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GuardianSat Highlights Commitment to Space System Safety With New Technologies, Leadership Lineup
By highlighting its latest technologies and introducing the new leadership team, GuardianSat demonstrates its dedication to advancing space safety and defence.
UK To Boost Leadership In Space Technology That Monitors Climate Change
The UK has pledged millions to support the development of space technology that tackles global issues like weather prediction, climate-change monitoring and space debris removal.
US takes a space deal with India to new heights with Artemis Accords membership
The Artemis Accord deal was signed during the recent state visit of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the USA.
Asteroid as tall as Empire State Building set to fly safely past Earth on August 4
The asteroid is predicted to come Thursday within around 3.2 million miles of Earth in its own orbit around the sun.
SpaceX rocket falsely accused of being on course to hit the moon
It has been more than a month since astrophysicists have been predicting that a rocket is on a collision course with the moon. Earlier, it was thought be SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster, but recent reports have claimed that it may not be some other rocket.
US slams Russia for 'irresponsible' space missile test
The target of the missile was Cosmos 1408, a 1982 Soviet signals intelligence satellite that has been defunct for several decades
Asteroid larger than London Bridge enters Earth's orbit on September 17
The Centre for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has predicted that Asteroid 2014 QJ33 will not be of any threat to human life.
Scientists discover silver shield against superbug in space
A new substance called AgXX can help protect astronauts from bacteria while in space.
Nasa captured this image of Jupiter's 'twilight zone' and it is breathtakingly beautiful
Nasa's Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiter's cloud formations at its south pole, as it zoomed around Jupiter during its 11th flyby.
A star zooming really close to black hole at the heart of Milky Way will test Einstein's theory
The star, S0-2, is one of two that can travel closest to the Sagittarius A* black hole in the center of the Milky Way.
Nasa finds exoplanet that has three times more water than Saturn located just 700 light years away
The exoplanet known as WASP-39b has a mass equal to that of Saturn and has been classified as a "hot Saturn".
Dawn of the Universe: Newly found signals from the very first stars may rewrite cosmic history
The new discovery also provides clues that could revolutionise our understanding of the mysterious dark matter particles.
Can Earth be hacked by aliens? Scientists say messages from space could destroy life as we know it
Astrophysicists suggest that aliens could transmit hazardous messages and launch cyberattacks to hack and shut down our computers.
Could alien life exist on Enceladus? Scientists say earthly microbes could survive on Saturn's moon
Some hardy microbes, living in extreme conditions in the deepest parts of the Earth's oceans, could theoretically survive on Enceladus.
Powerful black holes explosions may have transformed Neptune-like exoplanets into rocky super-Earths
Scientists believe that impact from such supermassive black hole outbursts may be one of the most common ways for super-Earths to form at the centre of the Milky Way.
Are the stars surrounding the Milky Way alien space invaders or were they booted out of the galaxy?
A new study suggests that stars orbiting the Milky Way were formed within the galaxy but were "evicted".
What makes neutron stars shine so bright? A star 28 million light years away provides new clues
Scientists found a fourth ultraluminous X-ray source, which they identified as a neutron star, located in the Whirlpool galaxy.
Scientists reveal how the most intense explosions on the Sun are stopped by solar magnetic cage
The sun's surface is surrounded by a magnetic field that acts as a barrier to stop massive solar eruptions known as coronal mass ejections.
The moon has more water than previously thought but is it enough to sustain a lunar colony?
New research revealed that water on the moon is more widespread and immobile than previously thought.
Scientists just measured the Universe's expansion rate but we need new physics to explain it
Scientists used Nasa's Hubble telescope to make the most precise measurements of the Universe's expansion rate till date.
Nasa's Hubble photo reveals breathtaking beauty of galaxy embracing baby stars 20 million light years away
The spiral galaxy's swirling arms are where new stars are born, whose high temperatures make them shine a bright blue.
Search for extraterrestrial life hampered as cryptocurrency miners hog the tech alien hunters need
GPU manufacturers are scrambling to deal with rapidly rising demand for graphics cards.
Nasa's sun-watching satellite captures incredible photo of a total solar eclipse in space
The total solar eclipse captured by Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), kicked off this year's eclipse season.
Scientists have uncovered details of how the Earth and the moon broke up over 4 billion years ago
The moon is believed to have slowly distanced itself from the Earth at a time when the Sun shone around 30 percent less brightly than today.
Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft makes history by capturing the 'farthest image ever' from Earth
New Horizons' record-breaking image was captured when it was even farther away from Earth than Nasa's Voyager 1 when it captured the infamous "Pale Blue Dot" photo of Earth.
Watch: Astronauts play space badminton for the first time ever on the International Space Station
A video posted by Russian space agency Roscomos shows the badminton shuttle zip across in zero gravity as ISS astronauts float about playing the game.
How was Nasa's lost Image satellite found? Mysterious power boost likely helped transmit new signal
The data gathered during the Image spacecraft's five-year mission led to around 40 new discoveries about Earth's magnetosphere and plasmasphere.
Astrophysicists have just created the most advanced and detailed simulation of the Universe ever
The simulation provides new insight into how galaxies are formed, the origins of magnetic fields, how black holes influence dark matter distribution and more.
What is ExTra? New next-gen telescopes will look for potentially habitable Earth-sized alien worlds
The new telescopes are not only capable of finding previously undetectable planets but also studying them in detail to determine any similarities to Earth.
This week in Space: Asteroid flyby, China's space junk zapping laser, invisible black holes and more
From potentially hazardous asteroids to Saturn's moon Titan's incredible similarities to Earth – these are the best space stories of the week.