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How long does it take to get to Jupiter?

How long it takes to get to Jupiter depends on the position and available technology. Here we explore how long a trip to the gas giant would take.

Space · Apr 16, 2023

The Artemis Generation: To the moon — this time to stay! (op-ed)

With NASA's leadership and global involvement, we are entering a period that will define the future of space exploration: the Artemis Generation.

Space · Apr 16, 2023

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Reason · Apr 16, 2023

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SpaceX prepares to launch its mammoth rocket 'Starship'

Starship is the largest rocket ever built. The company hopes it will one day take people to the moon and Mars. But first it has to fly.

WEKU · Apr 16, 2023

Astrophotographer captures Vela supernova remnant in exquisite detail

Astrophotographer captures stunning image of Vela supernova remnant. The dramatic scene is located in the constellation Vela in the Southern Hemisphere sky.

Space · Apr 16, 2023

Hours before NASA's Artemis 2 moon crew reveal, I saw a neat slice of space history

Space Center Houston showcases more than six decades of spaceflight history, mapping out how humanity is on the cusp of returning to the moon.

Space · Apr 15, 2023

What to know about 1st test flight of SpaceX's big Starship

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023

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What's next for Europe's JUICE mission? Here's what to expect on its long journey to Jupiter

Now that ESA's JUICE mission to Jupiter has successfully blasted off, what does the future hold for the next eight years as it cruises to the giant planet?

Space · Apr 15, 2023

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship undocks from space station for return to Earth

A robotic SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule undocked from the International Space Station Saturday (April 15) at 11:05 a.m. EDT (1505 GMT) in order to return to Earth with tons of gear onboard.

Space · Apr 15, 2023

How do we know how far away and early in the universe galaxies are?

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted galaxies further away in the universe than any other instrument before. How can we be sure these early galaxies aren't closer and more recent?

Space · Apr 14, 2023

Harvard University team heading to PNG in quest to find interstellar rock unlike anything scientists have seen before

Believed to have crashed into the sea off PNG's Manus Island, the rare interstellar meteor was one of the first ever documented, and it has scientists questioning if it could be artificially made.

ABC News · Apr 14, 2023

James Webb Space Telescope eyes Hubble Ultra Deep Field in stunning detail (photo)

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope looked at the same distant patch of sky that Hubble did, revealing yet more detail in the famous Ultra Deep Field.

Space · Apr 14, 2023

Clearing the air from Apollo to Artemis, NASA tests new CO2 scrubber on space station

A new air filtration system with a magnetic-bearing blower has been installed on the International Space Station. The carbon dioxide scrubber could advance life support for astronauts on the moon.

Space · Apr 14, 2023

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.

Space · Apr 14, 2023

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Space · Apr 14, 2023

Meteorite hunt! Museum offers $25k reward for fragment of Maine space rock

The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel is offering a hefty reward for anyone who can produce a significant fragment of a fallen meteorite.

LiveScience · Apr 14, 2023

In a 1st, scientists predicted that volcanic comet was due to pop 'like a Champagne bottle' — and it did

Astronomers accurately predicted that the icy volcanic comet 29P would erupt after noticing changes in its brightness leading up to its latest explosion.

Space · Apr 14, 2023

Europe successfully launches JUICE mission to study Jupiter's icy moons

JUICE, Europe's first-ever Jupiter mission, launched Friday morning (April 14) on an ambitious quest to unlock the secrets of the giant planet's icy ocean moons.

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023

European spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter and its icy moons

A European spacecraft has blasted off on a quest to explore Jupiter and three of its ice-encrusted moons

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Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2023

Juice Jupiter rocket to search for life on moons blasts off in vital space mission

The six-tonne probe, named Juice (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer), has blasted off on Thursday to the solar system's biggest planet to see if its ocean-bearing moons support life

Space · Apr 14, 2023

NASA wants fleet of spacecraft to watch infamous Apophis asteroid approach Earth: report

The Apophis asteroid, recently cleared of imminent wrongdoing to Earth, already has one spacecraft visitor expected. NASA wants industry to send more.

Space · Apr 14, 2023

James Webb Space Telescope finds tiny early galaxy packing big star-forming punch

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has observed a galaxy in the early universe that could be the progenitor of galaxies such as our own Milky Way.

Space · Apr 14, 2023

50 flights on Mars! Ingenuity helicopter's record-setting hop is a giant leap for exploration

Ingenuity was only supposed to make five flights on Mars. Now at 50 sorties, Ingenuity is helping NASA get ready to bring Red Planet samples to Earth.

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2023

Time 100 most influential 2023: King Charles, Pedro Pascal and Elden Ring creator make the list

We take a look at some of the most influential people of 2023, according to Time’s list

Wales Online · Apr 14, 2023

Scientists to send robot snake into space to look for aliens

The Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) system is being developed at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Zenger · Apr 13, 2023

Document Used During Apollo 17 Mission On Moon Worth Nearly $500K

Still streaked with lunar dust, the checklist was used during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 and is set to sell at auction.

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