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Blue Origin rocket grounded after first launch failure for Jeff Bezos’s space company | Science & Tech News
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The rocket company owned by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has suffered its first launch failure – with an escape system flinging the crew capsule to safety. Pictures show flames shooting from the engine about a minute into flight and the capsule firing off from the rocket’s nose. It later landed in the Texan desert…
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope takes its first image of planet outside solar system | Science & Tech News
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first image of a planet outside of our solar system. The telescope recorded four different views of the planet HIP 65426 b, a gas giant about six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter. “This is a transformative moment, not only for Webb but also for astronomy…
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New image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals details of the Cartwheel Galaxy | Science & Tech News
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The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a new image of the Cartwheel Galaxy – alongside two smaller companion galaxies – which was created as the result of an intergalactic collision. The orbiting observatory was launched last December and recently released a full set of new observations, including what is said to be the “deepest”…
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Remote surgery robot to be tested aboard International Space Station | Science & Tech News
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A miniature robot designed to help conduct remote surgeries could be tested on board the International Space Station before the end of 2024. Eventually, the surgical robot could be used to repair “an astronaut’s ruptured appendix on a mission to Mars”, say the researchers behind it. NASA has awarded the University of Nebraska-Lincoln $100,000 to…
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Russia to withdraw from International Space Station after 2024 | Science & Tech News
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Russia has said it will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 to focus on building its own orbital outpost. Yuri Borisov, who was appointed to lead the state-controlled space corporation Roscosmos earlier this month, said during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin that Russia would fulfil its obligations to other partners before…
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Meteoroid hit has caused ‘significant uncorrectable’ damage to James Webb Space Telescope | Science & Tech News
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NASA has reported that a meteoroid hit on the James Webb Space Telescope has caused “significant uncorrectable” damage to one of the panels it uses to stare into deep space. The orbiting observatory was launched last December and recently released a full set of new observations, including what is said to be the “deepest” and…