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NASA telescope photographs two objects in space merging into one

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted two astronomical objects merging into one approximately 465 million light-years from Earth.

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Officials discover asteroid, hours later it approached Earth 100 times closer than the Moon

An asteroid that was discovered very recently zoomed past Earth at a distance that is 100 times closer than the moon or five times lower than satellites.

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Space probe snaps phenomenal pictures of Mercury showing tectonic curiosities and a new crater

A European Space Agency-controlled space probe has snapped a collection of images of Mercury while it completed its third fly-by of the planet.

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Scientists discover four world's that are unlike anything else in our solar system

A team of astronomers has used space telescopes belonging to NASA and the European Space Agency to identify four mysterious planets.

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Europe's newest weather satellite snaps its 1st phenomenal photo of Earth

Europe's newest weather satellite, called the Meteosat Third Generation Imager, has sent back its first image of Earth from space, and it's incredible.

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NASA's Hubble spots mysterious object in deep space that's unclassifiable

The European Space Agency (ESA) has explained that Hubble's image of an object 390 million light years away leaves scientists scratching their heads.

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NASA's Hubble Telescope photographs a 'visitor to a galaxy' in deep space

The Hubble Space Telescope has accidentally photographed a rogue asteroid that streaked across a galaxy that Hubble had in its sights.

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Scientists expose the beating heart of a distant galaxy in a mesmerizing photo

The European Space Agency's newest scientific instrument has been used to capture the heart of a distant galaxy, revealing it in mesmerizing detail.

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NASA announces it will achieve a historic moment in space exploration very soon

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have agreed on the next steps to get Mars samples that are being collected by Perseverance back on Earth.

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NASA's Webb makes surprising discovery, catches a cosmic knot out in deep space

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer into the early universe and have discovered a dense cosmic knot out in deep space.

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New timeline reveals when and how the Sun will burn out and die

The European Space Agency's Gaia mission has released a new dataset looking at stars throughout the universe, informing the timeline of our own Sun's life.

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NASA's Webb peers into the chaos of a deep space 'cartwheel'

NASA has released a new image snapped by the James Webb Space Telescope that showcases the chaos of a 'Cartwheel Galaxy'.

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Satellite captures stunning views of Mars' gigantic 'Grand Canyon'

The European Space Agency's Mars Express satellite has imaged Valles Marineris, the Solar System's largest canyon, in true color.

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ESA angers Moscow by severing ties with Russia for joint Mars mission

Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin has issued threats after the ESA announced it would stop work with Russia for the ExoMars mission.

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NASA slams Russia for using space station to promote propaganda

Russia's recent photo op on the ISS has been strongly condemned by NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency.

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Canadian engineers build launcher that can fire projectiles at 10 km/s

Canadian researchers have developed the Implosion-Driven Launcher (IDL), which can accelerate magnesium projectiles up to 10 km/s.

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Mars spacecraft gets Windows 98 upgrade that makes it 5x better

The European Space Agency (ESA) has rolled out an update that will bring major upgrades to the Express spacecraft orbiting Mars.

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Mars sample space race heats up after big claims come out of China

The space race between NASA and China has just got even hotter after China's space agency dropped massive claims on Mars samples.

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NASA's Hubble Telescope snaps phenomenal image of galaxy cluster

NASA's famous Hubble Space Telescope has snapped an image of a massive galaxy cluster located in the Ursa Major constellation.

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Astronaut describes what it was like to see Ukraine war from space

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer spoke with German broadcaster ARD to recount his time in space watching as the Ukraine war unfolded.

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New jaw-dropping Mars images showcase the Red Planet's complex history

A new set of images of Mars look like someone has run their fingernails across the surface of the Red Planet to create trenches.

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Upcoming Mars rover launch on Russian rocket suspended by ESA

The ExoMars mission by the ESA to deliver the Rosalind Franklin rover to Mars on a Russian Proton rocket has been suspended.

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Enormous solar eruption caught on video by ESA satellite

The ESA's Solar Orbiter has captured video of the largest solar prominence seen in a single field of view with the solar disc.

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Space 'rewired' the brains of cosmonauts, new study finds

Researchers have identified how space influences neuroplasticity changes in cosmonauts' brains, altering gray and white matter.

