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Academia 2 years ago

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A decade of the Indonesian Space Law: What next?

As Indonesia braces for a presidential election in February of next year, it is not clear if space activities will gain the government’s attention this time around.

Science & Tech 2 years ago

NASA back in touch with Voyager 2 after 'interstellar shout'

Launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets and serve as a beacon of humanity to the wider universe, it is currently more than 12.3 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) from our planet, well beyond the solar system.

Science & Tech 2 years ago

First test images from Euclid space telescope unveiled

The star-filled snapshots were taken during the space telescope's commissioning -- a phase during which its powerful instruments are finely calibrated -- and therefore not representative of its full potential.

Companies 2 years ago

China beats rivals to successfully launch first methane-liquid rocket

A private Chinese company launched into orbit on Wednesday the world's first methane-liquid oxygen rocket, beating US rivals SpaceX and Blue Origin in sending what could become the next generation of launch vehicles into space.

Science & Tech 2 years ago

'Like a mirror': Astronomers identify most reflective exoplanet

This strange world, which is more than 260 light years from Earth, reflects 80 percent of the light from its host star, according to new observations from Europe's exoplanet-probing Cheops space telescope.

Science & Tech 2 years ago

Time appears five times slower in early universe: study

Einstein's theory of relativity predicts that because space is expanding, "we should see the distant universe run in slow motion," said Geraint Lewis, an astrophysicist at the University of Sydney and the lead author of a new study.

Science & Tech 2 years ago

Europe's space telescope to target universe's dark mysteries

The launch is planned from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 11:12 am local time (1512 GMT) on a Falcon 9 rocket of the US company SpaceX.

Science & Tech 2 years ago

NASA finds key building block for life in a moon of Saturn

The finding was based on a review of data collected by NASA's Cassini probe, and was published Wednesday in the prestigious journal Nature.

Science & Tech 2 years ago

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US 'space symphony' puts stunning NASA images to music

It could be the ultimate blend of art and science -- a new seven-suite "space symphony" inspired and illustrated by NASA's latest mind-boggling images.