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Dec 25 2021
News
NASA launches $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope to explore earliest stars and galaxies
In a mission more than two decades in the making, NASA launched the most expensive science probe ever built Saturday, a $10 billion telescope that will attempt to capture starlight from the first galaxies to be born in the fiery crucible of the Big Bang.
Billions over budget and years behind schedule, the James Webb Space Telescope finally got off the ground Christmas Day, rocketing up
CBS News (Online)
Dec 28 2021
News
China tells US to ‘act responsibly’ after close calls in space
The Chinese government has warned the US to “act responsibly” in outer space after claiming Beijing’s space station was forced to take evasive action twice earlier this year to avoid colliding with small satellites operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijan alleged in a statement Tuesday that the near-collisions posed a serious threat to
New York Post (News)
Jun 16 2022
News
China Says It May Have Detected Signals From Alien Civilizations
China said its giant Sky Eye telescope may have picked up signs of alien civilizations, according to a report by the state-backed Science and Technology Daily, which then appeared to have deleted the report and posts about the discovery.
The narrow-band electromagnetic signals detected by Sky Eye -- the world’s largest radio telescope -- differ from previous ones captured and the team
Bloomberg
Jul 26 2022
News
Russia to opt out of International Space Station after 2024
Russia will opt out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country’s newly appointed space chief said Tuesday.
Yuri Borisov, who was appointed earlier this month to lead the state-controlled space corporation Roscosmos, said during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia will fulfill its obligations to other
Associated Press
Jul 26 2022
Opinion
Anti-LGBTQ hate is flourishing on Spanish-language radio and online spaces
Much like their English-language counterparts, right-wing voices in Spanish-language media are fixated on attacking the LGBTQ community, seizing any opportunity to spread hateful rhetoric against them.
Right-wing commentators on Spanish-language radio and in online spaces have demonized Pride events and gay representation and claimed that being transgender is a “mental illness” pushed
Media Matters
Jul 20 2021
News
Bezos and Blue Origin Crew Land After Short Flight to Space
Jeff Bezos, the richest human in the world, went to space on Tuesday. It was a brief jaunt — rising 60-some miles into the sky above West Texas — in a spacecraft that was built by Mr. Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin.
The flight, even though it did not enter orbit, was a milestone for the company that Mr. Bezos, the founder of Amazon, started more than 20 years ago, the first time a
New York Times (News)
Jul 22 2021
News
Billionaires in Space
“Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft.” AP News
The right celebrates the launch, arguing that private competition in space flight will reduce costs and lead to technological breakthroughs.
The left is generally critical of the launch, arguing
The Flip Side
Apr 19 2022
News
Make Uranus mission your priority, Nasa told
The US space agency Nasa should prioritise a mission to Uranus, an influential panel of scientists says.
The "ice giant" is the seventh planet in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun 19 times further out than the Earth.
It's only ever been visited once before, in a brief flyby by the Voyager-2 probe in 1986.
Researchers think an in-depth study of Uranus can help them better
BBC News
Jul 19 2022
News
Wealthy space entrepreneur who has pushed for exploration of aliens and the afterlife donates $10 million to DeSantis
(CNN)A wealthy space entrepreneur who has spent his fortune exploring the cosmos and once said aliens are already on Earth "right under people's noses" is now the largest donor to the political operation of Florida Gov. Ron Desantis this election cycle.
Robert Bigelow, a hotel magnate often quoted for his eccentric beliefs about the galaxy and afterlife, contributed $10 million to a
CNN (Online News)
Jun 20 2022
News
Ukraine to ban music by some Russians in media and public spaces
Ukraine's parliament has voted in favour of banning some Russian music in media and public spaces.
The ban will not apply to all Russian music, but rather relates to music created or performed by those who are or were Russian citizens after 1991.
Artists who have condemned Russia's war in Ukraine can apply for an exemption from the ban.
The import of books from Russia and
BBC News