Foam-spewing spacecraft could collect space junk 'like a spider web'
A Russian firm claims to have a solution to space junk. It suggests a foam-spewing spacecraft that catches pieces like a spider web and sends them into Earth's atmosphere to burn.
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A planet within the debris disk around the pre-main-sequence star AU Microscopii - Nature
A transiting planet with a period of about 8.5 days and a radius 0.4 times that of Jupiter is reported within the debris disk around the star AU Microscopii.
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Peaceful star is home to two intriguing planets
A nearby red dwarf doesn’t emit flares or harmful radiation — so its planets might have atmospheres.
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First space mission dedicated to exoplanet atmospheres gets green light
Scientists hope to learn what makes a ‘typical’ solar system from the European Space Agency’s €450-million probe.
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Stunning Nasa image of 'rare lightning phenomenon' looks like giant red aliens
NASA has shared an image of rare ‘red sprite’ lightning that looks scarily similar to an alien invasion. The red lightning can be seen branching out like jellyfish or fireworks over a F…
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NASA reveals stunning HD photo of rare 'red sprite' lightning
The photo, which was snapped by photographer Stephanie Vetter, has been featured as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day
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Earth's magnetic field 'can change 10 times faster than previously thought'
Scientists from the University of Leeds suggest that Earth's magnetic field can change ten times faster than previously thought
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NASA shares stunning photo of rare 'red sprite' lightning over France
The stunning photo was snapped by photographer Stephane Vetter, and has been featured as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day
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Buck Moon Lunar Eclipse will appear tonight - best time to see it from the UK
Buck Moon Lunar Eclipse is a combination of a full moon and a partial penumbral lunar eclipse, and will officially peak between 04:00 and 06:00 tomorrow morning
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Astronomers baffled as 'monster star' mysteriously disappears into the darkness
The mysterious star is located more than 70 million light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius, and is part of the Kinman Dwarf galaxy
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Astrophysicists unveil biggest-ever 3D map of the universe
The map from a collaboration of international researchers provides an accurate look at the scale and expansion of the universe from shortly after the Big Bang through to the modern era.
UAE celebrates launch of first Arab interplanetary mission
The long-anticipated blast-off of the unmanned spacecraft in the early hours of Monday from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center was met with rapturous applause in the Emirates.
Venus has 37 currently active volcano like structures on its surface
Researchers from the University of Maryland and the Institute of Geophysics, Zurich, created 3D models to investigate whether Venus coronae could be geologically active.
ESA Solar Orbiter captures the 'closest ever pictures' of the Sun
The stunning images taken by the Solar Orbiter while 47 million miles away from the surface of our host star include signs of mini solar flares called 'campfires'.
Airbus commissioned to build the first 'interplanetary cargo ship'
The 137ft-wide satellite will weigh more than six tonnes and will collect and return the rock samples taken by Perseverance, which launched earlier today from Cape Canaveral.
World's largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly in France
Located in Provence, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor - or ITER, for short - is expected to start delivering energy in the year 2035.
Dead star in the Milky Way emits 'never-before-seen' radiation
The space telescope Integral, operated by the European Space Agency, traced the FRB to a highly magnetic dead star known as a magnetar, called SGR 1935+2154.
Virgin Galactic unveil cabin with individual seats and mood lighting
Each seat in the six-person Virgin Galactic VSS Unity cabin has two personal windows for a view of the Earth below and 'mood lighting' linked to each phase of the space flight.
Boom 'Overture' plane to be powered by Rolls-Royce propulsion system
British aviation giant Rolls-Royce has partnered with US firm Boom Supersonic and will work on a propulsion system for its Overture flagship plane.
Keep looking and we might find out that dyson sphere has inhabitants that look like this
Which movie is these pics from?
The first pic is from either Prometheus or Alien Covenant.
The second pic looks like fan art.
The 1st image is definitely from Prometheus (prequel to Alien)
Not familiar with the 2nd one
Amazing photos capture the ISS in front of both the moon and the sun
The photos, taken within days of one another in California, were captured in the space of less than a second, as the space station could be clearly seen zooming across the sky.
World's largest drone is set to transmit 5G from the stratosphere
Two UK firms revealed plans to transmit 5G connectivity from the stratosphere using drone fitted with an antenna that produces 480 steerable beams to blanket the UK with the network.
Next stop Mars: Three spacecraft arriving at Red Planet from tomorrow
The UAE's orbiter reaches Mars on Tuesday, followed less than 24 hours later by China's orbiter-rover combo. NASA's Perseverance rover is due to land on February 18.
Photographer captures United Airlines plane photobombing the Sun
A California-based astrophotographer has captured 'one-in-a-million' footage of a United Airlines plane photobombing the Sun.
Internet sleuths crack secret message hidden on Mars Perseverance’s parachute - National | Globalnews.ca
Upon closer inspection, the parachute design was not symmetrical. Yet neither was the pattern random.
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Astronomers discover an elusive 'Goldilocks' black hole
Astronomers say the size of the 'intermediate black hole' is between a small 'supernova' black hole and a supermassive black hole at the heart of a galaxy.
Evidence for an intermediate-mass black hole from a gravitationally lensed gamma-ray burst - Nature Astronomy
Gravitational lensing is detected in the light curve of a gamma-ray burst. The inferred lens mass, while dependent on the unknown lens redshift, provides evidence for an intermediate-mass black hole at a false alarm probability of 0.6% with trial factors.
