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A new era: Ariane 6 maiden launch campaign gets underway
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29 On July 5, 2023, the Ariane 5 launch vehicle took flight for the last time, thus ending a storied 27-year career ...
Mars Express Discovers Mysterious Martian “Spiders”
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The dark spots in this image from ESA’s Mars Express are the telltale sign of ‘spiders’ scattered across the southern polar region ...
Hubble Celebrates 34th Anniversary With a Spectacular View of the Little Dumbbell Nebula
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Astronomers celebrated the 34th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope by capturing an image of the Little Dumbbell Nebula, 3400 light-years away. ...
Mars Express Reveals Hidden Ice Reserves at Mars’s Equator
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ESA’s Mars Express has provided new insights into Mars’s Medusae Fossae Formation, revealing deep layers of water ice, the largest such discovery ...
Uncovering True Distances in Space
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By ESA/Hubble December 27, 2023 Hubble Space Telescope image featuring the spiral galaxies NGC 1356, LEDA 467699, LEDA 95415, and IC 1947. ...
“Forbidden” Emissions From a Spiral Galaxy
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This image from the Hubble Space Telescope features MCG-01-24-014. It is a spiral galaxy located 275 million light-years away with an active ...
Europe’s Next-Gen Rocket Succeeds in Full-Scale Rehearsal
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The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully conducted a full-scale rehearsal of its new Ariane 6 rocket at Europe’s Spaceport in French ...
British astronaut’s prosthetic leg could poison ISS crew
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Although the team originally thought that wearing a prosthesis in space may not be necessary, tests have shown it is likely to ...
British space companies invited to join race to build Europe’s new rocket
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Nasa is increasingly outsourcing its launch capability to Elon Musk’s SpaceX and the company is scheduled to take astronauts back to the ...
Mars Unveils Its Nighttime Secret: Mesmerizing Green Glow Discovered
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This image shows an artist’s impression of what nightglow might look like to an astronaut in the polar winter regions of Mars ...
