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NASA Astronaut Suni Williams Sets New Record On 5.5-Hour Spacewalk Outside ISS.

Two NASA astronauts working outside of the International Space Station on Thursday (Jan. 30) were able to finally remove a faulty radio communications unit, succeeding where two previous spacewalks had been unsuccessful. The extended work needed to free the radio frequency group (RFG) by Sunita...

Africa and EU Sign New EUR 100 Million Space Partnership Programme.

The European Commission has officially signed the Africa-EU Space Partnership Programme, a EUR 100 million initiative to strengthen space cooperation between Europe and Africa. This milestone, resulting from years of collaboration, is a flagship component of the EU’s Global Gateway strategy...

Aurora alert! Gigantic 500,000-mile ‘Hole’ In The Sun’s Atmosphere Could Spark Impressive Northern Lights Tonight And Tomorrow.

A massive 500,000-mile-wide (800,000-kilometer) coronal hole in the sun’s atmosphere is unleashing a stream of fast-moving solar wind toward Earth, potentially supercharging auroras on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Coronal holes are areas where the sun’s magnetic field opens up, allowing solar wind to flow...

Astronomers Find Hundreds Of ‘Hidden’ Black Holes And There May Be Billions Or Even Trillions More

Astronomers have discovered hundreds of hidden supermassive black holes lurking in the universe — and there may be billions or even trillions more out there that we still haven’t found. The researchers identified these giant black holes by peering through clouds of dust and gas in infrared...

Africa and EU Sign New EUR 100 Million Space Partnership Programme.

The European Commission has officially signed the Africa-EU Space Partnership Programme, a EUR 100 million initiative to strengthen space cooperation between Europe and Africa. This milestone, resulting from years of collaboration, is a flagship component of the EU’s Global Gateway strategy...

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Watches Most Powerful Volcanic Event Ever Seen On Jupiter’s Moon Lo.

Even for Jupiter’s moon Io, the most volcanic body in the solar system, a recent volcanic event witnessed by NASA’s Juno spacecraft takes the biscuit. The event was just one eruption centralized in a newly found hotspot region of Io estimated to be larger than Lake Superior on Earth. The...

Private Athena Moon Lander Arrives In Florida Ahead of SpaceX Launch On Feb. 26.

The next lunar lander launch is nearly here — and it’s packed with mobile spacecraft and cutting-edge technology. Intuitive Machines‘ IM-2 lunar mission lander, named Athena, arrived at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday (Jan. 28), in preparation for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9...

Space Mining Company AstroForge Identifies Asteroid Target For Odin Launch Next Month.

A U.S. asteroid-mining company has announced the target space rock for its upcoming test mission. California-based AstroForge has identified asteroid 2022 OB5 as the destination for its Mission 2 spacecraft, named Odin, which is set to launch next month, SpaceNews reports. The Odin spacecraft will...

NASA Astronaut Suni Williams Sets New Record On 5.5-Hour Spacewalk Outside ISS.

Two NASA astronauts working outside of the International Space Station on Thursday (Jan. 30) were able to finally remove a faulty radio communications unit, succeeding where two previous spacewalks had been unsuccessful. The extended work needed to free the radio frequency group (RFG) by Sunita...