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Jeff Bezos, CEO of Blue Origin

Blue Origin addresses investors for the first time: seeks to raise $10 billion

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Blue Origin, which has been funded primarily by Jeff Bezos since its inception, is reportedly in talks to raise $10 billion in private capital. The money is intended to support expanded launch operations, lunar missions, satellite networks, and rehabilitation.
Starship Human Landing System illustration from NASA's Human Landing System page. Credit: NASA/SpaceX

As space transforms from an engineering vision to a stock market asset, SpaceX raises $75 billion in the largest IPO in history

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The largest IPO in Wall Street history marks a new phase in space commercialization: more capital for Starship and Starlink, but also questions about dependence on a single company, impact on astronomy, filling low-Earth orbit, and economic risks.
NASA's Artemis 3 crew: Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Breznik and Frank Rubio in an official mission portrait.

NASA selects Artemis 3 crew, but New Glenn explosion casts shadow on path back to the Moon

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The next Artemis mission will remain in low Earth orbit and test docking with SpaceX and Blue Origin lunar landers. The New Glenn explosion could delay the 2028 manned landing plan.
The Crew Dragon spacecraft is docked at the International Space Station above Earth.

NASA has ordered five astronauts to prepare for evacuation from the space station following an air leak that has been fixed in the meantime.

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The alert on the International Space Station lasted about two hours and was lifted after an assessment of the situation. Roscosmos reported two leaks in the Russian Zvezda module, but said there was no immediate danger to the crew and that the pressure on the station was stable.
A record-breaking radio burst from the Sun in August 2025 came from a structure in the Sun's atmosphere called a helmet stream. This image, taken during the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, shows the classic V-shape of a large helmet stream. Credit: Miloslav Druckmüller, Peter Aniol, Shadia Habbal/NASA Goddard, Joy Ng

NASA detected a solar radio burst that lasted 19 days

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An unusual radio signal from the sun has lasted for 19 days, far beyond the normal duration of such bursts. NASA has linked the event to a giant magnetic structure in the sun's atmosphere, and it could help improve predictions
The launch of the Shenzhou-23 manned spacecraft aboard the Long March-2F launcher from the Jiuquan Launch Center in China

China has launched a manned mission to its space station, in preparation for a moon landing by 2030.

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The Shenzhou-23 spacecraft carried three astronauts to the Tiangong space station. One of them is expected to remain in orbit for a full year, in China's first-of-its-kind experiment in prolonged human spaceflight.
Starship V3 launches from Starbase in Texas on the 12th test flight of the Starship system. Credit: SpaceX

Starship V3 takes off for the first time: SpaceX is getting closer to the moon, but there's still a long way to go

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SpaceX has completed the first test flight of its Starship V3, the giant rocket that will be used in NASA's Artemis program in the future. The flight achieved most of its goals, but engine failures show that the path to success is still uncertain.
NASA's High Performance Spaceflight Computing Processor. The processor is designed to survive harsh space conditions and provide a leap in processing capability for future spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

NASA is developing a new “brain” for spacecraft: an AI processor that will allow them to operate more independently

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The new processor is designed to allow spacecraft to analyze information, respond to unexpected situations, and make certain decisions without waiting for instructions from Earth. According to NASA, initial tests indicate a leap in performance compared to computers
A small asteroid passes by Earth. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A small asteroid will pass very close to Earth – but without any risk of impact

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2026 JH2, which is tens of meters in diameter, is expected to pass within only about 91 kilometers of Earth on May 18. The close pass will allow for telescopic observations and live broadcasts, but does not pose a threat.
A composite image of the 2019 Geminid meteor shower and a fireball dropped by a meteorite, as captured on camera on the island of La Palma, Spain. Credit: Global Meteor Network

New meteor shower reveals asteroid disintegrating near the sun

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Analysis of millions of meteor observations has identified 282 fragments belonging to a new stream. Researchers believe they originated from a rocky asteroid that weakened due to extreme heating near the Sun.
An illustration showing the position of Saturn's pole (right) compared to Earth's pole (left). Credit: SUSTech

