The red and stormy planet.
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The biggest storm on Jupiter is so big it could swallow all of Earth. But it’s now shrinking, and we’re not sure what that means.
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Anti-satellite weapons could fill Earth’s orbit with space junk and make it unusable for military and civilian purposes
High speed trains like this one in Casablanca, Morocco, will benefit from satellite communication support.
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Africa’s outer space programme can help the continent meet its other flagship goals.
Mathematics is the language of the universe.
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In the absence of mathematical explanations, the universe would be irrational rather than unpredictable.
Pluto, the largest of the dwarf planets. This image was taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft.
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The dwarf planets in our Solar System are cold, dark, far away and full of surprises.
The Hubble Space Telescope was born from a previous decadal survey. What leaps forward will come from this one?
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The astronomy and astrophysics decadal survey for the 2020s lays out plans to search for life on distant planets, understand the formation of galaxies and solve deep mysteries of physics.
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Shrinking satellites are making it cheaper and more accessible to do science in space.
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The future of Australia’s space efforts will hinge on coordination between defence, industry and universities.
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In Australia, space defence gets billions of dollars in funding, and commercial projects get hundreds of millions. Space science gets only $2 million a year.
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The UK government is reportedly considering a costly proposal to build a solar farm in space.
Could Russia crash the ISS?
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From harming satellites to crashing the ISS, the Ukraine war could soon extend to space.
The Sun occasionally ejects large amounts of energy and particles into space that can smash into Earth.
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Space weather can affect satellites in a number of different ways, from frying electronics to increasing drag in the atmosphere.
A giant asteroid struck Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
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NASA has only mapped 40% of the potentially dangerous asteroids that could crash into Earth. New projects will boost that number, and upcoming missions will test tech that could prevent collisions.
The International Space Station is run collectively by the U.S., Russia, the European Space Agency, Japan and Canada.
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What happens to the International Space Station when tensions on Earth rise? A space policy expert explains how the ISS is run and how Russian aggression has threatened its operation in the past – and now.
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari (L) and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa perhaps need to extend their hand shakes into the outer space.
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Nigeria-South Africa bi-national commission is a laudable initiative but missing the space cooperation element.
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How will they bring the structure back safely? And where will the surviving components crash?
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You can imagine a white hole as being a black hole in reverse — but is such a thing really possible?
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The zircon crystal was found in the NWA 7034 meteorite, dubbed ‘Black Beauty’ – uncovered from the desert of northwest Africa.
2022 is set to be humanity’s busiest year in space.
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With about 200 orbital launches scheduled and ambitious missions on everything from lunar bases to the search for life in the works, there’s a lot to watch in 2022. An astronomer explains the highlights.
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A mysterious repeating signal from our galactic backyard is a reminder the universe is full of unexpected surprises, if only we should look.