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‘Space Advertising’ Could Outshine the Stars—Unless It’s Banned First
Astronomers are racing to protect the dark skies as private companies seek to place large advertisements in Earth orbit ...
From fireball to splashdown: Sunita Williams' dramatic return to Earth
Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Indian- American Sunita Williams returned to Earth early on Wednesday, completing a mission ...
Nasa’s astronauts have returned but others could be left to ‘fend for themselves’
A successful rescue mission will be a relief to Nasa but some legal experts fear space tourists may not have the same legal ...
Before Sunita Williams' Splashdown, Moments Of Terror In Spacecraft
A Dragon spacecraft bringing astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore home after nine months in space splashed down off ...
Watch live: Starliner astronauts return to Earth with SpaceX Crew-9
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who’ve been at the space station since June, will return to Earth along with two Crew-9 ...
Laws governing space are 50 years old. New ones are needed to prevent it becoming a ‘wild west’
Private companies are now major players in space. How can they be held accountable if they damage the property of others or ...
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Inside radioisotope generators, the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
How do we power missions in the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond? The solution, developed in the '60s, can last ...
How to Watch the Return of Stranded NASA Astronauts From Outer Space Today
After nine months stranded on the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are ...
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Webb telescope captures its first direct images of carbon dioxide outside solar system
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in HR 8799, a multiplanet system 130 light-years away that has long been a ...
Why astronaut Victor Glover still believes in moon shots
The first Black person to clock a long-duration stay on the International Space Station, Glover is now aiming for the dark side of the moon. And he wants us all to keep reaching further.
NASA’s Next Mission Could Finally Solve the Mystery of Our Solar System’s Edge
The heliosphere, a cosmic bubble formed by the Sun, protects our solar system from interstellar threats and influences life's ...
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Swarms of satellites are harming astronomy. Here’s how researchers are fighting back
SpaceX and other companies plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites, which could mar astronomical observations and pollute the atmosphere.