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Mars landforms show a bear in adorable Nasa satellite image

The cute photo is actually composed of craters and possible mud vents that look like a Martian teddy.

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2023

Rocket watchers, take note: Here's a list of 2023 launches from Space Coast

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Space Coast saw a record number of launches from the two facilities with 57 in 2022. Space Launch Delta 45 commander Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy said in January that there could be between 86 and 92 potential launches in 2023.

Orlando Sentinel · Jan 30, 2023

The 'green comet' passes closest to Earth this week. Here's the best time to see it in Australia

Depending on where you are in the country, and if you have the right kit, there's a possibility you'll be able to catch a glimpse of comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF).

ABC News · Jan 29, 2023

Physicists demo a sci-fi-inspired laser that mimics a classic UFO trick

A tractor beam is a device that can move an object from a distance and a classic trope of UFO conspiracies and science-fiction. Now, physicists have demoed one at work in the lab.

Inverse · Jan 28, 2023

This concept spacecraft could swiftly send a one-ton spaceship to the edge of the Solar System

A new idea proposed by researchers from UCLA envisions a twist on the beam-sail idea: a pellet-beam concept that could accelerate a 1-ton spacecraft to the edge of the Solar System in less than 20 years.

Inverse · Jan 28, 2023

'Cutting-edge' laser made by scientists to spot signs of aliens living on other planets

Top scientists in the US have developed a new laser tailored to NASA space missions to detect signs of extraterrestrial life on other planets without compromising activity

Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023

Exxon scientists accurately forecast climate change back in the 1970s – what if we had listened to them and acted then?

Writers of speculative- and science-fiction often identify a key point in time and explore how a seemingly insignificant event might change the path of humanity.

The Conversation · Jan 27, 2023

Green comet zooming our way, last visited 50,000 years ago

A comet is streaking back our way after 50,000 years

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

NASA astronaut explains what it's like in space from using the loo to getting 'moon face'

Former helicopter pilot Bruce Melnick has twice visited space on NASA shuttles and now works as an ambassador for the Kennedy Space Centre Visitor Complex in his native Florida

Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023

Phew! Truck-sized Asteroid Misses Earth

A truck-sized asteroid that suddenly loomed out of the darkness a few days ago -- with the Earth in its sights -- sailed harmlessly past us on Thursday, space scientists said. Despite what we've seen in movies like "Armageddon," no global mission to blow it up or knock it off…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2023