New study: Saturn's magnetosphere tip is shifted past noon due to its rapid rotation

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Analysis of Cassini data shows that Saturn's magnetosphere does not behave like Earth's. Instead of remaining near local noon, the tip of the magnetosphere is shifted to the after noon hours, a result that could change
Earth's atmosphere. New research shows that climate change is altering the rate of decomposition of nitrous oxide, a key greenhouse gas that also contributes to ozone depletion. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Climate crisis shortens nitrous oxide's lifespan in the atmosphere and complicates climate predictions

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Seconds before the Artemis II spacecraft lands. Screenshot: NASA

Live broadcast: Artemis II landed safely

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Orion's first crewed deep-space test flight tested launch, flight, return and recovery systems — paving the way for the next phase of the lunar return program
On April 7, 2026, the Artemis II crew was captured in a rare moment of shared embrace inside the Orion spacecraft on the way back from the Moon. Pictured are Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, Reed Wiseman, and Victor Glover. The crew members were selected in April 2023 and trained together for three years in preparation for the mission. Photo: NASA

Artemis II Day 9: Orion orbit correction complete, preparing for atmospheric reentry and landing near San Diego

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In the past 24 hours, NASA completed another correction maneuver on the way back from the moon, restored contact after a brief communications glitch, and accelerated final preparations for atmospheric entry. Now all eyes are on the heat shield.

Not all cold traps at the moon's south pole preserved ice equally well

New scientific evidence suggests that ice has been accumulating on the moon for the past billion and a half years, revealing where it's best to look for it.
Moon colony. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Life on the Moon Won't Be Romantic: This Is What the True Test of the Human Body Will Look Like

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In preparation for an extended stay on the lunar surface, scientists warn of a dangerous combination of low gravity, cosmic radiation, lunar dust, isolation, and possible damage to bodily systems.
Earth setting after Artemis II completes its passage behind the Moon. NASA photo

Artemis II Day 7: Artemis II released the first images from its lunar orbit and continues safely on its return journey

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Artemis II crew members celebrate the completion of the passage behind the moon, April 7, 2026. Photo: NASA

Artemis II on the way back: Completed transit around the moon, human distance record broken, and viewing a solar eclipse

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Update 7/4 14:00: Orion passed behind the moon, came within 6,546 kilometers of the surface, set a new record of 406,770 kilometers from Earth, and also photographed areas from the far side.
In this fully illuminated photo of the Moon, taken by the Orion spacecraft, the near side of the Moon is visible on the right with the dark lava plains familiar from Earth-based observations. To the left is the Orientale Basin, a giant crater about 966 km wide that crosses both the near and far sides. Credit: NASA.

Day 6, Live: Artemis II Around the Moon; Orion Breaks Human Distance Record and Enters Mission Highlights

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The Artemis II crew surpassed the record of Apollo 13, making a historic pass around the moon and entering a window of scientific observations, communications blackout and a solar eclipse as seen from the spacecraft.
The dry delta in the Yezre crater preserves evidence of ancient water flow, and the new study links the clays found in the area to persistent warm, wet climate conditions on ancient Mars. Credit: NASA.

New study: Ancient Mars may have been warm, rainy, and suitable for life

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Analysis of clay pebbles collected in Jezero Crater by the Perseverance probe indicates that at least parts of ancient Mars experienced mild, wet, and continuous conditions—not just brief thaw events in a frozen environment.
A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Weisman from one of the Orion spacecraft windows after completing the lunar orbit injection maneuver on April 2, 2026. The image shows two auroras, at the top right and bottom left, while the **Zodiac Light** is visible at the bottom right as the Earth obscures the Sun. Credit: NASA

Artemis II Day 3: Orion continues precisely toward the Moon without need for trajectory corrections; the receding Earth is fully imaged

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After the lunar orbit injection, the mission control center determined that the spacecraft was already on the correct path to pass near the moon on April 6, and the team began preparations for the scientific observation window around the moon.
A new approach to discovering life looks beyond familiar gases and instead measures how difficult it is for atmospheric molecules to form. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A new method for searching for extraterrestrial life: not what molecules exist, but how difficult it is to produce them

