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Artemis I and the moon

Space

NASA’s flagship Artemis I mission has flown past the moon

After blasting off on the enormous Space Launch System rocket, NASA's Orion capsule has flown within 130 kilometres of the lunar surface as it prepares to enter orbit

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The Eris rocket under construction

Space

Australia’s first rocket is set to launch into space in April 2023

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The protostar within the dark cloud L1527, shown in this image from NASA?s James Webb Space Telescope Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), is embedded within a cloud of material feeding its growth. Ejections from the star have cleared out cavities above and below it, whose boundaries glow orange and blue in this infrared view. The upper central region displays bubble-like shapes due to stellar ?burps,? or sporadic ejections.

Space

JWST sees a stunning hourglass of light around a still-forming star

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NASA's Space Launch System rocket taking off from Kennedy Space Center

Space

NASA’s enormous SLS rocket has launched to space for the first time

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Abell 370 picture

Space

Astronomers saw a distant supernova less than 6 hours after it blew up

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Light from MACS0647-JD is bent and magnified by the massive gravity of this cluster of galaxies, called MACS0647, causing it to appear in multiple places (highlighted in boxes)

Space

JWST finds ancient galaxy may actually be two galaxies merging

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Researchers at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are nearly done with the LSST Camera, the world's largest digital camera ever built for astronomy. Roughly the size of a small car and weighing in at three tons, the camera features a five-foot wide front lens and a 3,200 megapixel sensor that will be cooled to -100??C to reduce noise. Once complete and in place atop the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Simonyi Survey Telescope in Chile, the camera will survey the southern night sky for a decade, creating a trove of data that scientists will pore over to better understand some of the universe's biggest mysteries, including the nature of dark energy and dark matter. (Jacqueline Ramseyer Orrell/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

Technology

Astronomers have unveiled the world’s largest digital camera

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Fully deployed Webb telescope. Artist concept. The James Webb Space Telescope.

Space

The extraordinary JWST is named for James Webb, whose legacy I deplore

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The giant El Gordo galaxy cluster

Space

JWST spots smallest galaxy outside our local universe

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Electron microscope image of the new aluminium alloy

Chemistry

Aluminium alloy could boost spacecraft radiation shielding 100-fold

A new metal alloy keeps its flexibility and strength after high doses of radiation, making it potentially useful for building spacecraft or Mars colonies

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Environment

Shocking images show scale of megadrought devastation in North America

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Space

JWST has taken a star-studded new image of the Pillars of Creation

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Space

JWST has spotted bizarre rings of dust around a dying star

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Health

Human hibernation is a real possibility - this is how it might work

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