Space and astronomy

Rare ‘lunar standstill’ that hasn’t happened in 18 years will create ‘extreme’ Moon effect – exact timeline to watch

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

A RARE astronomical event that only takes place every 18 years is happening once again. It’s called a major lunar standstill – ...

ISS astronauts living with drug-resistant ‘superbug’ that mutated in orbit, bombshell study reveals

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

A NEW out-of-this-world ‘superbug’ has been discovered living aboard the International Space Station. Despite the highly controlled environment on the ISS, a ...

Nasa reveals Hubble ‘slipped into hibernation’ and has been offline for a week

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA experts are scrambling to wake up the Hubble Space Telescope after a glitch saw it slip into hibernation. The malfunctioning means ...

Boeing’s $1.5billion Starliner that will take humans to Mars to launch THIS WEEK after mission aborted at last minute

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

BOEING’S $1.5billion Starliner is finally expected to launch this week just days after its most recent mission was aborted at the last ...

Hope quickly fades for Earth’s only Venus mission as controllers give devastating update on lonely 14-year-old satellite

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

HOPE is quickly fading for Earth’s last-remaining Venus mission, after controllers lost contact with the Japanese spacecraft after 14 years. JAXA, Japan’s space ...

Spot Northern Lights in days as giant sunspot turns to face Earth again – scientists reveal best chance to see

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

THE Northern Lights may be shifting locations again soon as the sun continues to have consistent active solar storms. The beautiful color-filled ...

China’s super secretive spaceplane ejects a mysterious object into orbit over Earth and no-one knows what it’s for

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

AFTER 166 days circling Earth, China’s secret spaceplane has ejected an unknown object into orbit, according to reports. Little is known about ...

Terrifying ‘Death Star black holes’ caught blasting ‘powerful beams’ at targets just like ‘Star Wars space station’

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

ASTRONOMERS have discovered supermassive Death Star black holes unleashing powerful plasma beams that eerily change direction.  The finds are reminiscent of the ...

Boeing’s embattled $1.5billion Starliner that will take humans to Mars given new launch date after being delayed again

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

BOEING’S beleaguered $1.5billion Starliner has received a new target date for its first crewed space launch following countless delays. The aircraft’s launch ...

Nasa probe racing to ‘golden asteroid’ Psyche ‘worth $10,000-quadrillion’ using sci-fi blue 84,000mph electric thrusters

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

NASA launched a mission in October that aims to explore a 140-mile-wide metallic asteroid by the name of 16 Psyche. An object ...