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Galaxies collide in stunning new Webb Telescope image

Webb's instruments shed new light on the merger between two galaxies and a brilliant burst of star formation.

Inverse

Edinburgh students make history with ground-breaking rocket launch

Endeavour, a team made up of students at the University of Edinburgh, travelled to take part in the European Rocketry Challenge in Ponte de Sor and were pleased to report their Darwin III rocket reached an altitude of 7000m

Edinburgh Live

One resilient Earth species could be the key to understanding life on Mars

Deinococcus radiodurans can survive anything — including, seemingly, harsh radiation like that on Mars.

Inverse

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Gut health in space: How zero gravity could wreak the microbiome

Whether we’ll be healthy enough to travel long distances in space depends on our ability to maintain the health of our gut microbiome.

Inverse

James Webb Space Telescope captures dazzling 'galaxy merger' 270 million light-years away

NASA says the merging galaxies "may well be in the process of forming a supermassive black hole".

ABC News

Radioactive traces in tree rings reveal Earth's history of unexplained 'radiation storms'

In searching for planets and studying their stars, I’ve had the privilege to use some of the world’s great telescopes. However, our team has recently turned to an even larger system to study the cosmos: Earth’s forests.

The Conversation

Look! NASA’s asteroid-bound Lucy mission snaps a stunning photo of a lonely Earth

This spacecraft got a good look at Earth on its way to Jupiter.

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Pig vomit toxin leads to breakthrough in alien meteorite mystery

Scientists discovered when and where the Martian meteorite landed by examining a chemical substance called vomitoxin which infects crops and can make humans and pigs ill

Daily Mirror

Scots scientists boost search for Earth-like planets

UNIVERSITY scientists have developed a system which could help astronomers find Earth-like planets – and it is powered by a laser similar to those…

The National (Scotland)

University’s new laser system could help astronomers in the hunt for exoplanets

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have developed the new system – powered by a laser similar to the laser pointers sold in shops.

The Independent UK

NASA has a new way to measure DART’s success — through distant stars

Astronomers finally caught asteroid Didymos blocking starlight.

Inverse

Scientists discover new gas giant planet - and it has the density of a marshmallow

Astronomers have unearthed a huge gas giant planet with the density of a marshmallow, which is encircling a cool red dwarf star situated 580 light-years from Earth

Daily Mirror

NASA announces its unidentified aerial phenomena research team to examine mysterious sightings

Administrator Bill Nelson previously announced the agency would look into reports of strange aerial phenomena. Now, the agency has announced its team.

Inverse

Four ways to spot hints of alien life using the James Webb Space Telescope

The study of exoplanets, worlds which orbit stars other than our sun, is currently being transformed by the new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). We will shortly gain our first insight into conditions on rocky, potentially Earth-like worlds beyond our solar system. One of these distant worlds might host life.…

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Orionid meteor shower to peak tonight- best time to see a shooting star

Skygazers are set for some celestial fireworks

The Conversation

Signatures of alien technology could be how humanity first finds extraterrestrial life

If an alien were to look at Earth, many human technologies – from cell towers to fluorescent light bulbs – could be a beacon signifying the presence of life.

Edinburgh Live

Orionid meteor shower to light up night sky - when and how to see it

The Orionids meteor shower could be visible above Edinburgh and the Lothians tonight as debris left from Halley's Comet will pass Earth at a speed of 148,000 mph.

The Independent UK

Orionid meteor shower to light up night sky

At its peak, up to 25 meteors will be visible per hour.

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Webb's stunning Pillars of Creation pic

One of the most famous images from Hubble has been retaken in greater detail by the James Webb Space Telescope

Axios

Asteroid science is rewriting the solar system's history

A trio of new papers reports new evidence an asteroid's parent formed far on the outskirts of the solar system.

Wales Online

Source of one of rarest meteorites to fall on Earth discovered by scientists

The Ivuna meteorite landed in Tanzania in December 1938

The Independent UK

Scientists discover source of one of the rarest meteorites to fall on Earth

Findings could help shed light on how life came to exist on Earth.

Daily Mirror

Pillars of creation captured in incredible new pictures by James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope captures incredible new image of the Pillars of Creation from more than 6,000 light years away in the Eagle Nebula, discovered in 1745

Radio France Internationale

European Space Agency to hitch ride on SpaceX rockets

The European Space Agency is having trouble with the latest generation of Ariane rockets, which will not get off the ground before late 2023. The delay means the European effort to compete with Elon Musk's cut-price SpaceX launcher is losing altitude. In fact, ESA on Thursday announced plans to use…

Evening Standard

What are the Pillars of Creation? NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning images

The famous structure is home to baby stars

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