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ISS captures phenomenal images of Earth, displaying its beauty

The International Space Station has snapped some phenomenal images of Earth, showcasing the beauty of our little blue planet.

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ESA captures detailed new images of Mars volcanoes and craters

ESA's Mars Express satellite has observed the Jovis Tholus shield volcano on the Martian surface along with a large nearby crater.

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Satellites watched a giant iceberg release 152 billion tons of water

The massive A68A iceberg that broke off Antarctica in 2017 deposited 152 billion tons of water into the ocean near South Georgia.

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Not all planets are shaped like Earth, weird deformed planet found

Data acquired by the Hubble Space Telescope indicates that planets aren't strictly spherical and that some can come in weird forms.

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Failed Russian rocket piece uncontrollably meteors back down to Earth

A failed Russian rocket part from the heavy-class launch vehicle Angara-A5 has uncontrollably plummeted back down to Earth.

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Mars orbiter photographs 'powdered sugar on a rich velvet cake'

The European Space Agency and Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has captured what looks like a rich red velvet Mars cake.

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NASA telescope images majestic spiral galaxy, 'bright bands of stars'

A NASA telescope snapped a stunning image of a 'majestic' spiral galaxy located approximately 250 million light-years from Earth.

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500,000 miles away something is being slowly eaten by this star

Data from NASA's X-ray observatory has been found to contain evidence of something being consumed by a star 500,000 miles away.

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Satellite to perform its riskiest Earth fly-by yet, will go to the Sun

The European Space Agency's satellite that is headed towards monitoring the Sun will perform its riskiest fly-by of Earth yet.

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James Webb Space Telescope inches closer to launch, instrument checked

The James Webb Space Telescope is inching closer to launch as NASA announce one of its four instruments has been checked.

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China's Mars rover needs help to get new data back to Earth

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) will soon relay its data from its rover back to Earth with the help of the ESA.

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Blast from the Sun hit Earth, causing beautiful auroras to appear

Close to the start of the month, the Sun emitted a blast of charged particles directly towards Earth. The collision caused auroras.

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Hubble takes an image of a dangerous cosmic dance between two galaxies

The Hubble Space Telescope has been used to capture a dangerous dance between two interacting galaxies out in deep space.

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Spacecraft uses gravity to slow down, takes first image of Mercury

The European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have achieved the first fly-by of Mercury with its spacecraft.

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First evidence found of one planet orbiting three stars at once

Astronomers are honing in on a specific star system that looks like Saturn's rings if they had a massive gap in between them.

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Comet traveling 84,000 mph is fast-approaching Earth very soon

A world famous comet that was once landed on by the European Space Agency is making an extremely fast approach towards Earth.

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Hubble snaps a jaw-dropping image of a cluster of candy-colored stars

The European Space Agency published a new image of a gorgeous cluster of candy-colored stars taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope locks in new launch date

After announcing a delay, NASA and the European Space Agency have announced a new launch date for the James Webb Space Telescope.

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We just detected a mysterious exoplanet that has no known 'equivalent'

The European Space Agency has stumbled across an exoplanet that is being described as a planet 'without a known equivalent.'

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NASA's latest cargo trip to the ISS contains a game-changing machine

NASA's latest cargo trip to the International Space Station contains a machine that may change the game for Mars/Moon colonists.

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NASA releases 'dark' images of Earth's 'closest neighbor'

NASA has released some 'dark' images of Earth's 'closest neighbor' taken by the Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager telescope.

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'Very exciting' exoplanet with more water than Earth discovered

Astronomers have stumbled upon a 'very exciting' exoplanet with more water than Earth and can be seen with the naked eye.

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Here's how many atoms are in the observable universe

Have you ever wondered how many atoms are in the observable universe? The math has been done, and here is the closest answer.

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International Space Station will soon get a 'walking' robotic arm

The International Space Station will soon be given a very long 'walking' robot arm that was delayed from launching for 20 years.

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James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble's successor locks in launch date

The project manager for the James Webb Space Telescope said that the telescope and the Ariane 5 rocket are confirmed for launch.

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NASA astronauts complete rollout of massive ISS solar panel array

NASA astronauts were tasked with rolling out a new solar array and equipping it to the International Space Station power supply.