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Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 36th birthday with space ‘sea slug’

Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 36th birthday with space ‘sea slug’

By Dean Murray Space scientists are celebrating Hubble's 36th birthday week with a jaw-dropping image of a space "sea slug." NASA has revealed a new observation of a star-formation region called the Trifid Nebula. Situated about 5,000 light-years from Earth, the cosmic

Rover discovers more building blocks of life on Mars

Rover discovers more building blocks of life on Mars

A NASA rover has discovered more building blocks of life on Mars after carrying out a chemistry experiment never before conducted on another planet, scientists said Tuesday. The organic molecules are not definitive evidence of past life, the NASA-led team emphasised, because they could also have formed on the

Astronomers measure black hole jet power for first time

Astronomers measure black hole jet power for first time

By Stephen Beech Astronomers have measured the power of jets from a black hole for the first time, offering fresh insight into how these objects shape the universe. The Curtin University-led study, in collaboration with the University of Oxford, used a global network of radio telescopes to observe "

Back on Earth, Artemis II crew still finding their footing

Back on Earth, Artemis II crew still finding their footing

Nearly a week after their Pacific splashdown, the astronauts who crewed the Artemis II mission that flew around the Moon told reporters Thursday they have yet to fully grasp the magnitude of the moment. "It's been a week of medical testing, physical testing, doctors, science objectives,"

NASA scientists detect surprise explosion on the sun

NASA scientists detect surprise explosion on the sun

By Dean Murray Space scientists have revealed details of a "surprise" explosion on the sun. NASA's Parker Solar Probe has discovered unexpected behavior in how our star blasts energy into the solar system. During a close flyby, the spacecraft detected a jet of fast-moving particles

Man fascinated by space sets up observatory in pub garden

Man fascinated by space sets up observatory in pub garden

By Filipa Gaspar A landlord fascinated by the space and the sky set up an observatory in the back garden of his pub. Alan Boddington, 67, first took an interest in space when looking at the moon with his uncle using a brass telescope on top of a coal bunker.

Out-of-this-world photos from the Artemis II mission

Out-of-this-world photos from the Artemis II mission

By Elizabeth Elizalde The historic Artemis II lunar mission revealed never-before-seen images of the Moon and our galaxy. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen captured the images during their seven-hour flyby on April 6. One of the