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Space chief hopes for 'Kennedy moment' from European leaders

The head of the European Space Agency says Russia's invasion of Ukraine highlights the need for the continent to become less dependent on other nations

The Independent UK

Explained | What is the Gaia space mission and what has it revealed about the Milky Way?

The new data released by the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has revealed the surprise phenomena of ‘starquakes’—massive tsunami-like movements on the surface of stars

The Hindu

A massive Milky Way mapping project reveals a surprising behavior in stars

The Gaia DR3 results unveiled an unexpected amount of starquakes, even in stars that shouldn't have them, giving ESA and astronomers a new mystery to decipher.

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European 'star survey' reveals celestial treasure trove

The European Space Agency has released a trove of data on almost 2 billion stars in the Milky Way

The Independent UK

Eerie crater that looks like a watching eye has been discovered on the surface of Mars

It is said to be the size of a city, with the dark matter in the middle giving the appearance of a gigantic eye watching spacecrafts as they fly past

Daily Mirror

Gaia probe reveals stellar DNA and unexpected ‘starquakes’

The robotic spacecraft unravels the history of the our galaxy’s evolution – and could identify habitable regions of the Milky Way

The Guardian - UK

ESA does not anticipate Russian withdrawal from ISS

The European Space Agency does not expect Russia to terminate the joint operation of the International Space Station (ISS) with the West, ESA Director-General Josef Aschbacher told Reuters on Wednesday.

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A 'doorway' on Mars? How we see things in space that aren't there

Enthusiasts lit up social media recently with images of what appeared to be a “doorway” into a hillside on Mars. Was it, some wondered, evidence that the red planet could be, or have been, inhabited by aliens? The “door” was imaged by Nasa’s Curiosity rover on May 7 on the…

The Conversation

Hubble Telescope captures rare sight of a “smiling” space object

A rare type of supernova created a goofy grin in space.

Inverse

How a genetically-engineered tomato could help solve a global health crisis

In this edition of HORIZONS, read about a genetically-engineered tomato rich in vitamin D, why air-filled tires may become a thing of the past, and more.

Inverse

Dwarf Planet Ceres Was Formed In Coldest Zone Of Solar System And Thrust Into Asteroid Belt

NASA has uncovered the mystery of Ceres, a dwarf planet between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Zenger

SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown

The return of three Americans and one German marks the busiest period yet for Elon Musk's space taxi service.

WEKU

Four-Astronaut Team Departs International Space Station on Flight Back to Earth

The third long-duration team of astronauts launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA safely departed the orbiting outpost early on Thursday to begin their descent back to Earth, capping a six-month science mission. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying three US NASA astronauts and a German…

Asharq Al-Awsat

NASA is bringing rocks back from Mars, but what if those samples contain alien life?

NASA and the European Space Agency are gearing up to bring home a pristine sample of Martian rock. But given the small chance of life on the red planet, they have to grapple with safety questions.

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Daily Mirror

Russia to pull out of International Space Station casting doubt over project's future

Space chief Dmitry Rogozin has announced the nation is poised to withdraw its astronauts from one of the last areas of collaboration with the West after claiming sanctions "destroyed" space unity

The Guardian - UK

Leave space missions to billionaires and robots, says astronomer royal

More sophisticated AI means space agencies should not use public funds for risky human missions, says Lord Martin Rees

The Conversation

Is current space law equipped to handle a new era of shifting power structures in space? The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript

This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: Ukraine invasion threatens international collaboration in space – is current space law equipped to handle a new era of shifting power structures?, published on April 27, 2022.

Inverse

Look! Webb Telescope captures 5 different, dazzling views of a nearby galaxy

New alignments mean the telescope will be poised to perform science investigations soon.

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The Hindu

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flight

A week after the new crew arrives, the three Americans and German they're replacing will return to Earth in their own SpaceX capsule.

The Independent UK

SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA after private flight

SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires

Inverse

Marvel's "Moon Knight" night sky plot device gets a strange cosmic phenomenon right

In the recent episode, Marc Spector and Knoshu turn back time while Layla plots the data. The magical scene isn't that far from the science reality, minus the magic.

The Conversation

Space Blocs: The future of international cooperation in space is splitting along lines of power on Earth

Even during times of conflict on the ground, space has historically been an arena of collaboration among nations. But trends in the past decade suggest that the nature of cooperation in space is shifting, and fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has highlighted these changes.

The Guardian - UK

Mind that satellite! The mission to clean up dangerous space junk

As soon as we left the planet, we began leaving rubbish in orbit. Now it is putting space stations and astronauts at risk. What can be done about the millions of pieces of debris?

Asharq Al-Awsat

European Space Agency Stops Cooperation with Russian Lunar Missions

The European Space Agency on Wednesday ended cooperation with Russia on three missions to the Moon due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, following a previous decision to do the same for a Mars mission. The ESA said it would "discontinue cooperative activities" on Luna-25, 26 and 27, a series of…

Salon

Ukraine war threatens space exploration

New U.S. sanctions on Russia will encompass Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos

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