Space
SpaceNewly-discovered planets on the edge of destruction: Study
Out of the thousands of extrasolar planets found so far, these three gas giant planets had some of the shortest-period orbits around subgiant or giant stars
Stars will eventually stop contributing metals: Study
The “metal-rich” stars, like our Sun, spew out their products into space, enriching the composition of the galaxy over time
'Amazing milestone' as NASA fully deploys Webb telescope in space
The most powerful space telescope ever built completed a tricky two-week-long deployment phase Saturday, unfolding its final golden mirror panel, as it readies to study every phase of cosmic history.
Space business: The final profitable frontier
The snub-nosed craft resembles a shuttle-airplane mashup, and is the latest entrant in a profit-seeking push with staggering potential -- and risks -- for humans to visit, work or even live in space.
China slams US after space station ‘close encounters’ with Musk’s satellites
Tiangong, China’s new space station, had to manoeuvre to avoid colliding with one Starlink satellite in July and with another in October, according to a note submitted by Beijing to the United ...
French Guiana awaits historic Webb telescope launch
The James Webb Space Telescope -- soon to become the most powerful ever to be launched into space -- after technical and weather delays is set to take off on Christmas Day from the base in France’s ...
Japanese space tourists return to Earth after 12 days on ISS
A Japanese billionaire returned to Earth Monday, after 12 days spent on the International Space Station where he made videos about performing mundane tasks in space including brushing teeth and going ...
Elon Musk named Time magazine person of the year
Time magazine on Monday named Tesla chief and space entrepreneur Elon Musk as its person of the year 2021, citing his embodiment of the technological shifts but also troubling trends reshaping ...
Webb telescope to look for first light of cosmic dawn
Peering into deep space and billions of years back in time, the James Webb telescope promises to offer the clearest glimpse yet of the Universe's cosmic dawn, when the earliest galaxies began to form.
NASA launches new mission to explore universe’s most dramatic objects
The new mission builds on and complements the scientific discoveries of other telescopes, including the Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA’s flagship X-ray telescope. First light operations are ...
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