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IRIS²: the new satellite constellation aimed at ensuring communications autonomy for the EU

The ongoing transition to a digital economy has already had one observable consequence: a sharp rise in the need for connectivity enabling rapid data transmission. In a global market where connectivity offers are evolving quickly, satellites are now achieving technical and economic performances close to those of terrestrial solutions. The…

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Supernova hides in new Hubble Telescope galaxy 'light show' image (photo)

A celestial light show illuminates a distant spiral galaxy, where a hidden supernova briefly outshines its stellar neighbors in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Satellite survives impact with object in space, takes selfie to prove it (photos)

The 6mm hole was discovered accidentally in footage from an onboard camera.

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How project governance helps navigate public-private ‘coopetition’ tensions

The Ariane 6 project, Europe’s new space launcher, is in the headlines as the European Space Agency (ESA) and ArianeGroup push for its first launch in 2024. This high-profile initiative has faced delays, but it remains a cornerstone of European ambitions in space. The project is a significant example of…

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'Vega continues to be unusual:' Lack of planets around young star puzzles astronomers

A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega has found a surprising lack of planets.

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'Alien signal' sent from Mars decoded by father-daughter team

A signal beamed at Earth from Mars in 2023 has finally been decoded by a father and daughter team in the United States.

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Father-daughter team decodes 'alien signal' from Mars that stumped the world for a year

A father and daughter team based in the U.S. have decoded a mock "alien signal" beamed from ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter a year ago — but the meaning of the extraterrestrial message remains a mystery.

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Earth sure looks spooky in these 'hyperspectral' images from Europe's Hera asteroid probe

These strange shots of Earth are a Halloween treat.

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Stare into the 'blood-soaked eyes' of 2 spooky galaxies in new Hubble, JWST images (video)

Two of the world's most powerful space telescopes have spied a spooky pair of galaxies in deep space, staring out like a pair of "blood-soaked" eyes just in time for Halloween.

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Recruiting the world’s first disabled astronaut doesn’t mean space travel is inclusive – here’s how to change that

In the past, spaceflight was the preserve of government-funded astronauts who had to meet stringent physical, cognitive, psychological and social requirements for selection. But in recent years, that has all been changing.

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It all started with a Big Bang – the quest to unravel the mystery behind the birth of the universe

How did everything begin? It’s a question that humans have pondered for thousands of years. Over the last century or so, science has homed in on an answer: the Big Bang.

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Will China return Mars samples to Earth before the US does?

China has moved up its timeline for bringing Mars samples to Earth, aiming to do so as early as 2028 — long before the U.S. is slated to achieve this same ambitious goal.

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Can 'failed stars' have planets? James Webb Space Telescopes offers clues

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered brown dwarfs at the heart of planet-forming disks in the Orion nebula. The discovery could help reveal if these "failed stars" can have planets.

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Cubesats on Europe's Hera asteroid mission phone home after Oct. 7 launch

The two cubesats will assist in the most detailed study ever of a binary asteroid.

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James Webb telescope finds 1st possible 'failed stars' beyond the Milky Way — and they could reveal new secrets of the early universe

The James Webb Space Telescope may have found dozens of elusive brown dwarfs — strange objects larger than planets but smaller than stars — beyond the Milky Way for the first time ever.

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Europe's bold 'Explore 2040' campaign aims to get astronauts to the moon and Mars

ESA's 'Explore 2040' strategy sets its sights on low Earth orbit, the moon and Mars, demanding greater innovation and increased European presence in space.

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Space photo of the week: Hubble spots a stellar 'H-bomb' exploding in Aquarius at 1 million mph

A pulsating red star and its spectacular nebula have been captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

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US copyright law 'forces researchers to explore extra-legal methods' for game preservation, say historians who are 'disappointed' after being denied a DMCA exemption

The Video Game History Foundation had proposed rule changes that would make it easier for researchers and archivist to legally access old games.

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James Webb Space Telescope finds 1st 'failed star' candidates beyond the Milky Way

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have potentially discovered the first brown dwarfs beyond the borders of the Milky Way galaxy.

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Massive, bustling Perseus galaxy cluster dazzles in new telescope image

Deep in the heart of the massive Perseus cluster, giant galaxies stir, stars are torn from their homes and hot gas radiates at more than 1 million degrees Celsius.

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Fighting space junk: More than 100 partners sign Europe's 'Zero Debris Charter'

More than 100 partners have signed Europe's Zero Debris Charter, a push to help get Earth's space junk problem under control.

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Euclid telescope reveals 1st section of largest-ever 3D map of the universe — and there's still 99% to go

The first piece of the Euclid space telescope's map of the universe is crammed with 14 million galaxies and 100 million sources of light. The mapping project is now 1% done.

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4,300 tonnes of space junk and rising: another satellite breakup adds to orbital debris woes

A large communications satellite has broken up in orbit, affecting users in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, and adding to the growing swarm of space junk clouding our planet’s neighbourhood.

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Remote-control robots could help humanity explore the moon and Mars

Teleoperated rovers could soon be working on the moon, with human controllers on Earth manipulating the rovers' tools virtually.

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Hubble Telescope sees 'stellar volcano' erupt in amazing colors (video, photo)

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an intricate portrait of R Aquarii, an odd nearby binary star system that occasionally erupts into spectacular novae.

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