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'Tragedy of the commons' in space: We need to act now to prevent an orbital debris crisis, scientists say

Humanity needs to address the growing space junk problem now, before it gets completely out of hand, scientists stress.

Space

China aims to be 1st to bring samples back from Mars

China's planned mission to bring rock samples to Earth from Mars would beat both NASA and the European Space Agency to the punch.

LiveScience

'Grand' spiral galaxy dazzles in new Hubble Telescope photo

A grand spiral galaxy takes center stage in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Space

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Comets played a 'major' role in making life on Earth possible, new study hints

A reanalysis of the data from the "rubber-ducky" comet 67P, collected nearly a decade ago, suggests comets may have deposited a lot more water on Earth than scientists previously thought.

LiveScience

Dramatic changes on Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter revealed in 10 years of Hubble Telescope images (video)

The space agency has learned a lot over 10 years observing the weather of our solar system's outer planets.

Space

Artificial solar eclipse: Why are satellites trying to block the sun?

European Space Agency launches Proba-3 to create an artificial solar eclipse and study the sun’s atmosphere, the corona.

Al Jazeera

Earth from space: Otherworldly stripes and shadowy dunes share center stage in 'hottest place on Earth'

This 2012 satellite photo shows a series of giant windblown ridges, known as yardangs, and a group of towering sand dunes at the heart of Iran's Lut Desert.

LiveScience

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Extremely rare, black 'anti-auroras' paint luminous 'letter E' above Alaska

A "bizarre" E-shaped aurora was recently photographed dancing in the sky above Alaska. The unusual light show was caused by rare black auroras, a.k.a. anti-auroras, which catapult charged particles from the sun back out of Earth's atmosphere and into space.

Space

Hubble Telescope sees 'weird things' in closest-ever look at a quasar from monster black hole

The Hubble Space Telescope has peered deeper than ever before into the heart of the supermassive black hole-powered quasar 3C, 273 spotting "weird" structures.

Space

Not all stars with black hole companions die gruesome deaths, scientists say

Stars in binaries with black holes usually suffer gruesome fates, but two systems discovered by Gaia hint at a survival mechanism.

Space

The yearning for Uranus: A far-out world with a tale to tell

A proposed mission known as Uranus Orbiter and Probe would conduct a multiyear orbital tour to yield knowledge of ice giants in general and the Uranus system in particular.

Space

The European Space Agency committed to zero space junk. Swiss startup ClearSpace is already on it

European pioneers are working on a cleaner cosmic future—before collisions mount.

Fortune

Vega-C launch marks milestone for Europe’s space programme

Europe's new Vega-C rocket launched from French Guiana and put a satellite into orbit in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago.

Radio France Internationale

Europe's Vega-C Rocket Launches Satellite Into Orbit After Delays

Europe's new Vega-C rocket launched Thursday from French Guiana and put a satellite into orbit in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago.

International Business Times

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Mystery of how giant galaxies formed could be close to being solved

Scientists from the University of Southampton believe galaxies crashed together to create gigantic elliptical galaxies.

Space

Asteroid the size of 3 million elephants zooms past Earth

A big asteroid zoomed past Earth and the moon early Dec. 4, setting it up for another close pass in 2028.

LiveScience

'Spectacular' asteroid blazes over Siberia just hours after it was detected

Asteroid C0WEPC5 entered Earth's atmosphere at 1:15 a.m. local time on Dec. 4 over northeastern Siberia.

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Extremely rare, black 'anti-auroras' paint luminous 'letter E' above Alaska

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Europe's Vega-C rocket launches Earth-observation satellite on 1st liftoff since 2022 failure (video)

Europe's Vega-C rocket successfully launched the Sentinel-1C Earth-observation satellite today (Dec. 5), bouncing back from a 2022 failure.

Dynamite News

ISRO ready to launch PROBA-3 mission satellites from Sriharikota

The launch is scheduled from the first launch pad of the SDSC-SHAR at 4:08 pm today and will be carrying a payload of around 550kgs in a highly elliptical orbit. Read further on Dynamite News:

Space

India launches European Proba-3 satellites to create artificial eclipses in space (video)

An Indian PSLV rocket launched Europe's Proba-3 precision formation-flying mission to orbit early Thursday (Dec. 5) after a one-day delay.

Space

Tiny asteroid detected hours before hitting Earth to become 4th 'imminent impactor' of 2024

A tiny asteroid measuring some 27 inches (70 cm) wide was detected on a collision course with Earth above Siberia. It is expected to burn up harmlessly on the morning of Dec. 3, 2024.

Space

Handle on history: Knives embedded with rocket parts honor 45 years of Ariane launches

A company that crafts knife handles from leftover rocket metal and the wood from trees surrounding the launch pad has created a limited piece celebrating the anniversary of Europe's venerable Ariane.

Space

BepiColombo probe captures haunting Mercury image on 5th of 6 gravity assist flybys (photo)

The European-Japanese BepiColombo probe made a close flyby of Mercury on Dec. 1, 2024 and captured an image of the planet.

The Independent UK

Synchronised satellites to create artificial solar eclipse

Proba-3 is a first-of-its-kind mission to position spacecraft to within 1 millimetre precision

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