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US & Canada · Fort LauderdaleSix days after NASA’s Orion spacecraft launched on a journey to the moon, the gumdrop-shaped capsule reached its destination on Monday. Soaring 81 miles above the lunar surface, the spacecraft passed over the historic Tranquility Base — the site of the Apollo 11 moon landing — and into the history books.See the Story
Orion captures stunning views as it completes closest lunar flyby
60% Center coverage: 15 sources
NASAImages from NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope reveal clouds on Saturn's moon Titan. The images were captured by Webb's NIRCam, which detects infrared light. It's unclear if these are the same clouds and if they've changed shape. NASA cautions this work is yet to be peer-reviewed.See the Story
NASA's Webb Telescope Delivers Extraordinary Look at Titan, Saturn's Largest Moon
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NASAOrion will depart from its distant retrograde orbit, where it has been since November 25. On Thursday, December 1, at 3:53 p.m. CST, Orion will conduct a burn to depart the orbit and begin its trek back toward Earth. Orion was designed to send astronauts further into space than ever before, beyond the Moon to asteroids and even Mars.See the Story
NASA Artemis I – Flight Day 15: Orion Capsule “Go” for Distant Retrograde Orbit Departure
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Halloween weather forecast for Ottawa
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US & Canada · Cape CanaveralThe Crew Dragon spacecraft left its docking port at the ISS around noon ET. The capsule lit up its thrusters again to orient itself as it began its reentry. A plume of parachutes then slowed its descent further before it came to a splashdown. The crew was initially scheduled to depart the space station Wednesday.See the Story
Astronauts set to return home from the International Space Station today
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Europe · WashingtonAstronomers have captured an image of intense light from a star pushing multiple dust plumes into space. The propulsive effect of the starlight is what's known as radiation pressure. The image was first released in July by citizen scientist Judy Schmidt. The binary star system is encircled by an onion-like shell of almost 20 concentric ripples.See the Story
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope takes image of dust 'fingerprint' created by two stars
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NASAAstronomers rejoice as NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impactor slammed into its pyramid-sized, rugby ball-shaped target 11 million kilometers (6.8 million miles) from Earth. Images taken by Earth-bound telescopes showed a vast cloud of dust expanding out of Dimorphos and its big brother Didymos after the spaceship hit.See the Story
Webb, Hubble Telescopes Capture Stunning Images of DART Asteroid Crash
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US & Canada · WashingtonWebb is the world's biggest, most powerful telescope, operating 1 million miles from Earth. No other spacecraft have visited the icy, blue planet. Webb showed Jupiter at its best in a series of fresh photos released last month. Astronomers hope to see back to almost the beginning of time when the first stars and galaxies were forming.See the Story
New Webb image captures clearest view of Neptune's rings in decades
63% Center coverage: 128 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonThe James Webb Space Telescope captured its first images and spectra of the Red Planet on September 5. Webb, which launched in December 2021 and is located roughly one million miles away from Earth (1.6 million kilometers), was able to capture the sunlit side of Mars that was facing the telescope. The images depict surface features such as dust layers, craters and dark spots, including the Hellas Basin, Syrtis Major and Huygens Crater.See the Story
James Webb Space Telescope Sees Mars in a New Light for the First Time
70% Center coverage: 59 sources
InnovationSamantha Cristoforetti will become the fifth European commander of the ISS. The 45-year-old will take over from fellow Expedition 67 crew member Oleg Artemyev on 28 September in a handover ceremony to be broadcast live on ESA Web TV. The Italian astronaut holds the record for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight by a European astronaut.See the Story
ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti becomes first European female ISS commander
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Tech Companies · Cape CanaveralNew details surrounding the dark cloud L1527 and its protostar have been revealed by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The nebula's vibrant colors, only visible in infrared light, show the protostar is in the midst of gathering material on its way to becoming a full-fledged star.
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A cosmic hourglass: Webb captures image of protostar swathed in dark clouds
52% Center coverage: 21 sources
