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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.

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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.

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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

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.

Evening Standard

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.

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'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.

LiveScience

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.

LiveScience

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.

Space

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:

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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.

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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

The Guardian - UK

Landmark space mission set to create artificial solar eclipses using satellites

Two satellites in Proba-3 mission expected to be launched on Wednesday in India and will work in tandem to study sun’s corona

Space

International Space Station dodges 2nd piece of space junk in 6 days

A Russian Progress freighter docked to the ISS fired its thrusters Monday (Nov. 25) to dodge a piece of debris, the second such evasive maneuver for the orbiting lab in less than a week.

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Solar Orbiter spacecraft captures sharpest views yet of sun's surface (images)

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent home the highest resolution views of the sun's surface to date, providing fresh views of our well-studied star.

Digital Camera World

It's the 10-year anniversary of the first image of a human-made object touching a 4.6 billion-year-old comet

The spacecraft Philae touched down on the comet in a world-first in November 2014

The National (Scotland)

Volunteers save lives at sea with lifeboat routes mapped from space

A pioneering project is helping lifeboats safely navigate the shifting waters of the Solway Firth on rescue missions by harnessing data from…

The Guardian - UK

‘First instinct is to swim’: my trip on a zero-gravity flight with an Esa astronaut

The sensation of weightlessness is extraordinary as I join Rosemary Coogan for a breathtaking glimpse of life in space

The Guardian - UK

Space travel should not be just ‘for the elites’, says new British astronaut

Rosemary Coogan, European Space Agency’s second UK recruit, will be deployed to ISS for six months

Space

Europe's Hera asteroid probe heads for Mars after engine burn

Europe's Hera asteroid probe will use the Red Planet for a gravity assist on its way to scope out the space rock crash site of NASA's DART impactor.

Space

Galaxies get tangled up in 'the queen's hair' in new Hubble Telescope image

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured two tangled galaxies, whose interactions have caused knots to form in the constellation Coma Berenice, or the "queen's hair."

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