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'Green comet' last spotted 50,000 years ago visible in UK skies

The comet will appear blurry to the naked eye, but there are ways to get a clear view.

Daily Record

Green comet last seen by Neanderthals 50,000 years ago is now visible from Earth

The E3 comet, which was last seen from Earth during the Stone Age, is set to make its closest approach to the planet on February 1 and could become visible to the naked eye

Daily Mirror

ESA chief vows to restore Europe's access to space

The European Space Agency chief says he wants to rebuild Europe’s access to space following the botched launch of a European rocket carrying two Earth observation satellites last year and the delayed introduction of the Ariane 6 launcher

The Independent UK

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40 years ago, NASA launched the space telescope that proved JWST could work

IRAS is a sometimes forgotten spacecraft that proved that infrared astronomy had a bright future.

Inverse

Earth's inner core slows down

Earth's inner core has slowed down — or is perhaps even lagging. Here's what this means for life on the surface

Salon

Nasa to test nuclear-powered rocket that could fly astronauts to Mars in record time

The space agency says an in-Earth orbit demonstration of the craft will be conducted in 2027

Evening Standard

Green comet not seen for 50,000 years now visible in night skies over UK

The comet was spotted crashing out of the Oort cloud on the edge of the solar system last year, and is now heading towards the Sun

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Asteroid hurtling through space set to narrowly avoid collision with Earth

The speeding space object travelling at over 48,000 kph will pass our planet at an altitude of around 2,500 miles above the ground

Dublin Live

NASA to test NUCLEAR ROCKETS for flying astronauts to Mars in ultra-fast time

NASA has unveiled plans to test a nuclear-powered rocket that could be used to take astronauts to Mars in considerably quicker time than conventional chemical propulsion

Daily Mirror

Horoscope for Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023

Avoid shopping or important decisions from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Pisces into Aries.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rocket Lab makes first US launch with Virginia liftoff

With 32 launches from New Zealand in the books, Rocket Lab made its first launch from the U.S. on a flight called “Virginia is For Launch Lovers” on Tuesday.

Orlando Sentinel

Nasa to test nuclear rockets that could fly astronauts to Mars in record time

Project, in concert with US government agency Darpa, aims to develop pioneering propulsion system for space travel

The Guardian - US

How the space sector can be crucial to Shetland's future

THE deputy CEO of a major space agency operating from the Shetland Islands has said he hopes the space sector can play a role in helping form a…

The National (Scotland)

Asteroid rocketing through space at 33,000mph will 'just miss' Earth

The asteroid was first detected this past weekend, but experts have confirmed it is not a threat.

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Asteroid-mining startup AstroForge to launch first space missions this year

Asteroid-mining startup AstroForge Inc. plans to launch its first two missions to space this year as it seeks to extract and refine metals from deep space.

Evening Standard

Tech & Science Daily podcast: Rotation of Earth’s inner core might be reversing

Plus, Internet Matters on greater conversations around children’s use of the metaverse

Inverse

“Rubble pile” asteroids may be surprisingly hard to destroy — study

Near Earth asteroid Itokawa is a rubble pile that formed more than four billion years ago, a new study found. So, these asteroids might be resilient to demise.

Irish Mirror

Asteroid flying through space at 48,280km/h set for close encounter with Earth

The asteroid is travelling at an incredible 48,280 kilometers per hour

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Space dust from 4.2bn-year-old asteroid could hold key to preventing cataclysmic collisions with Earth

Rubble pile asteroid is almost as old as the solar system, a sign that it can withstand great shocks and may be difficult to destroy, research suggests

Daily Mirror

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope finds signs of 'building blocks for life' in icy clouds

NASA's most powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, has spotted signs of elements including methane and ethanol in a dark molecular cloud where temperatures range from -270C to -250C

The Guardian - UK

As a girl, I was thrilled by the night sky. Must my son grow up without seeing the Milky Way?

I love the idea of my boy and his dad peering through a telescope together, writes Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett. But what will light pollution leave for them to look at?

The Independent UK

Earth’s inner core may have started to spin in opposite direction, puzzling new discovery suggests

This isn’t the first time it has happened, scientists say

Wales Online

Asteroid travelling 33,300mph set to miss Earth narrowly

You can watch the event on a livestream on Friday, January 27

The Guardian - UK

Exotic green comet not seen since stone age returns to skies above Earth

Comet C/2022 E3, which orbits the sun every 50,000 years, will be closest to us next Wednesday and Thursday

Inverse

Look! Webb Telescope finds icy ingredients for organic chemicals in deep space

The coldest, most distant ices ever measured could have big implications for planets — and life.

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