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Terrifying ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid won’t hit us after all, say astronomers

Thankfully, this isn’t going to be happening just yet (Getty) Space agencies are routinely checking asteroid orbits to detect whether or not there’s a chance

29 March 2021 No Comments

Scientists are hoping to redefine the second – here’s why

Time is crucial to our way of life (Shutterstock) Ben Murdin, University of Surrey Everyone needs to know the time. Ever since the 17th century

25 March 2021 No Comments

Researchers observe magnetic field around edge of a supermassive black hole

The polarised view of the black hole in the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy, with lines marking the orientation of polarisation, which is related to the

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Nasa readies Mars helicopter Ingenuity for inaugural flight

The rover only weighs 1.8kg (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Nasa has announced the first flight of its Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, will take place ‘no earlier than April

24 March 2021 No Comments

Is this what the first human city on Mars will look like?

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Landing on Mars seems to be more

23 March 2021 No Comments

Stratospheric windspeed at Jupiter’s poles can reach 900mph

An artist’s impression of winds in Jupiter’s stratosphere near the planet’s south pole, with the blue lines representing wind speeds (Nasa) Scientists have gathered further

22 March 2021 No Comments

‘Alien probe’ Oumuamua might just be a shard from a Pluto-like planet

Astronomers used to think Oumuamua was cigar-shaped, but now think it’s more like a cookie (Photo: Getty) Oumuamua, the solar system’s first interstellar visitor, might

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World’s first space clean-up mission to launch this weekend

The company Astroscale is launching what they call an End-Of-Life Services satellite (Photo: PA) A demo mission to show how space debris could be removed

18 March 2021 No Comments

First European astronaut to fly on SpaceX rocket, to launch April 22

Thomas Pesquet is already looking forward to the food (Photo: Getty) In a world first, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet will board a SpaceX rocket to

17 March 2021 No Comments

Don’t panic, but the largest asteroid flyby of 2021 is happening this week

The asteroid passing Earth this weekend is big, but it’s not going to hit us (Getty) Every so often, an asteroid comes close enough to

17 March 2021 No Comments

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Terrifying ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid won’t hit us after all, say astronomers

Scientists are hoping to redefine the second – here’s why

Researchers observe magnetic field around edge of a supermassive black hole

Nasa readies Mars helicopter Ingenuity for inaugural flight

Is this what the first human city on Mars will look like?

Stratospheric windspeed at Jupiter’s poles can reach 900mph

‘Alien probe’ Oumuamua might just be a shard from a Pluto-like planet

World’s first space clean-up mission to launch this weekend

First European astronaut to fly on SpaceX rocket, to launch April 22

Don’t panic, but the largest asteroid flyby of 2021 is happening this week

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