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Lockheed Martin tests new hypersonic weapon concept for DARPA
Lockheed Martin tested a hypersonic weapon prototype for the U.S. military's DARPA that flew at 5 times the speed of sound.
Return highlights | Cosmic Kiss
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The Crew Dragon capsule carrying ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron home from the International Space Station splashed down off the coast of Florida, USA, on Friday 6 May 2022 at 05:43 BST/06:43 CEST.
Astronomers spot the brightest intergalactic pulsar yet beyond the Milky Way
PSR J0523-7125 is more than 10 times brighter than any known radio pulsar outside the Milky Way.
Scientists Create Molecules that can Follow Darwinian Evolution
A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo have discovered a set of RNA molecules that are capable of replication and diversification. This potentially allows the molecules to undergo Darwinian evolution, pointing the way to a possible first step to life on Earth. As lead author Assistant Professor Ryo Mizuuchi said, “The results could be a clue to solving the ultimate question that human beings have been asking for thousands of years — what are the origins of life?”
The next giant leap: Interview with 'Deliver Us Mars' game developers
We talk to Koen and Paul Deetman, the founders of KeokeN Interactive about their ambitious new space adventure game, Deliver Us Mars.
Venus-like worlds are surprisingly common in 'habitable' zones
The current definition of habitable zone only examines the amount of sunlight reaching a planet. It may be time to question that definition.
Meringue on the moon: Top Chef winning dish to fly on NASA mission
Buddha Lo's pavlova will someday travel "miles and miles" on a NASA mission. Lo, a cheftestant on the Bravo competition "Top Chef: Houston," won the show's space food challenge.
Listen to the 'echoes' of black holes chowing down on stars
Researchers have detected eight new "echoing" black hole systems in the Milky Way, and they sound like passing through an eerie wind tunnel.
Best star projectors: Indoor views of the night sky
The very best star projectors for staying cosy beneath the cosmos.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 6 – 14
The Moon aligns with Pollux and Castor – but how precisely for you? Three zero-magnitude stars form a far-flung spring triad. And with Libra and Bootes up, the two oldest things you will ever see await your binoculars or scope.
Parker Solar Probe: First spacecraft to "touch" the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to study the sun closer than ever before. Learn more about the fastest spacecraft to date in our solar probe guide.
Crew-3 splashdown | Cosmic Kiss
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The Crew Dragon capsule carrying ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron home from the International Space Station splashed down off the coast of Florida, USA, on Friday 6 May 2022 at 05:43 BST/06:43 CEST.
Earth from Space: Rhine River, Germany
The Rhine River, the longest river in Germany, is featured in this colourful image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Along this river lies the city of Bonn: the host of this year’s Living Planet Symposium – one of the largest Earth observation conferences in the world – taking place on 23–27 May 2022.
Crew-3 splashdown
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The Crew Dragon capsule carrying ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron home from the International Space Station splashed down off the coast of Florida, USA, on Friday 6 May.
Live coverage: SpaceX counting down to predawn Starlink launch
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Starlink 4-17 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 53 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on Twitter.
Crew-3 astronauts on SpaceX 'Endurance' splash down from space station
SpaceX's Dragon capsule "Endurance" brought four astronauts back from the International Space Station after an almost six-month stay. The splashdown off the coast of Florida safely returned Crew-3.
Welcome home Matthias - Crew-3 splashes down
ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer is safely back on Earth after splashing down off the coast of Florida, USA, at 05:43 BST/06:43 CEST today alongside NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron in Crew Dragon capsule Endurance.
A Pulsar and Star are Orbiting Each Other Every 62 Minutes. The Fastest “Black Widow” Binary Ever Seen
Caption: An illustrated view of a black widow pulsar and its stellar companion. The pulsar’s gamma-ray emissions (magenta) strongly heat the facing side of the star (orange). The pulsar is gradually evaporating its partner. Courtesy NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Cruz deWilde
Neptune’s Temperature is Behaving Strangely
One of the great things about science is that it builds on itself over time. Data collected decades ago is still valid and helps scientists spot trends that would otherwise be lost in the flurry of new data they are trying to collect. And sometimes, that data holds something interesting. Such is the case when a group of scientists took a look at the infrared data of Neptune’s atmosphere and found not one but two weird changes happening.
