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Chinese mission with first civilian reaches space station

2 weeks ago from Physorg

China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time as it pursues plans to send a crewed mission to...

China launches new crew for space station, with eye to putting astronauts on moon before 2030

2 weeks ago from Physorg

China launched a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station on Tuesday, with an eye to putting astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade.

China's 'space dream': A Long March to the Moon and beyond

2 weeks ago from Physorg

China successfully launched the latest mission to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, with a crew that includes its first civilian astronaut.

China launches manned mission to Tiangong Space Station

2 weeks ago from UPI

China on Tuesday successfully launched a manned mission into space with a final destination of its newly completed orbital space station, China's space agency said.

亚裔长者应该继续跳舞,在悲剧之后如何重建的其他建议

2 weeks ago from LA Times - Health

在蒙特利公园市 (Monterey Park) 和半月湾 (Half Moon Bay )枪击案之后,我们请问了专家,如何重拾欢笑,并照顾好你的社区。

亞裔長者應該繼續跳舞,在悲劇之後如何重建的其他建議

2 weeks ago from LA Times - Health

在蒙特利公園市 (Monterey Park) 和半月灣 (Half Moon Bay )槍擊案之後,我們請問了專家,如何重拾歡笑,並照顧好你的社區。

China sets 2030 deadline to send astronauts to the Moon

2 weeks ago from UPI

A Chinese space agency official announced plans Monday to send the country's first manned mission to the Moon by 2030.

One-third of galaxy's most common planets could be in habitable zone

2 weeks ago from Physorg

Our familiar, warm, yellow sun is a relative rarity in the Milky Way. By far the most common stars are considerably smaller and cooler, sporting just half the mass of...

UAE announces groundbreaking mission to asteroid belt, seeking clues to life's origins

2 weeks ago from Physorg

The United Arab Emirates unveiled plans Monday to send a spaceship to explore the solar system's main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched...

Juice's final deployments complete: Ready for study of Jupiter

2 weeks ago from Physorg

Flight controllers at ESA's mission control center in Germany have been busy this week, working with instrument teams on the final deployments to prepare ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice)...

Weather clears as SpaceX knocks out overnight satellite launch

2 weeks ago from Physorg

After a week of stormy weather delays, SpaceX waited just a bit longer but managed an early Saturday liftoff of a satellite to knock out the Space Coast's 26th launch...

Watch China launch Shenzhou 16 astronauts to Tiangong space station tonight

2 weeks ago from Space.com

China's next crew of three astronauts is all set to launch for the country's Tiangong space station tonight (May 29) on a Long March 2F rocket and you can watch...

NASA's UFO task force meets on May 31 and you can watch it online with this free livestream

2 weeks ago from Space.com

On Wednesday (May 31), NASA will hold a meeting of the "independent study group" the agency created to study data related to unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP. Here's how to...

X-ray emissions from black hole jets vary unexpectedly, challenging leading model of particle acceleration

2 weeks ago from Physorg

Researchers discovered only relatively recently that black hole jets emit X-rays, and how the jets accelerate particles to this high-energy state is still a mystery. Surprising new findings in Nature...

Watch Apollo astronauts lead National Memorial Day Parade 2023 in US Capital today

2 weeks ago from Space.com

Apollo lunar module pilots Charlie Duke, Harrison Schmitt and Rusty Schweickart will be joined by active NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik as they lead the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington,...

Observers inspect complex magnetic field of the molecular cloud Lynds 43

2 weeks ago from Physorg

Using the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT), an international team of astronomers has observed a nearby molecular cloud designated Lynds 43. Results of the observations, published May 18 on the...

Earth may have debris from alien star systems trapped in its orbit, new research suggests

2 weeks ago from Live Science

A new study questions if our planet could capture rocky and icy visitors from outside the solar system — and how scientists could spot them.

Video: Picking up lightsabers for Mars

2 weeks ago from Physorg

Detect, fetch and collect. A seemingly easy task is being tested to find the best strategy to collect samples on the martian surface, some 290 000 million km away from...

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, another step in what looks like a new space race

2 weeks ago from Physorg

China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, in what would be another advance in what's increasingly seen as a new space race pitting the Asian autocracy against...

Japan says it will destroy North Korean missiles after satellite launch alert

2 weeks ago from UPI

Japan said Monday that it will shoot down North Korean missiles that enter its territory after Pyongyang notified Tokyo of its plan to launch a satellite between May 31 and...

Ukrainian adviser vows ‘consequences’ for Iran after drone strikes in Kyiv

2 weeks ago from UPI

Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, tweeted Sunday that a draft resolution is being submitted by the president to sanction Iran for 50 years.

China marks maiden commercial voyage of first domestically produced passenger jet

2 weeks ago from UPI

China on Sunday celebrated the maiden commercial voyage of its first domestically produced passenger jet, a significant milestone for the country seeking to compete with the West.

James Webb telescope discovers gargantuan geyser on Saturn's moon, blasting water hundreds of miles into space

2 weeks ago from Space.com

The James Webb Space Telescope caught Saturn's icy moon Enceladus spraying a 'huge plume' of watery vapor far into space — and that plume may contain chemical ingredients for life.

The Euclid spacecraft will transform how we view the 'dark universe'

2 weeks ago from Space.com

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid satellite completed the first part of its long journey into space on May 1, 2023, when it arrived in Florida on a boat from...

James Webb telescope discovers gargantuan geyser on Saturn's moon, blasting water hundreds of miles into space

2 weeks ago from Space.com

The James Webb Space Telescope caught Saturn's icy moon Enceladus spraying a 'huge plume' of watery vapor far into space — and that plume may contain chemical ingredients for life.

10 everyday NASA inventions and spin-offs you can find in your home

2 weeks ago from Space.com

Explore 10 everyday inventions and spin-offs by NASA, many of which you'll find in your home.

Stephen Hawking's last collaborator on physicist's final theory

2 weeks ago from Physorg

When Thomas Hertog was first summoned to Stephen Hawking's office in the late 1990s, there was an instant connection between the young Belgian researcher and the legendary British theoretical physicist.

UAE to land a probe on an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter in 2034

2 weeks ago from Space.com

The United Arab Emirates just provided new details about its planned asteroid mission, which will visit seven different space rocks — and land on one of them.