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Space travel comes with risk − and SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will push the envelope further than any private mission has before

Space is an unnatural environment for humans. We can’t survive unprotected in a pure vacuum for more than two minutes. Getting to space involves being strapped to a barely contained chemical explosion.

The Conversation

Satellites are making the night sky brighter — as a launch site, New Zealand has a duty to combat light pollution

New Zealand's rapidly growing space industry, driven by private ventures, faces challenges with light pollution affecting Indigenous astronomy. Balancing economic growth and environmental protection is crucial.

Space

Nasa astronaut hears 'strange noise' from Boeing Starliner spacecraft

Source of pulsing ‘sonar ping’ noise from Boeing spacecraft not yet been traced, but could be heard on the speaker

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Space photo of the week: Milky Way's galactic twin captured by Dark Energy Camera

NGC 6744 is a spiral galaxy bigger than, but otherwise very similar to, our own. NASA has dubbed the large spiral galaxy the Milky Way’s ‘big brother’.

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Mock shuttle Pathfinder restored atop its stack at Alabama rocket center (photos)

An early mockup of NASA's winged orbiters, Pathfinder was returned to its position atop a space shuttle propulsion "stack" at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Space

Cypher Capital Invests in $20M Series A for Space and Time

Dubai, UAE, August 28th, 2024, Chainwire

International Business Times

Exclusive: Microsoft-backed Space and Time raises $20 million to merge AI and blockchain

The funding round was led by four crypto-focused firms, including Framework Ventures, Arrington Capital, and Lightspeed Faction.

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Space photo of the week: 1st-ever close-up of Neptune is Voyager 2's final portrait of a planet

Voyager 2, NASA's longest-running mission, explored Neptune during a historic encounter on Aug. 25, 1989, sending back humanity's first close-ups of the planet.

LiveScience

Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope catches baby stars roaring to life

A new image of the Serpens Nebula captured by the James Webb Space Telescope shows that when clouds collapse to form stars, all of those stars spin in the same direction.

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Tonight's 'Sturgeon Moon' will be the 1st 'blue supermoon' of 2024: Here's how to see it at its biggest and best

The year's first supermoon is also the third full moon in a summer that includes four, making it a 'blue supermoon'. Here's how to see August's full Sturgeon Moon rise.

LiveScience

SpaceX's Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president. Here's what it could mean for US space policy (op-ed)

Space

Space photo of the week: 55 years ago, the 'world's loneliest man' snapped this iconic Apollo 11 image

Command module pilot Michael Collins took this iconic Apollo 11 photo 55 years ago today, after his historic trip around the far side of the moon made him "the world's loneliest man".

LiveScience

Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope gives the 'Pillars of Creation' a stunning 3D makeover

A new multiwavelength 3D visualization of the iconic "Pillars of Creation" showcases the differences between Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope data.

LiveScience

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 117 —A Home on the Moon

On Episode 117 of This Week In Space, Rod and guest co-host Isaac Arthur talk with Evan Jensen of ICON Build about 3D printing habitats on the moon and one day Mars.

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Canada begins work on new Canadarm3 robotic arm for upcoming Gateway lunar outpost

MDA Space's Canadarm3 should be ready for the NASA Gateway space station at the moon in 5 years with a new design and testing contract from the Canadian Space Agency.

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‘My studio costs half my income’: can British art survive soaring rents and property developers?

In London, studio size has halved since 2020, and across the UK artists are campaigning for affordable space. What happens when a country’s creative resources all suddenly disappear?

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 116 —Spreading the Good Word

On Episode 116 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with the team behind the Space and Things podcast.

Tom’s Guide

I tried this space-spacing cookware and it's solved my biggest problem in the kitchen

If you have an abundance of pots and pans in your kitchen but limited storage, this innovative cookware range is a game changer — here’s why.

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Space photo of the week: James Webb and Chandra telescopes spot a 'lighthouse' pointed at Earth

Images from the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory have been combined to reveal how the Crab Nebula's neutron star is changing.

The National (Scotland)

'Exciting' Scottish space firm with 23-year-old boss nets £320k investment

A SPACE firm has landed more than £320,000 to help it become a key player in one of the UK’s fastest-growing industry sectors ...

LiveScience

'Manhattanhenge' returns: Where and when to see the sun 'kiss the grid' in New York next week

The Instagram-worthy alignment of the setting sun and the streets of Manhattan is about to begin again. The annual spectacle is caused by New York City's gridiron layout.

The Conversation

US participation in space has benefits at home and abroad − reaping them all will require collaboration

When people think about what we get from the U.S. space program, it may be along the lines of NASA technology spin-offs such as freeze-dried food and emergency space blankets.

Space

SpaceX fuels up Starship megarocket ahead of 4th test flight (photos)

SpaceX just fueled up its giant Starship rocket, checking another box ahead of the vehicle's fourth test flight.

LiveScience

Space photo of the week: Hubble spots a twisted 'train-wreck' galaxy that may hide a cosmic illusion

The Hubble Space Telescope's stunning image of the dusty 'train-wreck' galaxy NGC 4753 reveals what may be one of the greatest optical illusions in the nearby universe.

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Space photo of the week: 'God's Hand' leaves astronomers scratching their heads

A new space photo captures "God's Hand", a cometary globule in the Gum Nebula, where stars are being born.

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