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Which exoplanet became famous as the first Earth-size world found in the habitable zone of another star?

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The first clearly identified exoplanets were found orbiting what?

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Which Shorts layout do you prefer?

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ESA is moving forward with a new mission to study something most people never think about — plasma.

Plasma is not rare. In fact, it makes up most of the visible universe. It exists in the Sun, in solar storms, around planets, near supernovae, and across distant galaxies.

ESA’s Plasma Observatory will study how energy moves through plasma by using Earth’s magnetosphere as a natural space laboratory. That means scientists can study the same kind of physics that shapes solar explosions, space weather, and some of the most violent environments in the universe.

This matters because plasma is one of the main “languages” of space.

If we understand how energy moves through it, we can better understand the Sun, protect satellites from space weather, and learn how extreme cosmic events work far beyond Earth.

So this is not just an Earth mission.

It is a mission to understand the physics behind the universe itself.

Did you know most of the visible universe is made of plasma?

#ESA #Plasma #SpaceScience #SpaceNews #Universe #Astronomy #SpaceWeather #ScienceNews

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Which exoplanet was the first one to have its clouds mapped?

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Sometimes space gives you beauty at the exact moment it gives you tension.

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir captured vivid green and red auroras from a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft while astronauts were sheltering during the recent ISS air-leak precaution.

That contrast is what makes this moment so striking.

Inside orbit, the crew was dealing with a real station-safety concern. But outside the window, Earth was glowing with one of the most beautiful natural light shows in the solar system.

Auroras happen when charged particles from the Sun collide with gases high in Earth’s atmosphere, causing them to glow in different colors. From orbit, they can look even more dramatic — like giant luminous curtains or snake-like ribbons wrapping around the planet.

So this was more than just a beautiful photo.

It was a reminder that even during tense moments in spaceflight, astronauts are still surrounded by views almost impossible to imagine from Earth.

Would you be more amazed by the auroras… or more nervous knowing the crew was sheltering during a station precaution?

#NASA #SpaceX #Dragon #Aurora #Auroras #ISS #Astronaut #JessicaMeir #SpaceNews #EarthFromSpace

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NASA is trying to save one of its aging space observatories before it falls too low.

The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is in a decaying low-Earth orbit, and NASA is preparing a robotic servicing spacecraft called LINK to rendezvous with Swift and raise its orbit. The mission will launch on a Pegasus XL rocket, and NASA says it is being fast-tracked because Swift’s orbit has been dropping.

This matters because Swift has been operating since 2004 and is famous for detecting gamma-ray bursts — some of the most powerful explosions in the universe.

The observatory has already had to pause most science operations to reduce drag and preserve its remaining orbital lifetime.

So this is more than a telescope story.

It is a test of whether robotic spacecraft can rescue valuable satellites before they fall back toward Earth.

Should space agencies rescue old spacecraft more often instead of replacing them?

#NASA #SwiftObservatory #SpaceTelescope #SpaceNews #SatelliteServicing #Robotics #Astronomy #SpaceTechnology

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What is a rogue planet?

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Another space company is trying to enter the public market.

Reuters reports that Quantum Space, a space-infrastructure developer, plans to go public through a SPAC merger with Inflection Point Acquisition, in a deal valuing the combined company at about $1.2 billion.

This is interesting because space is no longer just about rockets and astronauts.

Companies are now trying to build the “infrastructure layer” of space — spacecraft services, orbital mobility, defense missions, commercial operations, and systems that could support a much larger space economy.

So the question is not only who can reach space.

It is who can build useful services once we are already there.

Do you think space companies are the next big investment wave — or is this hype?

#SpaceIndustry #QuantumSpace #SpaceNews #SpaceBusiness #SpaceEconomy #Satellites #NewSpace #CommercialSpace

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NASA’s first dedicated planet-hunting space mission was which telescope?

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