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The assembly theory offers a new way to identify extraterrestrial life based on the chemical composition of atmospheres, and not just on familiar gases such as oxygen and methane.
An image of the Artemis II spacecraft orbiting the Moon. The transit is expected on April 6. Photo: NASA

Artemis II left Earth orbit and headed for the Moon

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Artemis II has completed a lunar injection maneuver and left Earth orbit. The Orion spacecraft and its four crew members are making their way to the Moon in a historic NASA mission.
An artist's illustration of a short-period exoplanet, orbiting its host star at a tiny distance and completing a revolution in just a few hours. This type of research was the focus of the new RAVEN system. Credit: NASA/Tim Pyle

Artificial intelligence revealed hidden signals and discovered dozens of new planets outside the solar system

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A system called RAVEN scanned data collected from TESS's first four years of operation and examined more than 2.2 million stars in search of planets that complete an orbit in less than 16 days.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured striking new images of the "Bare Skull Nebula," a ghostly cloud of gas and dust orbiting a dying star. The nebula, PMR 1, eerily resembles a brain inside a transparent skull, with a dark stripe down the center dividing it into two hemispheres. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

Webb Space Telescope reveals creepy nebula that looks like a giant brain

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Artist's impression of the DART spacecraft on its way to the Didymus-Dimorphus asteroid system. The targeted impact with Dimorphus changed not only its orbit around Didymus, but also the system's orbit around the Sun.

The DART impact changed not only the asteroid's orbit around its companion, but also the system's orbit around the Sun.

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New research shows that the spacecraft's deliberate crash pushed the entire Didymus-Dimorphus asteroid system, providing the first evidence that humans altered the solar orbit of a natural body.
The Moon may seem timeless, but its face is still changing. Newly discovered impact craters reveal that impacts continue to leave new marks on the lunar landscape. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The Moon has taken another hit: NASA scientists discover a new crater formed

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A comparison of images from the orbiter with lunar surveys has revealed a 22-meter-diameter crater formed between 2009 and 2012, providing new evidence that asteroids and comets continue to shape the lunar surface today.
Starship SN9 on the launch pad. By Jared Krahn - Created by the author, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Starship could cut Uranus-Uranus flight time in half

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MIT study proposes using Starship's payload, in-orbit refueling, and atmospheric braking capabilities to get a NASA flagship mission to Uranus in about six and a half years
This image of Jezero Crater on Mars shows a layer of mineral data measured from orbit. The green color represents carbonates – minerals that form in aqueous environments under conditions that may be favorable for preserving signs of ancient life. NASA's Perseverance rover is currently studying the green area above the Jezero alluvial fan (center). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/JHU-APL

How Earth's most resilient microorganisms could help us colonize Mars

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Scientists are beginning to unravel how microbial systems, shaped by billions of years of evolution on Earth, might be recruited to build the first shelters on Mars. By examining how certain bacteria communicate,
The impact of a solar storm on Earth - "space weather". Illustration: depositphotos.com

Artificial Intelligence for Solar Wind Forecasting: New Model Improves Space Weather Warnings

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Researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi trained an artificial intelligence model on ultraviolet images from NASA's Solar Observatory and were able to predict solar wind speeds up to four days in advance – with an accuracy that is dozens of times higher.
Artist's impression of a cloudy, Earth-like exoplanet with colorful biota in the clouds. Credit: Adam B. Langeveld/Carl Sagan Institute. Adapted from NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech

Scientists have developed a "color key" to detect extraterrestrial life in planetary clouds

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A team from Cornell University and the Carl Sagan Institute has measured spectra of colorful microorganisms in Earth's clouds, creating a color guide that will help identify biopigments as biological signatures in the clouds of cloudy exoplanets.
Once considered a stable, ancient giant, Glacier A-23A is now gradually breaking apart as it drifts into warmer waters. The glacier, which broke away from the Pilchner Ice Shelf in 1986, survived nearly four decades before it began to disintegrate on its journey north. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory / Michala Garrison, MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview.

