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Meta is rolling out tech that lets you capture a real-world space with a Quest VR headset so you can create a digital, photorealistic VR replica. The company calls the tech “Hyperscape,” and as part of a gradual rollout beginning today, users will be able to use the beta Hyperscape Capture app with their Quest 3 or Quest 3S to …

Spaceflight may make certain types of human stem cells age faster, a study suggests — but at least some of the damage may be reversible. Spending time aboard the International Space Station (ISS) induced aging-like changes in a group of cells key for the health of blood and the immune system, known as hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs), a …

A new propulsion system developed by a researcher at Tohoku University, Japan, could provide a non-contact method for cleaning up Earth’s orbit.  This technology offers a solution to the continuous accumulation of space debris, such as defunct satellites and spent rocket stages. Each piece of debris poses a risk of a potential collision that could damage active satellites, space stations, …

In 1979, NASA’s first space station, Skylab, fell to Earth. The intention was for it to crash into the Indian Ocean, but it survived deeper into the atmosphere than anyone expected. Once it finally broke apart, pieces of the lab reached as far as western Australia. The largest pieces of debris landed near the town of Esperance. Pieces of metal …

The first quasi-moon discovered was 1991 VG. The Spacewatch Project spotted the asteroid, which had an Earth-like orbit in 1991. At the time, it caused quite a surprise since it remained too close to Earth. This led some to believe that it was an “alien space probe”. However, later observations showed that it was really just a previously unknown class …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly launched supply ship has run into engine trouble that is preventing it from reaching the International Space Station. Northrop Grumman’s capsule rocketed into orbit Sunday from Florida aboard SpaceX. But less than two days later, the capsule’s main engine shut down prematurely while trying to boost its orbit. The Cygnus capsule was supposed …

Material deep inside Earth — thousands of kilometres down, near the planet’s core — has undergone a mysterious shift. Is Earth’s core leaking? Volcanic rocks provide strongest evidence yet Although the change occurred nearly two decades ago, between 2006 and 2008, scientists discovered it only recently, while analysing data from a pair of satellites that once measured variations in Earth’s …

China claims to have turned the tables in orbit. One of its satellites recently photographed a US “surveillance” satellite allegedly observing Chinese space assets. Analysts describe it as a striking example of tit-for-tat monitoring in the fast-evolving space domain. On September 8, a Jilin-1 satellite from Chang Guang Satellite Technology captured four images of the American WorldView Legion satellite from …

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. (Main) An illustration of a theorized “black hole star” (Inset) the JWST. | Credit: T. Müller/A. de Graaff/Max Planck Institute for Astronomy New research suggests that “little red dots” seen in the early universe may actually be a new class of cosmic object: …

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