to get there.

Space

'Warm Jupiter' exoplanet 300 light-years away found by amateur astronomers

A network of citizen scientists recently found a "warm" Jupiter 300 light-years from Earth that can reveal clues about how our own Jupiter and solar system evolved.

Space

Astrophotographer captures Comet C/2023 E1 Atlas in rare encounter with Flying Bat and Squid Nebula

The detailed deep-sky image captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro shows the dramatic scene unfolding at different wavelengths.

Space

Nasa astronaut reports ‘strange noise’ from Boeing Starliner spacecraft

Butch Wilmore reports pulsing sounds from capsule dogged with issues and set to return without astronauts

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NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore reports 'strange noise' coming from Boeing's Starliner spacecraft (video)

The eerie sound was likened to a pulsing sonar-like ping.

Space

Inside The 'Golden Age' Of Alien Hunting At The Green Bank Telescope

Nestled between mountains in a secluded corner of West Virginia, a giant awakens: the Green Bank Telescope begins its nightly vigil, scanning the cosmos for secrets.

International Business Times

Exclusive: Inside the Quest to Create the First-Ever Movie of A Black Hole

The international team that delivered the first image of a black hole is now dreaming up how to make black hole movies.

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Astrophotographer captures Comet 13P/Olbers and the Black Eye Galaxy M64 in stunning detail (photo)

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer had just one hour to capture this iconic image of Comet 13P/Olbers and the Black Eye Galaxy (M64).

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‘She was right and they were wrong’: the female astronomers hidden by science’s male elite

As a new play examines the work of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, we celebrate the women whose crucial discoveries were ignored or suppressed

The Guardian - UK

SpaceX launches back-to-back Falcon 9 rockets within 65 minutes and aces 2 landings days after a failed booster touchdown (video)

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets in just over an hour early Saturday (Aug. 31) and nailed back-to-back booster landings just days after a recent failure.

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Rocket Lab's Mars probes reach launch site ahead of 1st flight on Blue Origin New Glenn rocket (photos)

The twin ESCAPADE satellites have arrived in Florida for the highly anticipated inaugural flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn megarocket in October.

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Astronomers Simulated How A Supermassive Black Hole Annihilates A Star — And It Is A Must-See

Giant black holes in the centres of galaxies like our own Milky Way are known to occasionally munch on nearby stars.

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 126 —Danger! Rogue Planets!

On Episode 126 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Rosalba Perna about errant planets.

Space

NASA's solar sail successfully spreads its wings in space

NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System successfully spread its "wings" in space.

Space

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket can return to flight, FAA says

SpaceX can resume flying its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced this evening (Aug. 30), two days after a landing failure grounded the vehicle.

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No, NASA's DART asteroid impact probably won't spark meteor showers on Earth — but maybe on Mars

Slower moving particles blasted out by the DART impact on the asteroid Dimorphos could create meteor showers on Mars — but it's unlikely they'll cause meteor showers over Earth.

The Independent UK

NASA announces crew members cut from SpaceX flight to free up seats for stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts

The Dragon Capsule will launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Station to the International Space Station in late September

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Former U.S. Navy Seal Jonny Kim will be 1st Korean-American astronaut on ISS in March 2025

U.S. Navy lieutenant and NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to fly to the ISS for an eight-month mission in 2025.

Space

NASA gives Intuitive Machines $117 million for 2027 mission to moon's south pole

Intuitive Machines, which aced the first-ever private moon landing earlier this year, just scored a $117 million NASA contract for a 2027 mission to the lunar south pole.

Space

NASA's Perseverance rover begins ambitious ascent up a Mars crater rim

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has started off on its most ambitious ascent yet to the rim of Jezero Crater.

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NASA cuts 2 astronauts from SpaceX Crew-9 mission to make room for Boeing Starliner crew

NASA's Crew-9 mission now has only 2 astronauts instead of 4. The last-minute change gives room to return 2 astronauts on the ISS who needed a new ride home.

Space

Boeing Starliner astronauts will spend at least 240 days stuck in space — is that a new record?

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will spend at least eight consecutive months aboard the International Space Station as their Boeing Starliner spacecraft returns to Earth empty. Is their extended spaceflight record-setting?

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