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Star Wars fans amazed after spotting 'lightsaber' on Mars in new NASA footage

The item on Mars certainly looks like a 'lightsaber', as it is a thin metal tube with a thick end, which could be a handle. It also has a thinner side, which could form the blade part

Daily Mirror · Dec 27, 2022

Webb Telescope Promises New Age of the Stars

The James Webb Space Telescope lit up 2022 with dazzling images of the early universe after the Big Bang, heralding a new era of astronomy and untold revelations about the cosmos in years to come. The most powerful observatory sent into space succeeded the Hubble telescope, which is still operating,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 27, 2022

Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023

It’s been an eventful year for space exploration, with successes including the completion of Nasa’s Artemis 1 mission (finally), the inauguration of the James Webb Space Telescope, and the completion of China’s Tiangong space station.

The Conversation · Dec 27, 2022

The Quiz of the Year 2022

It was the year of strikes, sewage and Sue Gray’s report, but how well do you really remember 2022? Let quiz master Nick Curtis put you to the test

Evening Standard · Dec 25, 2022

Russia weighs early return of International Space Station crew after Soyuz capsule leak

Russia's space agency considers a "rescue" plan to send an empty spacecraft to the International Space Station to bring home crew members ahead of schedule, after their Soyuz capsule sprang a coolant leak.

ABC News · Dec 24, 2022

ISS rescue mission may take TWO MONTHS as astronauts stranded by mystery leak

A spacecraft has developed a leak leaving three International Space Station crew stranded possibly until February if it is considered too dangerous for it to return home

Daily Mirror · Dec 24, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope's first year in space has ‘thrilled’ astronomers

The James Webb telescope was launched into space to look further into the universe than we've ever seen before on December 25, 2021, and it has far exceeded expectations with its jaw-dropping images. Ever since the first photos of nebulas and distant galaxies, NASA's most powerful telescope has captivated the…

France 24 · Dec 23, 2022

Russia and NASA consider sending spacecraft to bring home Space Station crew after capsule leak

The leak started as two cosmonauts, Dmitry Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, were preparing for a spacewalk as part of their usual duties

Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2022

Russia considers ways to return space crew after capsule leak

Tests are being conducted to determine whether Soyuz capsule is unfit for crewed flight after coolant leak.

Al Jazeera · Dec 23, 2022

Russia may send an empty spacecraft to retrieve stranded crew on the ISS

NASA and Russian space agency Roscosmos answered questions about the Soyuz MS-22 leak. The capsule is supposed to bring a trio from the ISS home in March.

Inverse · Dec 22, 2022