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Aeolus: Forecast is good for first ever wind-measuring satellite
This edition of Space comes from the coast of northern Norway, where we’ve come to the Andøya Space Centre to meet scientists working on a new satellite called Aeolus, which is measuring the winds all around our planet for the very first...
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#AskSpace: "Will this planet become as hot as hell?"
Euronews' Science Editor Jeremy Wilks, in the latest edition of Ask Space, where scientists are invited to respond to questions from the general public via the hashtag #AskSpace, set up a video link with one of the world's leading...
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#AskSpace: How much space junk is there actually out there?
Isaac Gutierrez would like to know how much space junk there is out there? To answer the question, we turned to Luisa Innocenti, head of the Clean Space Office at ESA's headquarters in Paris. "Since 1957 when we launched Sputnik, we have...
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#AskSpace: How will astronauts handle the journey to Mars?
Michael Kinser from the United States wants to know how astronauts are preparing to deal with long periods in weightlessness, and high radiation, on journeys to places like Mars. We put the question to ESA's Italian astronaut Paolo...
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NASA reveals what it might be like to land Pluto
What would it be like to land on Pluto? NASA has just released a video, based on photos taken by the New Horizons spacecraft during its historic encounter with the dwarf planet. The frames show actual colour simulation of what you would...
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‘Commencing countdown’ astronauts prepare for blast off
French ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is going for a swim, but this is one dip with a difference. Pesquet is taking his last training session in NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The pool is home...
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NASA’s latest launch – to bring back ‘scientific treasure’
NASA is counting down to their OSIRIS-REx mission (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer), aimed at bringing samples back from a near-Earth asteroid. NASA to Launch Asteroid-Sampling...
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'Boom, we have an answer!' - Gaia's revolution in astronomy
"Just like that, boom, we have an answer!" - the smile spreads across astronomer Frédéric Arenou 's face as he describes the latest data release from ESA satellite Gaia . It's fair to say that science has been waiting for centuries, or...
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Surfing scientists and algae hunters use Sentinel-3 to study coastline
Bob Brewin is pioneering a new technique in satellite oceanography - by going surfing. The Plymouth Marine Laboratory scientist uses his board to take sea surface temperature measurements, and then use them to better interpret data from...
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What's the risk from asteroids, and what's being done about it?
Asteroids pose a risk to our planet, and you only need to visit a museum to see the proof. Sixty six million years ago thing we going just fine for the dinosaurs, until one day, a large and fast-moving space rock crossed paths with the...
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Is there life out there? We head to 'Mars on Earth' to find out
The Rio Tinto river snakes through the Spanish countryside for 100 kilometres, a dark, blood-red stain of acid water and rusty-looking rocks that scientists love to study. Both ESA and NASA experts regularly spend weeks in the Rio Tinto,...
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Gravitational waves offer ‘a new window on the Universe’
As the scientific world and enthusiasts marvel at the validation of Albert Einstein’s theory of the existence of gravitational waves. What practical impact will it have on the science of astronomy? Participation de Gianpietro Cagnoli du...
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Finding space on earth
A team of planetary geologists in Westen Australia are using latest the camera technology in the hunt for meteorites that fall to earth. The scientists are from Curtin University and the team leader is Phil Bland. The rather dramatic...
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2 years since James Webb Telescope opened up, this is what it's taught us about the universe
On January 8, 2022, the James Webb Telescope unfurled its mirror for the first time. Two years on, it has shown us things in the universe we've never seen before.
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NASA’s first humanoid robot Valkyrie is being tested at offshore energy facilities in Australia
NASA says knowledge gained from this mission will potentially be used for NASA’s Artemis missions and other Earth-based robotics objectives.
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NASA's SWOT satellite will shed light on how climate change is impacting Earth's water
NASA launched the first global water monitoring satellite, SWOT into orbit in hopes of tracking climate change.
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The International Space Station will welcome its first all-private crew of astronauts this week
It will be the first all-private group of astronauts to use the space station for its intended purpose as an orbiting laboratory.
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Montrealer over the moon as her artwork blasts into space
Artwork by Montreal graduate student Debarati Das was etched onto a panel of one of 44 SuperDove satellites launched into space on Thursday.
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NASA is launching the DART spacecraft to crash into an asteroid. Could it save us from armageddon?
NASA is launching a spacecraft the size of a golf cart to crash into an asteroid, which could tell us what to do if one ever did hit Earth.
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How can we stop solar flares knocking out driverless cars, GPS systems and the internet itself?
A team of UK researchers are testing ways to shield electronics from solar radiation which could scramble the binary code that the smooth functioning of our digital world depends on.
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Astronomers may have discovered the first planet outside of our galaxy
A Saturn-sized exoplanet might have been discovered by astronomers using Nasa's Chandra X-Ray Telescope.
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PM Modi’s US visit: boosting India-US defence ties discussed
PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the US includes key talks with former President Trump, focusing on strengthening India-US defence ties. Discussions may include expanded cooperation on military technology and joint exercises.
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As a meteor flies through space, a cross section appears in a computer generated animation.
As a meteor flies through space, a cross section appears in a computer generated animation.
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A meteor cruises over the earth and explodes in the ocean sending debris flying skyward in a computer generated animation.
A meteor cruises over the earth and explodes in the ocean sending debris flying skyward in a computer generated animation.