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# Space

This week
24th September 2023 - 26th September 2023
# space rocks
The largest asteroid samples ever collected have returned to Earth in a NASA probe
The capsule landed in a desert in Utah after a seven-year mission.
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September 2023
# Outer Space
Study of UFOs will require new scientific techniques, says Nasa
Officials said there are so few high-quality observations of unexplained sightings that no scientific conclusions can be drawn.
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Sep 14th 2023, 7:00 PM
# factor 50
India launches spacecraft to study the sun after successful moon mission
The Aditya-L1 spacecraft took off on board a satellite launch vehicle from the Sriharikota space centre in southern India.
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Sep 2nd 2023, 1:39 PM
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# Space
India’s moon rover confirms presence of sulphur and other elements near lunar south pole
The Chandrayan-3 Rover is expected to conduct experiments over 14 days, the ISRO has said.
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Aug 29th 2023, 9:30 PM
# Liftoff
Four astronauts from four countries blast off for International Space Station
Nasa’s Jasmin Moghbeli, a Marine pilot serving as commander, said her crew’s make-up demonstrates “what we can do when we work together in harmony”.
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Aug 26th 2023, 10:48 AM
# to infinity and beyond
India's lunar rover to carry out experiments over 14 days on the moon
The Chandrayan-3 Rover will analyse the mineral composition of the lunar surface.
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Aug 25th 2023, 10:06 AM
# A Star is Born
Irish scientists capture one of most advanced images of stellar birth ever taken
The images were captured using the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Aug 24th 2023, 4:00 PM
Russian space agency chief blames decades of lunar exploration inactivity for Moon crash
The Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the Moon after its engines failed to shut down correctly, he said.
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Aug 21st 2023, 10:11 PM
# Space
Russia to launch its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years
The mission is important for the Russian space sector, which is suffering from funding problems and corruption scandals.
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Aug 11th 2023, 7:33 AM
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2023
# Out of this World
A supermoon will be visible over Ireland across the next three nights
Clouds and rain showers might spoil the view for some people across the country, however.
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# Chandrayaan-3
India launches spacecraft on month-long mission to the moon
It’s a follow-up bid to its failed effort nearly four years ago to land a rover softly on the lunar surface.
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Jul 14th 2023, 1:21 PM
# Space
Rainy weather on Earth interrupts livestream broadcast from Mars
The images that made it through showed about one-third of Mars as the spacecraft circled the planet.
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Jun 2nd 2023, 9:00 PM
# unidentified flying object
NASA scientists say 'more high quality data' needed on UFOs in first public meeting
NASA announced last year it was analysing observations in the sky that can’t be identified as aerial or natural phenomena.
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May 31st 2023, 10:11 PM
# Emirates Mission
UAE unveils plans to send spaceship to explore solar system’s main asteroid belt
The UAE became the first Arab country and the second country ever to successfully enter Mars’ orbit on its first try.
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May 29th 2023, 10:45 PM
# Artemis
Nasa picks Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to build second lunar lander for Moon mission
Blue Origin will use its still-in-development New Glenn rocket to launch its lunar missions from Cape Canaveral.
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May 19th 2023, 7:50 PM
# starship
Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship explodes minutes after test launch of world's biggest rocket
Starship did not separate correctly from its second stage and exploded.
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Apr 20th 2023, 3:19 PM
# No Go
ESA mission to explore Jupiter’s moons postponed due to risk of lightning
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or Juice, will scope out whether the planet’s watery moons could possibly support life.
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Apr 13th 2023, 1:18 PM
# to infinity and beyond
Astronomers discover one of biggest black holes ever recorded using new technique
The ultramassive black hole, one of just four ever observed, is more than 30 billion times the mass of the Sun.
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Mar 29th 2023, 1:52 PM
# Lift-off
First ever 3D-printed rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral but fails to reach orbit
A US company has successfully launched a rocket made of 85% 3D-printed parts but it failed to reach orbit.
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Mar 23rd 2023, 1:07 PM
# Space
Nasa Webb telescope captures image of star on cusp of death 15,000 light-years away
The star in the constellation Sagittarius, officially known as WR 124, is 30 times as massive as our sun.
