NASA's tiny CAPSTONE probe goes silent on its way to the moon | Rare, elliptical craters reveal new clues about strange Saturn moons Tethys and Dione | New 'Little Sombrero' image is a feather in Hubble's cap
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CAPSTONE has gone dark. The NASA probe ceased communicating with its handlers yesterday (July 4), shortly after it deployed successfully from Rocket Lab's Photon spacecraft bus and began its long trek to the moon.
A newly released Hubble Space Telescope image shows the rim of a galactic "sombrero" shining in the dark. This galaxy is nicknamed the "Little Sombrero" for its hat-like appearance; its more official name is NGC 7814 or Caldwell 43, depending on the catalog you use.
NASA's 1st Mars rover, Sojourner, touched down on the Red Planet 25 years ago on July 4, 1997. Which of the following is NOT the name of a NASA Mars rover?
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Following two years of upgrades, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is almost ready for its next operating run, which is set to begin in March 2023.
Ready, steady, go: the race to discover new physics returns today as the Large Hadron Collider is re-ignited, firing heavy ion particles into one another at 99.99% the speed of light to recreate a state of primordial matter not seen since just after the Big Bang.
Join us at The British Library, Saturday 16 July! The countdown is on for a fantastic line-up of children's authors to come together at The British Library, live on stage, Hear from Sharna Jackson, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Emma Carroll, Rob Biddulph, Phil Earle and more. Book now.
Since the Australian Space Agency was established in 2018, several space projects have received funding. For these projects to succeed, all their various systems and components will need to be tested. That's where parabolic flights come in.
The newest version finally gives Luke Skywalker's iconic vehicle the treatment it deserves. It's huge, it's packed with details, and it deserves a prized position in any Lego Star Wars collector's display.
