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New NASA image tells story of birth, death and dust in Orion Nebula

December 05, 2022 2:58 pm

NASA released an image of the Orion Nebula that combines data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Herschel Space Telescope and the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE).

This Valentine's Day, paint the sky red

February 11, 2021 12:13 pm

This red star is a "supergiant". It is 700 times bigger than the Sun.

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This Valentine's Day, look for the red coloured star Betelgeuse in the night sky

February 12, 2021 9:13 am

Look for a rose in the night sky on Valentine's Day. Here's how to spot the star the colour of a rose on February 14, 2021.

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NASA's Orion spacecraft 'aces' final test for the Artemis lunar program

March 15, 2020 5:55 pm

NASA's Orion spacecraft recently completed the final round of testing. The spacecraft is meant to fly astronauts to Moon aboard the Artemis lunar mission.

'Fainting spell' or about to blow? No one's sure what's happening to the star Betelgeuse

January 13, 2020 2:47 pm

The whole world is watching Betelgeuse now. Even if it doesn’t explode next year, astronomers are bound to learn how a red supergiant behaves and evolves as it approaches its death rattle.

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Check it out: NASA's Super Guppy aircraft delivers the Orion spacecraft

November 29, 2019 5:25 pm

NASA's Orion Spacecraft for the Artemis 1 mission to the moon has arrived in Ohio in the space agency's Super Guppy aircraft. The spacecraft arrived at Mansfield Lahm Airport and a crowd of nearly 1500 had gathered at the flight line to await the aircraft.