NASA's James Webb telescope captured the spectacular death throes of a star 2,600 light year away

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A picture shows the Ring Nebula, a yellow ethereal circle surrounded by a granular purple ovoid shape, in unprecedented detail.
An image of the Ring Nebula recently taken by the James Webb Space Telescope is shown here. The structure shows the matter ejected by the super-hot dying star (purple) and a cloud of gas at its center (yellow).

NASA, ESA, CSA, JWST Ring Nebula Team photo; image processing by Roger Wesson

Voyager Space and Airbus to Collaborate on Commercial Successor to the ISS

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Colorado-based company Voyager Space is collaborating with Europe’s Airbus to build a commercial space station in low Earth orbit that will succeed the International Space Station (ISS) following its retirement.

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It should take another 300 years for NASA's Voyager 1 probe to reach the most distant region of our solar system. Until then, it's cruising through the void between the stars.

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An artist's concept which shows NASA's Voyager spacecraft against a backdrop of stars.
An artist's concept which shows NASA's Voyager spacecraft against a backdrop of stars.

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Launch Success for NASA and Northrop Grumman as Antares Deploys Cygnus to ISS

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Update: August 2, 8:45 a.m. ET: Northrop Grumman successfully executed its 19th resupply mission (NG-19) to the ISS under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract, using the company’s Antares 230+ rocket. The launch vehicle blasted off at 8:31 p.m. ET, sending the Cygnus cargo spacecraft, named S.S. Laurel Clark…

NASA Detects 'Heartbeat' Message From Voyager 2 After Inadvertently Losing Contact

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NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft, currently 12.4 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) from Earth, has phoned home, essentially telling mission controllers that the recent rumors of its impending death have been greatly exaggerated. The ongoing communications problem, however, remains unresolved.

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NASA accidentally lost contact with its Voyager 2 probe after sending a wrong command. It could mean the end of its 46-year-old mission.

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An artists's impression of the Voyager probes next to a montage of examples of striking images of the solar system Voyager 1 and 2 took on their missions.

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NASA Inadvertently Severs Contact With Legendary Voyager 2 Probe

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A routine sequence of commands has triggered a 2-degree change in Voyager 2’s antenna orientation, preventing the iconic spacecraft from receiving commands or transmitting data back to Earth, NASA announced earlier today.

NASA's Voyager probes have been traveling through space for nearly 46 years. Here are 18 groundbreaking photos from their incredible mission.

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The thumb is a collage of four images taken by the Voyager probes that are featured in the piece.
This montage shows examples of striking images of the solar system Voyager 1 and 2 took on their missions.

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The Best Spaceflight Images From July Will Make Your Head Explode

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It was another bustling month for spaceflight, the dog days of summer are blazing with the added heat from botched engine tests and a trove of fiery rocket launches. As always, the past month of spaceflight presented a plethora of captivating visuals.

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What is a UAP? What the acronym means, why they're different from UFOs, and what a Congressional hearing revealed

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Unidentified aerial phenomena and unidentified flying objects have some similarities, but the terms describe different sightings.

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