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Europe’s new rocket Ariane 6 powered into space on 9 July 2024 from a newly built dedicated launch pad in French Guiana. Liftoff occurred at 16:00 local time (20:00 BST, 21:00 CEST).
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Ariane 6 inaugural flight press conference
Video: 00:32:50
Replay of the press conference held in Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana with ESA, ArianeGroup, CNES and Arianespace representatives providing updates on the first mission of Ariane 6.
'Futurama' Season 12 trailer teases fresh new interplanetary antics (video)
A new trailer and poster has been released for "Futurama" Season 12 on Hulu, returning on July 29.
Ariane 6 first launch
Video: 03:33:02
Europe’s new rocket Ariane 6 powered Europe into space taking with it a varied selection of experiments, satellites, payload deployers and reentry demonstrations that represent thousands across Europe, from students to industry and experienced space actors.
Saharan dust outbreak lingers across some US states this week
A large plume of Saharan dust settled across the Gulf states this week after an epic journey from Africa.
The Rugged Desert Moss Best Equipped to Survive on Mars
For decades, we have seen Mars as a desolate landscape devoid of any signs of life. Attempt to identify ways of growing plants and food on the red planet have focussed on greenhouse like structures to enable plants to survive, that is, until now! A desert moss called ‘Syntrichia caninervis’ has been identified and it can grown in extreme environments like Antarctica and the Mojave Desert. A new study revealed the moss can survive Mars-like environments too including low temperatures, high levels of radiation and drought.
Ariane 6 first liftoff
Video: 03:04:20
Europe’s new rocket Ariane 6 powered Europe into space taking with it a varied selection of experiments, satellites, payload deployers and reentry demonstrations that represent thousands across Europe, from students to industry and experienced space actors.
Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket launches on long-awaited debut mission (video)
The new Ariane 6 rocket launched for the first time ever today (July 9), opening a new chapter in European spaceflight history.
Lego Marvel Venomized Groot review
This Lego Marvel set packs in a venomous bite.
The James Webb Space Telescope finds a jeweled ring in the cosmos
A sparkling jeweled ring, created through a cosmic phenomenon called gravitational lensing, has been imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope.
'Traffic jams' around Uranus could solve the mystery of its weak radiation belts
In 1986, the Voyager 2 spacecraft discovered Uranus has a strangely weak radiation belt. Now, researchers think this could be linked to "traffic jams" caused by the world's warped magnetic field.
New 'A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead' story trailer will leave you speechless (video)
Saber Interactive just launched a frightening new story trailer for the horror video game "A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead."
NOAA's upcoming GeoXO satellites could be 'weather-monitoring platform of the future'
NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.27 billion contract to build NOAA's next generation GeoXO weather satellite constellation.
Ariane 6 VA262
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Launch of Ariane 6 VA262 on 9 July 2024 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
James Webb Space Telescope sees an ancient black hole dance with colliding galaxies
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed the dramatic dance between a supermassive black hole-powered quasar and merging galaxies less than a billion years after the Big Bang.
SpaceX Starship landings could contaminate water ice on the moon
Could human landing systems touching down on the moon deliver water from their rocket exhaust plumes? New research says it's a possibility.
Wil Tirion, 1943–2024
Dutch astrocartographer Wil Tirion will be remembered as the creator of the most beautiful star maps and atlases of our time.
What are blazars?
Discover the fascinating world of blazars: their discovery, formation, and the science behind these energetic cosmic phenomena.
