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Zephalto Space Capsule Is the Newest Way Billionaires Can Waste Money

June 23, 2023

Zephalto is offering rich and risk-tolerant passengers the chance to go on a trip to space in a pressurized capsule called Céleste for a whooping price of €120,000 ($132,000 USD).

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The Golden Record: Humanity’s Message to the Cosmos

May 21, 2023

Launched by NASA in 1977, the Golden Record is a testament to our innate curiosity and desire to reach out to the unknown.

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Images of Unseen Universe Captured by NASA

July 13, 2022

Declared as "the dawn of a new era in astronomy" by NASA, the space agency has just released a collection of extremely detailed and stunning images of unseen space captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Meteor Shower Guide for Aspiring Stargazers This Summer

July 26, 2021

As life gets back to ‘normal’, it can be difficult to slow down and take in what’s around you. That includes admiring that beautiful summer night sky.

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NASA Will Soon Launch the Mars Perseverance Rover

July 15, 2020

Scheduled to land on Mars on February 18, 2021, the rover will spend two Earth years exploring the Jezero Crater, a site where water is thought to have existed for millions of years.

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Hubble Space Telescope Celebrates 30 Years in Space

May 15, 2020

Launched on April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was the first major telescope to be placed in space. Its position in orbit around Earth allows it to take crystal-clear images of distant astronomical objects.

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An Annular Solar Eclipse Occured on Christmas Day

December 25, 2019

For those in the Eastern Hemisphere, the last solar eclipse of the decade was visible on Christmas day 2019.

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Walk on the Moon in Antony Gormley’s Virtual Reality Installation

April 19, 2019

In collaboration with astrophysicist Priya Natarajan, artist Antony Gormley has created a virtual reality installation called Lunatick.

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SpaceX’s Passenger Spacecraft Bound for the ISS Has Successfully Launched

March 3, 2019

SpaceX has successfully launched their Crew Dragon spacecraft designed to carry human beings on a Falcon 9 rocket.

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World’s Largest 3D Printed Rocket Engine Unveiled

February 18, 2019

Aerospace company Orbex at the opening of their new headquarters and rocket design facility in Forres, Scotland, has unveiled the world's largest 3D printed rocket engine.

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Most Detailed Image of the Triangulum Galaxy Taken

January 20, 2019

Revealing 10-15 million stars spread over a 19,400 light-years wide region, the image was conceived by stitching together 54 individual images taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys.

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China’s Chang’e 4 Has Successfully Landed on the Far Side of the Moon

January 4, 2019

Officially the first ever soft-landing on the far side of the moon, Chinese lunar module Chang’e 4 has landed within the 186 kilometres (115 miles) wide Von Kármán crater.

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The European Space Agency Has Released Images of an Ice-Filled Crater on Mars

December 24, 2018

Images of the 82 kilometres (51 miles) wide Korolev crater on Mars filled with 2,200 cubic kilometres (530 cubic mile) of water ice have been released by the European Space Agency.

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Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity Has Successfully Reached Space

December 13, 2018

Virgin Galactic has successfully launched their spaceplane called VSS Unity into space, marking a new chapter in the burgeoning space tourism industry.

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The Square Kilometre Array Organization Is Building the World’s Largest Radio Telescope Array

December 12, 2018

Once completed, it will cover a square kilometre (one million square metres) of collecting area.

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Reflective Satellite Sculpture Has Launched into Space

December 3, 2018

Artist Trevor Paglen's reflective sculpture called Orbital Reflector has been launched into low Earth orbit on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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SpaceX Announces the World’s First Private Passenger to Fly Around the Moon

September 20, 2018

Elon Musk has announced at a press conference that Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be the world's first paying private citizen to take a trip around the moon.

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View the Magnificent Images of Saturn Taken by the Cassini Space Probe

September 1, 2018

The close up images of planet Saturn taken by the Cassini Space Probe are absolutely stunning to behold.