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I'm sending my name to Jupiter's moon Europa on a NASA spacecraft — and here's why you should, too

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is headed to one of Jupiter's largest moons. It's bringing along a microchip filled with human names.

Space

A coin-sized camera took a blurry photo of earth and this is why you should care

The latest photo of Earth was taken from a satellite in space no bigger than a shoebox which is why it's so cool

Digital Camera World

NASA astronaut celebrates Thanksgiving on ISS with turkey socks, Earth views

NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara received new turkey socks for U.S. Thanksgiving on the International Space Station. Amid eating good food in orbit, she shared space views of her new duds.

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Cosmic radiation during spaceflight could increase risk of erectile dysfunction in astronauts

As humanity prepares for longer stays in space, scientists have found that exposure to space environments could increase the risk of erectile dysfunction.

Space

Nasa reacts to reports about an asteroid hitting Earth in 2024

Reports had suggested an asteroid named 2007 FT3 was first spotted floating through space in 2007 and could be about to strike our planet

Evening Standard

James Webb Space Telescope finds water and methane in atmosphere of a 'warm Jupiter'

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected methane and water vapor in the atmosphere of an exoplanet located around 163 light-years away.

Space

'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 3 review: A Cold War thriller set in the 21st century

Communism and capitalism collide, as Margo is trapped in the midst of a Soviet coup and Miles finds a lucrative new side hustle.

Space

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Watch this Jupiter moon lander handle harsh terrain it may face on Europa (video)

Landing on Europa is a highly anticipated, possible NASA mission. Engineers recently tested how to successfully land a spacecraft on the icy moon.

Space

Chinese scientists build model Mars atmosphere to aid sample-return plans

Chinese scientists have constructed a numerical model to simulate the Martian atmosphere and thus assist the country's plans to return rock samples from the Red Planet.

Space

'Alien' spherules dredged from the Pacific are probably just industrial pollution, new studies suggest

Last summer, Harvard professor Avi Loeb claimed tiny pellets of iron came from beyond our solar system. But new analyses suggest that they likely originated much closer to home.

Space

'Mateship' or 'Kakirra'? Australia turns to public to name its 1st moon rover

The final four names are "Coolamon," "Kakirra," "Mateship" and "Roo-ver." The public can vote for their favorite through Dec. 1.

Space

Chinese rocket that slammed onto Moon likely carrying mysterious undisclosed payload

Analysis of crater formed on Moon suggests there was additional undisclosed mass at rocket’s front end, scientists say

The Independent UK

Inside 'Earthrise': A historian's take on the origins of the Apollo 8 'image of the century'

The impact of Apollo 8's "Earthrise" picture – the sight of the Earth from the moon – now seems even greater than that of the first landing.

Space

James Webb telescope reveals gargantuan 'Mothra' star in most colorful image of the universe ever taken

The James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have combined forces to image a cluster of galaxies 4.3 billion light-years away in one of the most colorful pictures of the universe ever taken.

LiveScience

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Evening Standard

Heart of Milky Way captured in 'unprecedented detail' by Nasa's James Webb Telescope

The photo of the Sagittarius C region includes 500,000 stars.

The Conversation

We rarely hear about the disasters that were avoided – but there’s a lot we can learn from them

When a huge cyclone slammed into East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh) in November 1970 it caused water in the Ganges Delta to rise by 10 metres. Entire towns were submerged. At least 300,000 people died – it remains atop lists of the deadliest known tropical cyclones.

Space

Astronauts celebrate Thanksgiving in space! Here's what they'll eat and what they're thankful for (video)

The crew of Expedition 70 are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving in space, explaining in a new video what they are thankful for before they sit down for an out-of-this-world Turkey Day meal.

Space

Wonder what it's like to fall into Uranus? These scientists do, too

Wind tunnels show what a probe descending into the atmosphere of Uranus or Neptune would probably need to contend with. Such a probe is a high-priority mission for both NASA and ESA.

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Scientists find hydrogen in Apollo moon rocks, suggesting astronauts can harvest lunar water

A fresh analysis of moon rocks brought home during the Apollo missions suggests the presence of hydrogen, implying future astronauts could access water available right in lunar regolith.

LiveScience

Chinese rocket carrying 'undisclosed' object crashed into the moon and left twin craters, study claims

China has denied that one of their rockets crashed into the moon's surface in 2022, leaving mysterious twin craters behind, but new research adds fresh evidence to the debate.

Space

'Sunspot archipelago' 15 times wider than Earth could soon bombard us with solar storms

The "archipelago" of dark patches is rapidly unleashing solar storms, and Earth may soon be in the firing line.

Space

The Milky Way's stunning spiral structure appears to be an anomaly. But why?

A new supercomputer simulation reveals why spiral galaxies like our Milky Way are strikingly scarce in our pocket of the universe.

Space

Canada assigns astronauts to launch on Boeing's Starliner, back up Artemis 2 moon mission

The Canadian Space Agency announced 2 new spaceflights for its astronauts on Wednesday (Nov. 22), following a historic moon assignment earlier this year.

The Guardian - UK

Deep space astronauts may be prone to erectile dysfunction, study finds

Galactic cosmic rays can impair function of erectile tissues, research in rats shows

Inverse

Webb Telescope Uncovers Startling Phenomenon Growing Inside The Milky Way

NASA published a new image of the Milky Way's tumultuous heart, where there's room for big stars to form, and for a monster black hole to rip everything apart.

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