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James Webb telescope was launched into space on Christmas Day: What will it do?

The most powerful telescope to go into space was successfully launched on Christmas Day. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was on an Ariane 5 rocket when it left the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, and aims to help to answer unsolved ...

27 Dec 2021 at 10:47

Arts & Entertainment

LISTEN: NASA releases recording of what a black hole sounds like

Ever wondered what a black hole sounds like in our galaxy? Now is your chance as US space agency NASA has released a rare recording of a black hole which has listeners intrigued. This certain black hole lies in the center of a galaxy ...

24 Aug 2022 at 12:04

National News

38-year-old NASA satellite set to fall from sky this weekend

A 38-year-old retired NASA satellite is about to fall from the sky. NASA said the chance of wreckage falling on anybody is “very low”. Most of the 5,400lb (2,450-kilogram) satellite will burn up upon re-entry, according to NASA. But ...

07 Jan 2023 at 10:01

National News

China reveals plan to land astronauts on the moon before 2030 in new space race

Chinese authorities have revealed plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030 – another advance in what is increasingly seen as a new space race pitting the Asian autocracy against the United States and its democratic allies. ...

29 May 2023 at 17:27

World

Nasa holds public meeting ahead of final report on UFOs

Nasa held its first public meeting on UFOs on Wednesday a year after launching a study into unexplained sightings. The space agency televised the hours-long hearing featuring an independent panel of experts. The team includes 16 ...

01 Jun 2023 at 09:31

Arts & Entertainment

Nasa spacecraft makes close approach to Jupiter moon Europa

Nasa’s Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa in more than 20 years. Juno on Thursday zipped within 222 miles of Europa, thought to have an ocean flowing beneath its thick frozen crust, ...

01 Oct 2022 at 10:46

National News

'It's all quite incredible' - James Webb Telescope captures dramatic new images of Jupiter

The world’s newest and biggest space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before – auroras and all. Scientists released the shots of the solar system’s biggest planet on Monday. The James Webb Space Telescope took the ...

22 Aug 2022 at 17:53

Arts & Entertainment

Asteroid the size of small truck to pass Earth tonight

An asteroid the size of a small truck will pass by Earth tonight, making one of the closest approaches to the planet ever recorded. Asteroid 2023 BU will zoom over the southern tip of South America at about 12.27am on ...

26 Jan 2023 at 15:44

National News

Nasa's new space telescope completes dramatic unfolding

Nasa’s new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror on Saturday, the final step in the observatory’s dramatic unfurling. The last portion of the 21-foot mirror swung into place at flight ...

09 Jan 2022 at 14:29

Arts & Entertainment

First James Webb Space Telescope image shows universe in spectacular detail

The first image from Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope has been revealed, showing what is said to be the “deepest” and most detailed picture of the cosmos to date. Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, the picture ...

12 Jul 2022 at 12:39

National News

National: Nasa monitoring asteroid the size of a football pitch hurtling towards Earth

A “potentially hazardous asteroid” the size of a football pitch is hurtling towards Earth, Nasa has said. Asteroid 2008 OS7, which measures about 890 feet in diameter, will pass our planet at a distance of 1,...

31 Jan 2024 at 16:39

National News

Old Nasa satellite falling to Earth

An old Nasa satellite is expected to fall to Earth this week, but experts tracking the spacecraft say chances are low that it will pose any danger. The defunct science satellite known as Rhessi will plummet ...

19 Apr 2023 at 10:10

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