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Space junk, not meteorites, remains biggest threat to spacecraft

Daniel Lawler, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 01:57 AM

Colliding space junk creates even more debris, leading to a 'runaway chain reaction' of cascading collisions littering orbit with tiny, dangerous objects, NASA says. Read more »

European Space Agency names first disabled astronaut

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Nov 24 06:30 AM

The European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled its newest recruits on Wednesday, with two women and three men and the world's first "parastronaut" making up the new class. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 09, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 11:42 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

SpaceX craft back on Earth with crew from ISS

Aubrey Gemignani, NASA via AFP
Posted at Nov 09 05:11 PM

A SpaceX craft carrying four astronauts landed back on Earth from the International Space Station, on Monday. Read more »

Astronaut Barbie doll jets off on zero gravity flight

Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 09:03 AM

A Barbie doll version of Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has jetted off on a zero-gravity flight with the aim of inspiring young girls. Read more »

World's largest iceberg birthed in Antarctica

Steve Gorman, Reuters
Posted at May 20 10:07 AM

A giant slab of ice with a surface area that spans 4,320 square km has sheared off from the frozen edge of Antarctica into the Weddell Sea, becoming the largest iceberg currently afloat in the world, the European Space Agency said on Wednesday.  Read more »

Recycled SpaceX capsule successfully docks to International Space Station

NASA, AFP
Posted at Apr 25 11:33 AM

This screen grab taken from the NASA live feed shows the SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft at 20 meters of the docking access of the International Space Station on Saturday. Read more »

How a space doctor keeps astronauts healthy on the ISS

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 23 09:38 AM

From muscle loss to radiation exposure and the psychological effects of confinement, spaceflight takes a toll on those lucky enough to experience it.  Read more »

Want to be an astronaut? Europe is recruiting for the first time in 11 years

Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 10:42 AM

Europe is to recruit new astronauts for the first time in 11 years as leading space-faring nations set their sights on missions to the Moon and, eventually, Mars.   Read more »

European space rocket launch fails minutes after takeoff

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 02:26 PM

The Vega light launcher, which would have placed Spain's first satellite into orbit, malfunctioned roughly 8 minutes after launching from a space center in Kourou, French Guiana. Read more »

Dimming of one of galaxy's brightest stars 'caused by dust cloud'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 05:56 AM

PARIS - The sudden dimming of one of the Milky Way's brightest stars, Betelgeuse, could be due to a dust cloud spewing up from its surface, astronomers said on Thursday. Read more »

Closest pictures ever taken of sun show tiny campfire flares

Kenneth Chang, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 17 11:51 AM

The first images from a new solar mission — the closest ever taken of the sun — reveal a ubiquitous burbling of miniature solar flares. The discovery may provide clues for how turbulence heats the atmosphere of the sun and drives the ebb and flow of solar wind, the high-velocity charged particles throughout the solar system that buffet Earth and the other planets.   Read more »

Solar Orbiter gives scientists unprecedented look at Sun

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 11:02 PM

Scientists said Thursday they had obtained the closest ever images taken of the Sun, part of a mission to study solar winds and flares that could have far-reaching impacts back on Earth. Read more »

Collision of galaxies may have spurred our solar system's formation

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at May 27 08:27 AM

A violent event on a colossal scale - the crash of two galaxies - may have paved the way for our solar system's birth. Read more »

US astronaut returns to Earth after longest mission by woman

Christopher Rickleton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 06 10:03 PM

NASA's Christina Koch returned to Earth safely on Thursday after shattering the spaceflight record for female astronauts with a stay of almost 11 months aboard the International Space Station. Read more »