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New Lego Ideas 'Tales of the Space Age' set creates out-of-this-world displays

Lego's next set to celebrate humanity's fascination with the cosmos uses the toy to capture the style that inspired exploration. "Tales of the Space Age" builds four postcard-size works of space art.

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NASA finds 'dragon bones' on Mars

Curiosity is a car-sized rover that has been exploring the Gale crater on Mars since August 2012

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The much-anticipated JUICE mission to Jupiter launches today. Here's what it might discover

Editor’s note (April 14 2023): The 13 April launch was postponed due to weather conditions, but the team will attempt another launch on 14 April at 10:14pm AEST. You can follow the launch live via ESA Web TV.

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NASA’s Critical Role In The Clean Energy Transition

In October of this year, NASA will be launching a mission to explore the Psyche asteroid, which contains huge deposits of metals that could benefit the clean energy industry.

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NASA discovers ultra-rare 'double quasar' about to collide into an unbelievably massive black hole

A rare double quasar system 10 billion light-years away could help astronomers uncover the secrets of the early universe.

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Scientists launch JUICE mission to explore Jupiter's icy moons

Could we discover conditions necessary for life outside the Earth in the solar system?

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How to watch the launch of Europe's JUICE mission to Jupiter on April 14

Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission is set to launch for its 8-year cruise to the solar system's largest planet on Friday at 8:14 EDT (1214 GMT) and you can watch it live via Space.com.

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New 'warm Jupiter' exoplanet discovered by NASA's planet-hunting satellite

Things could be heating up for a newly discovered warm Jupiter planet. The exoplanet planet around 1,000 light years away could snuggle up to its star but only if another planet plays matchmaker.

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What Lies Beneath the Ice of Jupiter's Moons? Two Missions Will Investigate

Europe's JUICE and NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will soon launch to Jupiter to study its icy and possibly habitable moons.

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First Thing: Zelenskiy urges world leaders to act over beheading videos

Ukrainian president calls for action after videos circulated online appear to show soldiers beheaded by Russian forces. Plus, Nasa prepares for life on Mars

The Guardian - UK

Inside the 3D-printed box in Texas where humans will prepare for Mars

Starting this June, four volunteers will spend a year pretending to live on the red planet inside the Mars Dune Alpha habitat

The Guardian - US

NASA's first female Goddard Space Flight Center director swears oath on Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan

US officials can nominate a chosen text for their ceremonies and have sworn on everything from the US constitution to a Dr Seuss book.

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New X-ray photo shows famous Crab Nebula like never before

Scientists have mapped the iconic Crab Nebula's magnetic field in greater detail than ever before using NASA's latest X-ray telescope.

Space

Bizarre object 10 million times brighter than the sun defies physics, NASA says

A bizarre 'ultraluminous X-ray source' shines millions of times brighter than the sun, breaking a physical law called the Eddington limit, a new study finds.

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Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is unlikely to find life. Here's why.

What will Europe's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) tell us about the presence of life in the vicinity of the solar system's largest planet?

Space

60,000-mile-tall 'plasma waterfall' seen showering the sun with impossibly fast fire

A massive wall of falling plasma, known as a polar crown prominence, was recently captured in a stunningly-detailed new photo of the sun.

Space

Vice President Harris congratulates Artemis 2 astronauts (video)

The newly selected Artemis 2 astronauts have been in the spotlight over the past week — and that now includes a call with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Juice: the European space mission to find life on Jupiter’s moons

Mike Sori, assistant professor of planetary science at Purdue University explains how this week’s European Space Agency launch could be one of the most important in recent history.

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James Webb Space Telescope reveals awe-inspiring detail of the remnants of an exploded star

Cassiopeia A — a massive accumulation of cosmic dust that has been studied for decades — has only now been seen in clearer detail, thanks to images beamed back from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

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'Hidden' rings of Uranus revealed in dazzling new James Webb telescope images

Astronomers zoomed in on the dusty rings around Uranus in a new series of stunning James Webb Space Telescope images.

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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will 'rewind' the universe. Here's how

A new simulation showing millions of galaxies demonstrates how the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope will turn back the clock for astronomers and help them investigate lingering cosmic mysteries.

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Jean Schulz awarded NASA achievement medal for sending Snoopy to the moon

Jean Schulz, the widow of Peanuts' creator Charles M. Schulz, has been recognized for being a "huge champion" of NASA and inspiring millions of people around the world by sending Snoopy to the moon.

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SpaceX eyeing 3rd week of April for Starship orbital launch, Elon Musk says

SpaceX's huge Starship vehicle could launch on its first-ever orbital test flight by the end of next week, if all goes according to plan.

Space

Why will it take Europe's JUICE spacecraft 8 years to get to Jupiter?

Europe's JUICE mission will launch on Thursday (April 13), but won't reach Jupiter until 2031. Why will it take so long?

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Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans – two upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to see if these moons could support life

On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – or JUICE – will spend at least three years on Jupiter’s moons after it arrives in 2031. In October 2024, NASA is also planning…

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