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James Webb telescope was launched into space on Christmas Day: What will it do?

The most powerful telescope to go into space was successfully launched on Christmas Day. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was on an Ariane 5 rocket when it left the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana, and aims to help to answer unsolved ...

27 Dec 2021 at 10:47

Arts & Entertainment

LISTEN: NASA releases recording of what a black hole sounds like

Ever wondered what a black hole sounds like in our galaxy? Now is your chance as US space agency NASA has released a rare recording of a black hole which has listeners intrigued. This certain black hole lies in the center of a galaxy ...

24 Aug 2022 at 12:04

Sport

Lead Artist aiming to take starring role at Newmarket

Impressive York scorer Lead Artist will bid to give owners Juddmonte back-to-back victories in the Edmondson Hall Solicitors Sir Henry Cecil Stakes at Newmarket on Thursday. Trained by John and Thady Gosden – who won this race with ...

10 Jul 2024 at 17:28

Arts & Entertainment

Ancient star-studded galaxy identified

Astronomers have used the most powerful telescope ever built to identify a massive, densely packed galaxy 25 million light years away. Known as GS-9209, the galaxy formed around 600 to 800 million years after the Big Bang, and is ...

23 May 2023 at 10:33

National News

China reveals plan to land astronauts on the moon before 2030 in new space race

Chinese authorities have revealed plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030 – another advance in what is increasingly seen as a new space race pitting the Asian autocracy against the United States and its democratic ...

29 May 2023 at 17:27

National News

Minister ‘confident’ of surpassing targets on domestic violence refuge spaces

The justice minister said she is confident the state will surpass some of its early targets to increase the number of domestic violence refuge spaces. Helen McEntee said her department secured more funding in the budget ...

04 Nov 2022 at 15:32

Arts & Entertainment

Satellite expected to fall to Earth after nearly 30 years in space

A European satellite is expected to fall to Earth on Wednesday after nearly 30 years in space. The ERS-2 satellite was launched in 1995, following on from its sister satellite, ERS-1, which had been launched four years ...

21 Feb 2024 at 11:55

National News

Destroyed space shuttle discovered decades after disappearance

A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic, more than three decades after the tragedy that killed a schoolteacher and six others. Nasa’s ...

12 Nov 2022 at 11:08

National News

Star Trek icon becomes oldest person to go to space at 90 years old

Star Trek icon William Shatner has become the oldest person to go to space at 90 years old. He and three crewmates blasted off from Texas in the United States on the Blue Origin craft this afternoon. The ...

13 Oct 2021 at 17:39

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: Price of ticket for space tourism flight

An 80-year-old former Olympian with Parkinson’s disease will be one of three passengers on board Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight when it blasts off on Thursday. Jon Goodwin, from Newcastle, ...

09 Aug 2023 at 11:41

Scientists observe ‘flattest’ explosion ever seen in space – study

An explosion the size of our solar system has baffled scientists, as its shape – similar to that of an extremely flat disc – challenges everything they know about explosions in space. Astronomers ...

01 Apr 2023 at 12:24

Arts & Entertainment

First gender-equal NASA crew launches from Earth to International Space Station

SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for Nasa, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires. It is the first Nasa crew comprised ...

28 Apr 2022 at 12:46

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