All news on the topic: Space

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Astronomers discover new planet that may hold the truth to how Earth was formed
The new planetary system was discovered around the star HD88986, which has a similar temperature to the Sun with a slightly larger radius
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Ancient carved map of sky from 2,500 years ago contains mystery star
The stones were found near an ancient Rupinpiccolo protohistoric hill fort in northeastern Italy, with subtle markings that archaeologists believe correspond to the positions of 28 bright stars.
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Mystery radio waves may be winds from stars that exploded billions of years ago
Researchers from the University of California San Diego studying starburst galaxies looked at the circular waves picked up by the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) and believed they could help provide answers
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First US mission to Moon in nearly 50 years suffers major failure in space
The Peregrine spacecraft, a lunar lander produced by Astrobotic as the company attempts to reach the Moon, has experienced a technical failure that could prevent it from achieving its objective
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First US Moon landing mission since Apollo over 50 years ago blasts off to space
The Vulcan rocket carrying the Peregrine lunar lander in its debut flight and marking the first US lunar landing attempt in over 50 years, has successfully launched from Cape Canaveral
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Bring in the New Year with a bang as stunning meteor shower set to appear
The Quadtrantids is a meteor shower that peaks in the first few days of January, and will be most visible this year between the evening of January 3 and the early morning of January 4
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Breakthrough study hints aliens could live on Mercury despite Sun's searing heat
Scientists from the Planetary Research Institute used NASA's MESSENGER probe to explore glaciers of salt on Mercury's north pole and speculate life forms could live under its surface
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Christmas song was the first ever to be played in space - after 'UFO sighting'
The first song heard in space was a Christmas hit. It was played nine days before Christmas Day in 1965, when two astronauts used instruments to play a classic festive tune after reporting they 'spotted a UFO' to Mission Control
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One of our solar system's planets could 'disappear' by 2025 - for eerie reason
The changing tilt of Saturn means that we're going to lose sight of the planet's most recognisable feature, but experts say it's only temporary – for now, at least
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Experts baffled as mystery radio bursts in space keep getting detected
According to a new report published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, scientists have discovered a never-before-seen repeated radio burst called FRB 20220912A
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Bombshell space discovery as planet 'too big' for its sun changes everything
The discovery of a planet thats more than 10 times heavier than Earth has prompted researchers to rethink everything they know about the Solar System
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Earth to be hit by solar storms so strong they could cripple world's internet
Fears have been shared powerful solar flares caused by changes to the sun's magnetic field could have ramifications to the Earth's internet access as well as satellites in orbit
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Kim Jong-un makes rare appearance with daughter to mark 'new era of space power'
Kim Jong-un posed with scientists and space workers at the National Aerospace Technology Administration after North Korea launched a military spy satellite into orbit
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'Extremely powerful' cosmic ray hurtling towards Earth leaves scientists baffled
The intense particle ray, named after Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu, hit earth in 2021 with energy levels 244million times more powerful than some of the biggest accelerators ever made by humans
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Aliens could wipe us out as 2 planets where ETs may've had 5bn year start found
The discovery of two potential planets that could look like ours but much older has sparked discussion about what extra-terrestrial life could look like if it has evolved much longer than that of planet earth
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'Fluffy' planet where it rains sand discovered by scientists light years away
Getting to grips with the atmosphere of planets outwith the Solar System is no easy task, but researchers have found one with a very different atmosphere to Earth
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Musk's SpaceX rocket explodes again after reaching space for first time - recap
Elon Musk's SpaceX company attempted another launch of its Starship mega-rocket following the failed attempt in April that saw the craft explode - it exploded again but it's being hailed as progress
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Scientists have discovered the oldest black hole ever – and it's huge
Researchers using the latest telescopes have found a huge and ancient black hole capable of swallowing up whole galaxies and the enormous phenomenon is still growing
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How to watch one of the world's biggest annual meteor showers this weekend
The Leonid meteor shower, one of the bigger annual meteor showers in the sky, will happen just after midnight on Saturday until dawn in the early hours of Sunday
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Comet bigger than Mount Everest with 'devil horns' hurtling towards Earth
The space rock has been named 12P/Pons-Brooks and is classified as a cryovolcanic comet, also known as a cold volcano comet, because it has actually exploded
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Space tourism ship gives peek at toilet with epic intergalactic views
Space Perspective plans to take travellers 100,000 feet to the edge of space via a pressurized capsule suspended from a high-tech balloon, which will feature a toilet with a great view
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New wearable device created to prevent astronauts from getting lost in space
The device works with the use of vibrotactile sensors, which vibrate to give signals relating to certain locations while travelling in space - helping astronauts find their sense of direction
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NASA releases haunting photos of 'ghostly cosmic hand' swirling around galaxy
NASA has released some very scary but spectacular images of a giant bony hand-like structure just at the right time for the spooky season
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Uranus could hold the key to finding alien life after latest bombshell discovery
Scientists are in a race to uncover more information on a northern lights-style aurora spotted on the planet Uranus which could be a huge step in alien lifeforms being discovered
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Ancient space smash that made the Moon 'left alien blobs deep inside the Earth'
A new study led by Qian Yuan, of Arizona State University, believes that deep inside the Earth is a left behind 'buried planet' that was created by the impact that formed the Moon