NASA has documented the collapse of the giant iceberg A-23A – one of the largest and oldest in the world

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NASA satellites have documented the disintegration of the A-23A glacier, which broke away from Antarctica in 1986 and survived for almost four decades before starting to break up on its journey north.
Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt samples a rock at Station 7, at the foot of the North Mountain in the Taros-Littrow Valley. The large rock was dislodged by a powerful moonquake about 28.5 million years ago, likely the result of activity on the Lee-Lincoln Fault. Credit: NASA/JSC/ASU

Moonquakes could threaten future manned missions and infrastructure

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New study reveals that moderate-intensity tremors associated with the Lee-Lincoln fault in the Taros-Lytaro Valley could endanger permanent bases as part of the Artemis program
An image of NASA's Preservation spacecraft observing the aurora borealis. Credit: Avi Blizovsky, via DALEE

The Perseverance rover once again recorded the aurora borealis on Mars

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Researchers present a second visible-light observation of Martian aurora and a new method for predicting it – with scientific implications and future preparation for astronauts
An artist's impression of the Japanese space mission Hayabusa2 landing on the surface of asteroid 1998 KY26. New observations using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed that the asteroid is only 11 metres in diameter – almost a third smaller than previously estimated – and completes a rotation every five minutes, faster than expected. The image shows an updated size comparison between the asteroid and the spacecraft. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser. Asteroid: T. Santana-Ros et al. Hayabusa2 model: SuperTKG (CC-BY-SA).

Will Hayabusa 2 succeed in landing? Its target is a tiny, faster-than-expected asteroid

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NASA's Perseverance spacecraft captured this selfie, made up of 62 individual images, on July 23, 2024. A rock called Chiave Falls—where features have been found that may indicate whether Mars was once home to microscopic life—is visible to the left of the spacecraft, near the center of the image. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Signs of life on Mars? Geologists warn: It may be non-biological processes

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Case Western Reserve University researchers are cooling the enthusiasm for the Mars Perseverance rover's discoveries, emphasizing that the spotted rocks found may have been formed by geological processes – not by microorganisms.
The growing tail of 3I/Atlas. (International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the Scientist)

What does the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS teach us about other solar systems?

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Researchers have revealed photographs of the interstellar visitor taken about two months before the comet was identified as an interstellar visitor and discovered that it was already active at a great distance from the Sun.
Cassiopeia A supernova. Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Danny Milisavljevic (Purdue University), Tea Temim (Princeton University), Ilse De Looze (UGhent). Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI).

James Webb Telescope reveals unprecedented details in supernova remnant Cassiopeia A

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Infrared image reveals complex structures, the "green monster," and a glimpse into the sources of cosmic dust – the building blocks of stars, planets, and life
A tagged version of "Ciava Falls" shows the leopard spots that captivated scientists, along with the presence of olivine in the rock. The image was taken on July 18 by the WATSON instrument on the rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

The Perseverance probe has detected possible clues to ancient life on Mars.

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A rock sample from Jezero Crater reveals "leopard spots" and unique chemical patterns that may be a sign of ancient life. These are materials that on Earth originate from biological phenomena, but they can also be formed by non-biological processes
In a new study, researchers from Penn State University and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory analyzed human communications in deep space and found that human transmissions are often directed toward our spacecraft near Mars (bottom left), the Sun, and other planets. Because planets like Mars don't completely block the signal, an extraterrestrial intelligence that happens to be along the path of interplanetary communications—when the stars are aligned from its perspective—could detect the "leak." This finding suggests that humans should look for planetary alignments outside the solar system when searching for signs of extraterrestrial communications. Credit: Zaina Sheikh

If aliens are looking for us – this is how they will find us

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The study indicates that if an alien civilization is trying to detect signals from Earth, the highest chance is during an alignment between Earth and Mars, when transmissions are made to spacecraft and rovers on Mars.
Illustration of the Neil Gehrles Swift Space Telescope in orbit around Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / Chris Smith (KBRwyle)

NASA Examines Technology Demonstration to Raise Swift Space Telescope Orbit

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The telescope, which has been in space for over 20 years, could burn up in the atmosphere if its orbit is not raised. * Design studies are examining an orbit raise that could extend the Swift Space Telescope's operation and advance satellite servicing capabilities.
Comparison of the size of the planet Uranus to that of the Earth. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Internal heat source discovered in Uranus – a possible solution to a 40-year-old mystery

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NASA researchers have discovered that Uranus emits more energy than it receives from the sun, indicating an internal heat source – and undermining previous theories about the formation of giant planets.