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Blobs of dense rock could be remnants of Theia, study finds
The moon is thought to have formed from a 'giant impact' early in the evolution of the solar system when a Mars-sized planet called Theia collided with the Earth.
Asteroid Apophis will NOT collide with Earth in 2068, says NASA
Asteroid Apophis was predicted to collide with Earth in 2068, which would be an impact equivalent to 880 million tons of TNT. NASA has collected new data showing the asteroid is no longer a threat.
Stunning new image of the first black hole EVER photographed
This black hole was the first to be directly imaged by astronomers, and the new photos reveal more details about the dense object, including the powerful jets of energy bursting from its centre.
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'Ring of fire' eclipse to cast dramatic shadow over Russia and Canada
The rare annular eclipse is the result of the Moon being at its furthest point from Earth when the Sun, Moon and Earth are in alignment, visible as a ring of light from Canada, Greenland and Russia.
Universe's biggest EXPLOSION is caught on camera
The explosive event was the death of a star and the start of its transformation into a black hole, according to experts from the German Electron Synchrotron in Hamburg.
NASA's Juno spacecraft will fly within 645 miles of Ganymede on Monday
Juno is set to make the closest fly-by of Ganymede - which is larger than both Mercury and dwarf planet Pluto - since Galileo in May 2000.
NASA is sending a mission to Venus for the first time sine 1990
NASA is returning to Venus for the first time in more than 30 years, unveiling two $500 million missions on Wednesday that are expected to launch within the next 10 years.
Winchcombe meteorite on display at London's Natural History Museum
The Winchombe meteorite fell to Earth in spectacular fashion in February, crash landing in the Cotswolds and sparking a frantic search effort.
Astronomy Photographer of the Year shortlist revealed
The annual event is in its 13th year, and was launched to showcase the best in astrophotography from around the world by the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021 shortlist images
See the shortlisted images from the world's greatest space photography competition
Experts say Hubble is 'beyond repair' but NASA says there are options
NASA has been working to fix the ageing observatory from a control centre in Greenbelt, Maryland, ever since a computer glitch caused it to shut down unexpectedly on June 13.
NASA data reveals details of the core, mantle and crust of Mars
The findings were published in three studies using NASA InSight data, from the University of Cologne, the California Institute of Technology and ETH Zurich.
NASA is using AI to take better pictures of the sun as
NASA is using artificial intelligence to get a better view of the sun, using machine learning on the Solar Dynamics Observatory and its Atmospheric Imagery Assembly instrument.
James Webb Telescope to explore planetary system 63 light-years away
NASA has already picked out one spot for the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, to study despite it not launching until October.
Perseverance rover has started to hunt for signs of life on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover has started its search for ancient life on Mars and the US space agency will hold a news conference on Wednesday at 1 p.m. EST to discuss the early results.
Experts spot two stars falling into other 1,500 light years from Earth
The 'hot subdwarf' in the binary system HD265435, was detected first by researchers led from the University of Warwick using NASA's exoplanet hunting TESS satellite.
Mystery over Jupiter's aurora is finally solved in new study
Scientists have observed Jupiter producing an X-ray aurora for four decades, but until now didn't know how this happened, according to academics from University College London.
NASA: News on Missions, Launches and Videos | Daily Mail Online
Get the latest news on NASA from Mail Online.
Video shows Earth's four billion year evolution in just four minutes
The clips starts 4 billion years ago when earth was a hellish protoplanet. We are then shown the formation of tectonic plates, oceans and continents that lead up to a human colonized world.
Watch 4 Billion Years of Earth’s Evolution in 4 Minutes
Artist David A. Roberts created this mesmerizing video of the past and future of an Earth simulacrum.
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Simulating worlds on the GPU: Four billion years in four minutes
This post delves into the implementation of my procedural earth simulation, written entirely in GLSL fragment shaders. It simulates the complete history of an earth-like planet in a few minutes, with the simulation updating at 60 frames per second.
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Astronaut on the ISS snaps a photo of lightning that strikes UPWARDS
The European Space Agency's Thomas Pesquet - one of 10 humans aboard the space station right now - captured the shot on September 9 but has only just shared it online.
What The Heck Was This Blue 'Luminous Event' Photographed From The Space Station?
On October 8, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured something strikingly rare from on board the International Space Station (ISS).
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NASA's Lucy mission launches, will swing past eight asteroids
A nearly billion dollar NASA spacecraft named Lucy officially launched on Saturday morning, in what is the beginning of a 12-year journey to explore eight different asteroids, according to NASA.
China fires missile to circle planet in terrifying display
China has tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught U.S. intelligence by surprise.
Our early solar system had a gap between its two regions, study finds
The mysterious gap between Mars and Jupiter could have been caused by a young Jupiter or a wind from the solar system emerging, experts in Massachusetts say.
Five sites shortlisted for UK's prototype fusion energy plant
The UK government first announced a £200million investment into the development of the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production - or 'STEP' - in October 2019.
Northern Lights seen over Stirling, Lake District and DEVON
Usually these displays are restricted to high-latitude regions around the Arctic and Antarctic, but when a solar flare is particularly strong, it can produce aurora throughout the UK.