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Mar 14th 2023, 9:18 PM
# The final frontier
SpaceX Dragon crew to blast off for ISS after cancelled Monday launch
The launch was scrubbed on Monday just minutes before liftoff because of a clog in a filter that supplies ignition fluid to start the engines.
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Mar 1st 2023, 7:09 PM
# Space
New planet ring system discovered in our Solar System
The ring system is around a newly discovered dwarf planet, named Quaoar, which is around half the size of Pluto and orbits the Sun beyond Neptune.
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Feb 8th 2023, 8:22 PM
# Reach For the Stars
Jupiter has just broken the record for most moons in the solar system
It’s taken out Saturn.
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Feb 3rd 2023, 10:46 PM
# Look Up
Green comet to make its closest approach to Earth in 50,000 years tonight
The comet will be visible in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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Feb 1st 2023, 4:06 PM
# Asteroid 2023 BU
Truck-sized asteroid misses Earth in one of the closest approaches to the planet ever recorded
Despite its proximity, it sailed harmlessly past us last night according to scientists.
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Jan 27th 2023, 8:06 AM
# light pollution
Stars disappearing from human sight at ‘astonishing rate’, say scientists
Astronomers believe LED bulbs may be contributing to the night sky getting rapidly brighter.
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Jan 19th 2023, 8:29 PM
# to infinity and beyond
New image from James Webb telescope holds clues on how the first stars formed
It shows a young cluster of stars NGC 346, which is more than 200,000 light-years from Earth.
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Jan 11th 2023, 9:18 PM
# Space
Russia to send new capsule to return crew from ISS as Soyuz suffers meteorite strike
The Soyuz MS-22 will have to return to earth crewless due to damage to the craft.
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Jan 11th 2023, 5:00 PM
# Night Sky
Five starry spectacles to watch out for in 2023
Is that a comet?
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Jan 1st 2023, 6:30 AM
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# Space
Irish airspace access to be briefly restricted during UK Virgin satellite launch
Virgin Orbit is planning to launch a satellite this month from Spaceport Cornwall, which is based at an airport in south-west England.
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Dec 7th 2022, 9:27 PM
# Space Exploration
Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six-month mission
The capsule carrying the trio touched down at a landing site in the Gobi Desert in northern China.
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Dec 4th 2022, 3:31 PM
# Test Yourself
QUIZ: How much do you know about astronauts?
That’s one small step for man…
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Nov 26th 2022, 10:00 PM
# to infinity and beyond
Nasa’s Orion capsule enters moon orbit as test mission nears halfway point
The mission is one of a number of test runs intended to return humans to the moon by 2025.
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Nov 26th 2022, 11:31 AM
# To infinity...
British medic set to become first astronaut recruit with a disability
The European Space Agency calls John McFall a ‘Parastronaut Feasibility Study Member’.
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Nov 23rd 2022, 6:42 PM
# NASA
NASA spacecraft comes within 80 miles of Moon ahead of record-breaking orbit
The capsule will travel nearly 250,000 miles from Earth, the longest distance for a spacecraft designed for astronauts.
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Nov 21st 2022, 6:36 PM
# to infinity and beyond
Nasa's James Webb space telescope spots early galaxies hidden from Hubble
The Webb telescope is indicating stars may have formed sooner than previously thought.
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Nov 17th 2022, 10:20 PM
# Let's Get Quizzical
Quiz: How much do you know about the Moon?
Nasa has again rescheduled its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon.
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Nov 13th 2022, 10:00 PM
# The Red Planet
Mars set to be visible next to the full moon tonight
The planet will be “extremely bright to the naked eye” from this evening.
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Nov 11th 2022, 2:22 PM
# challenger
Section of destroyed space shuttle Challenger found on ocean floor
The shuttle broke apart shortly after lift-off on 28 January 1986, killed seven people on board.
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Nov 10th 2022, 9:30 PM
# to infinity and beyond
James Webb Space Telescope reveals ‘fingerprint’ created by two stars
New images show rings which were created when the stars came close together and streams of gas they blew into space collided.
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Oct 12th 2022, 6:59 PM
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