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Asteroid size of minibus to pass as close as UK is to Crete at 33,300mph tonight

The huge rock heading for Earth was spotted last weekend

Wales Online

Boeing’s chief sustainability officer: ‘We can’t count on hydrogen-powered commercial flights before 2050’

The world's airplane fleet can't just switch overnight to hydrogen to achieve net zero, says Christopher Raymond, Boeing's chief sustainability officer.

Fortune

Asteroid the size of a bus to pass Earth in one of the 'closest encounters' ever

The giant rock will shoot a couple of thousand miles over the tip of South America tonight - 10 times closer than the satellites circling overhead.

Daily Record

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Asteroid 2023 BU to pass Earth in one of the closest approaches ever recorded

Amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov discovered the small lorry-sized asteroid on January 21

Evening Standard

Asteroid the 'size of a bus' to 'narrowly miss' earth - how to spot in Glasgow skies

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) have said that an asteroid will narrowly pass Earth tonight (January 26) in one of the closest such encounters ever recorded.

Glasgow Live

A hymn to the stars: what happens when science puts the universe into music

A little over six months ago, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) delivered its first photographs, dazzling the world as it revealed the cosmos in glorious technicolour. The first picture transmitted in July showed a galaxy cluster located in the Southern hemisphere sky, 5.12 billion light years from Earth. In…

The Conversation

Asteroid the size of a BUS coming as close to earth as London to Cairo tonight

The asteroid, known as 2023 BU, will zoom 2,200 miles above the southern tip of South America - 10 times closer than most communication satellites circling overhead, and around the same distance as the UK to Cyprus

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Asteroid coming exceedingly close to Earth, but NASA says there will be no impact

The asteroid, about the size of a delivery truck, will zoom 2,200 miles above the southern tip of South America on Thursday evening, the space agency says.

Chicago Sun-Times

Asteroid coming exceedingly close to Earth, but will miss

An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will whip past Earth on Thursday night, one of the closest encounters ever recorded

The Independent UK

These 5 spectacular impact craters on Earth highlight our planet's wild history

I think all craters are cool, I’m just going to start with that. I am very biased.

The Conversation

Green comet last seen by Neanderthals 50,000 years ago is now visible from Earth

The E3 comet, which was last seen from Earth during the Stone Age, is set to make its closest approach to the planet on February 1 and could become visible to the naked eye

Daily Mirror

40 years ago, NASA launched the space telescope that proved JWST could work

IRAS is a sometimes forgotten spacecraft that proved that infrared astronomy had a bright future.

Inverse

Nasa to test nuclear-powered rocket that could fly astronauts to Mars in record time

The space agency says an in-Earth orbit demonstration of the craft will be conducted in 2027

Evening Standard

NASA and DARPA want to build a nuclear-powered spaceship

The rocket could have its first test in orbit "as soon as 2027."

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NASA satellite images show greening effect of flooding in Queensland's Channel Country

The false-colour images show water flowing into parts of the state that were bone-dry just a month and a half ago, bringing with it increased vegetation.

Daily Mirror

NASA to test NUCLEAR ROCKETS for flying astronauts to Mars in ultra-fast time

NASA has unveiled plans to test a nuclear-powered rocket that could be used to take astronauts to Mars in considerably quicker time than conventional chemical propulsion

Orlando Sentinel

Rocket Lab makes first US launch with Virginia liftoff

With 32 launches from New Zealand in the books, Rocket Lab made its first launch from the U.S. on a flight called “Virginia is For Launch Lovers” on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

NASA to test nuclear fission-powered spacecraft engine by 2027

The technological advancement has long been seen as critical to long-haul missions, including a manned trip to Mars.

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The Guardian - US

Nasa to test nuclear rockets that could fly astronauts to Mars in record time

Project, in concert with US government agency Darpa, aims to develop pioneering propulsion system for space travel

Daily Record

Asteroid rocketing through space at 33,000mph will 'just miss' Earth

The asteroid was first detected this past weekend, but experts have confirmed it is not a threat.

Nottingham Post

£7 B&Q plant that NASA says can banish mould and toxins from your home

The common houseplant is said to remove toxins from the air

Inverse

“Rubble pile” asteroids may be surprisingly hard to destroy — study

Near Earth asteroid Itokawa is a rubble pile that formed more than four billion years ago, a new study found. So, these asteroids might be resilient to demise.

Glasgow Live

Common household plant could tackle mould and dust in your home, according to NASA

Mould in the home can happen when there is excess moisture, with warm rooms like bathrooms at particular risk of the issue, so the Peace Lily is the perfect plant to help filter it.

Daily Mirror

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope finds signs of 'building blocks for life' in icy clouds

NASA's most powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, has spotted signs of elements including methane and ethanol in a dark molecular cloud where temperatures range from -270C to -250C

Wales Online

Asteroid travelling 33,300mph set to miss Earth narrowly

You can watch the event on a livestream on Friday, January 27

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