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Clouds on Titan over 36 hours between November 4 and November 6, 2022, as seen by JWST (left) and Keck (right)

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JWST has taken pictures of clouds on Saturn’s moon Titan

The James Webb Space Telescope and the Keck Observatory in Hawaii have watched clouds changing shape in the sky of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, which could help us understand its weird atmosphere

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Growing off-world diversity is making space for everyone

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ispace lunar lander

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Japanese firm ispace is racing to put first private lander on the moon

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ESA's new astronauts include former Paralympian runner John McFall

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Artemis I and the moon

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NASA’s flagship Artemis I mission has flown past the moon

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The Eris rocket under construction

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Australia’s first rocket is set to launch into space in April 2023

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The protostar within the dark cloud L1527, shown in this image from NASA?s James Webb Space Telescope Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), is embedded within a cloud of material feeding its growth. Ejections from the star have cleared out cavities above and below it, whose boundaries glow orange and blue in this infrared view. The upper central region displays bubble-like shapes due to stellar ?burps,? or sporadic ejections.

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JWST sees a stunning hourglass of light around a still-forming star

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NASA's Space Launch System rocket taking off from Kennedy Space Center

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NASA’s enormous SLS rocket has launched to space for the first time

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Quantum trick sees light move forwards and back in time simultaneously

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Abell 370 picture

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Astronomers saw a distant supernova less than 6 hours after it blew up

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a distant star exploding earlier than ever before, allowing astronomers to watch the first eight days of a star’s violent death

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Annual US clock change kills 33 people and 36,500 deer in car crashes

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JWST finds ancient galaxy may actually be two galaxies merging

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Astronomers have unveiled the world’s largest digital camera

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The extraordinary JWST is named for James Webb, whose legacy I deplore

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