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After cooperation on SMILE mission, ESA and China chart parallel but separate paths

ESA and China recently launched the joint SMILE magnetosphere mission after a decade of cooperation, but despite similar goals, another collaboration appears distant.

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Células estaminais cultivadas no espaço podem ajudar a combater o cancro

Entre células estaminais, plantas e fluidos, a Estação Espacial Internacional continua a funcionar como um laboratório único, onde cada dia de trabalho ajuda a preparar o futuro da exploração espacial e, em muitos casos, a melhorar a vida na Terra.

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The Mysterious Weakening of Earth’s Magnetic Field Explained

Recent satellite data indicate that the South Atlantic Anomaly in Earth's magnetic field is potentially splitting into two anomalies. This phenomenon, attributed to disturbances in the outer core, threatens the planet's magnetic shielding. This supports a young Earth perspective based on evidence of total energy decay from the magnetic field.

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UK explores Vast space station mission for astronaut with physical disability

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The U.K. government is exploring sending British astronaut John McFall to Vast’s planned Haven-1 space station in a mission it says could make him the first person with a physical disability to live in orbit.

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Webb Detects Methane on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Hubble captured this image of 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 446 million km (277 million miles) from Earth. Image credit: NASA / ESA / David Jewitt, UCLA / Joseph DePasquale, STScI.

Using the spectral data from the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have detected methane on 3I/ATLAS.

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Hubble Captures Active Spiral Galaxy: Messier 88

This image, taken with the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) instrument aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the spiral galaxy Messier 88. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / D. Thilker / MAUVE-HST Team.

A newly-released Hubble image shows Messier 88, a black hole-powered spiral galaxy that is gradually plunging toward the crowded heart of the Virgo Cluster.

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RE²: esta rede quer por em contacto os exploradores espaciais portugueses

São quase 6 dezenas os investigadores, académicos e profissionais da indústria que já integram a RE², uma rede de partilha e debate para os exploradores espaciais portugueses.

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Webb Spots Supermassive Black Hole Older Than Its Home Galaxy

This Webb/NIRCam image shows the little red dot Abell2744-QSO1, magnified and triply imaged by galaxy cluster Abell 2744. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Lukas Furtak, Ben-Gurion University / Alyssa Pagan, STScI.

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have found an enormous black hole in the early Universe that appears to predate its own host galaxy, raising fresh questions about how the cosmos’ first supermassive monsters were born.

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Webb Detects Methane in Atmosphere of Exo-Saturn TOI-199b

An artist’s rendition of the ultrahot Jupiter TOI-1518b and its parent star. Image credit: Sci-News.com.

Using spectral data from the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers analyzed the atmosphere of TOI-199b, a distant Saturn-mass world that is neither frozen nor scorching hot.

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