Houston, we have a problem: James Lovell, commander of Apollo 13 and the hero who returned the crew safely, has passed away.

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Lovell, who flew on four space missions and was one of the first to orbit the moon, has died at the age of 97. His cool-headed leadership of the Apollo 13 mission became a global symbol of survival and cooperation, and his story was immortalized in the film
Memorial plaque for the astronauts of the Space Shuttle Columbia, 2003. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Cutting a quarter of NASA's budget could lead to another disaster like Columbia

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NASA prepares to cancel major science missions; scientists warn of brain drain and huge loss of investment * Nearly 300 NASA scientists signed the "Voyager Declaration": Budget cuts could lead to another disaster like Columbia
Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Gila Gamliel presents the letter of appointment to Prof. Shamrith Maman for the position of Director of the Israel Space Agency. Credit: Michael Dimenstein, Lt. Col.

Dr. Shamrit Maman to head the Israeli Space Agency

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Dr. Shamrit Tirosh Maman will replace Prof. Dan Bloomberg, who has held the position since 2022, and by virtue of her position will be responsible for outlining Israeli space policy, developing and leading strategic plans in the field of space, and fostering collaborations.
These images, showing the material ejected from around the near-Earth asteroid that was struck, were taken during the approach (with Didymus at top left) and the receding (with Didymus at top right) of the LICIACube satellite, which flew over the area a few minutes after the impact and recorded its aftermath. The ejection field consists of an asymmetrical cone of dust containing streams and filaments, as well as more than 100 meter-sized rocks ejected in various directions. Credit: NASA's DART team and LICIACube

NASA's DART mission deflected an asteroid – but released a swarm of space rocks

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Astronomers at the University of Maryland have discovered that an unexpected burst of rock fragments released during the DART mission carried with it three times more momentum than the spacecraft itself – a discovery that provides important new insights
Lawrence Kraus, in 2013. Photo from Wikimedia

Lawrence Kraus warns: Trump's science cuts will destroy America's future

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Theoretical physicist speaks out against the Trump administration's dramatic budget cuts to scientific research and warns of irreversible damage to the US's status as a world leader in science
One of the early test images taken by SPHEREx in April 2025. It shows a section of the sky at a wavelength, or color, of AE, which is invisible to the human eye but represented here in visible color. This particular wavelength (3.29 microns) reveals a cloud of dust made of a molecule similar to soot or smoke. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA's SPHEREx maps the Vengeance in infrared in 102 colors

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The SPHEREx telescope, launched in 2025, scans the entire sky in unprecedented detail, detects water and organic compounds, and examines the moments of creation – and all the information is freely accessible to researchers and the public.
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to detect a planet of similar mass to Saturn around the young star TWA 7. In this image, which combines data from the VLT ground-based telescope and Webb's MIRI instrument, the star's light has been removed. The location of the star is marked by a circle with an asterisk in the center. The blue area indicates the disk around the star (SPHERE data), and the orange area indicates the MIRI data. The bright orange spot at the top right is TWA 7 b. The orange spot on the far left is an unrelated background star. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Anne-Marie Lagrange (CNRS, UGA), Mahdi Zamani (ESA/Webb)

Webb Telescope directly captures planet forming cosmic rings around young star for the first time

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Planet TWA 7 b, with a mass similar to Saturn, is exactly where theoretical models predicted • If confirmed, it would be the lightest planet ever directly observed
This artist's impression shows the Tianwen-2 probe approaching the near-Earth asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa. Credit: CCTV

China launches Tianwen-2 – asteroid sample return mission

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If successful, it would be the third time in history that samples from an asteroid have reached Earth, and the third country after Japan and the United States.
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