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China-Russia alliance in space stumbles in bid to surpass the US

China’s state-run media frequently touts the country’s major achievements and grand ambitions in outer space, including its planned research outpost on the moon.

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The star-gazing surgeon who experienced two sides of the knife

Dr Neil Hopper has performed hundreds of amputations throughout his career, but never thought he would have to face the knife himself

Wales Online

Omega man

One of the biggest moments at Omega was in the year 2000, recalled its president and CEO Raynald Aeschlimann. On Zurich’s Bahnhoffstrasse, the Swiss brand had opened a boutique where all Omega watch collections were available in one location for the first time.

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Space Telescope Uncovers Massive Galaxies near Cosmic Dawn

Astronomers have discovered what appear to be massive galaxies dating back to within 600 million years of the Big Bang, suggesting the early universe may have had a stellar fast-track that produced these “monsters.” While the new James Webb Space Telescope has spotted even older galaxies, dating to within a…

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The Webb telescope finds surprisingly massive galaxies from the universe's youth

At about 600 million years after the Big Bang, they're not the oldest galaxies the telescope has spotted. But they appear as developed as our Milky Way — far further along than researchers expected.

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Portadown company helping European Space Agency search for life on Jupiter

Springco has provided specialist springs for the mission

Birmingham Post

Moment of impact as blazing ‘fireball’ explodes in night sky

A meteoroid has been filmed spectacularly lighting up the sky as it hurtled through the Earth's atmosphere, looking like a fireball in the night. The 1m

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Amateur astronomer spots new galaxy so faint even NASA scientists missed it

Giuseppe Donatiello saw the dwarf galaxy now named Donatiello II by trawling through image after image. He spotted the faint image in one of thousands

Daily Mirror

‘Shooting star’ asteroid enters earth’s atmosphere above Channel

The European Space Agency tweeted that the asteroid was expected to safely enter the Earth’s atmosphere over northern France.

The Independent UK

Asteroid explodes over English Channel after hurtling towards Earth

Rare ‘airburst’ event was captured on camera by amateur astronomers

The Independent UK

European Space Agency's Juice Mission: Launch Date, Mission Goals, Timeline

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission is set to launch in April 2023.

Inverse

ESA chief vows to restore Europe's access to space

The European Space Agency chief says he wants to rebuild Europe’s access to space following the botched launch of a European rocket carrying two Earth observation satellites last year and the delayed introduction of the Ariane 6 launcher

The Independent UK

Nuclear-powered robots could hunt for aliens on icy Solar System moons

In the coming years, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will send two robotic missions to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.

Inverse

Europe set to launch satellite to Jupiter, hoping to find out if there could be, or has ever been life on the giant planet's moons

Has any living object ever survived in the Jupiter system? Is it a possibility? The European Space Agency is hoping to answer these questions and more using its Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer satellite.

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ClearSpace mission to remove space junk raises €26.7m of funding

Thousands of bits of debris are on potential collision course, so this startup is working with the European Space Agency to get them out of orbit

Daily Mirror

Britain's star of space Major Tim Peake retires as European Space Agency astronaut

The astronaut - who is one of just a small handful of Brits to ever voyage to outer space - said it was time to step down but wouldn't rule out another trip

France 24

The new space race: Is Europe lagging behind?

"Increasing Europe’s strategic autonomy" was one of the key themes at a recent conference in Paris, bringing together the European Space Agency’s 22 member countries. But for all the talk of being a leader in space, is Europe ready to walk the walk? Our guests discuss Europe's options for strengthening…

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What does Mars sound like? Rover microphone has recorded the red planet's dust devils

A dust devil looks a bit like a tornado, but is weaker and rarely lasts more than about a minute. It is a twisting column of warmed air scooting across sun-heated ground, made visible by the dust that it lofts upwards. Although usually benign, occasionally dust devils can kill.

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Artemis I is on its way home from the Moon after flying just 80 miles over the lunar surface

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) monitored the Artemis I Orion capsule before and after its scheduled return powered flyby, when it was behind the Moon.

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What does it take to be an astronaut? After dreaming of the stars, I decided to find out

I got very close to becoming a European Space Agency astronaut, but the final lesson was a bittersweet one, says doctor Kevin Fong

Daily Mirror

Dis Life: 'Government needs to change how housing works for disabled people'

Out of the 14 million people living in poverty, 3.5 million are disabled people and another 3.5 million have a disabled person in their household, writes Anna Morell from Disability Rights UK

Evening Standard

John McFall: Who is the first disabled astronaut in history?

The world’s first disabled astronaut is set to make history.

Radio France Internationale

Who is Sophie Adenot, the French engineer destined for space?

Sophie Adenot is the second French woman astronaut in history, after Claudie Haigneré who made her first flight aboard the Mir station in 1996. She was one of five new astronauts selected to represent the European Space Agency (ESA).

France 24

French astronaut Sophie Adenot: 'Space is everywhere in our lives'

The European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled its new class of career astronauts on Wednesday, selecting France's Sophie Adenot and four other candidates from a list of more than 22,500 applicants. A helicopter pilot in the French army, Adenot becomes France's second woman astronaut after Claudie Haigneré. She spoke to FRANCE…

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European Space Agency names new astronauts, adopts record budget

The European Space Agency has named five new career astronauts – two women and three men – while member states agreed to boost the agency's budget by 17 percent in order to keep up with competition from the United States and China.

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