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Month: February 2021

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UAE’s Hope brakes into orbit around Mars; one down, two to go

9 February 2021 Astronomy Now

UAE’s Hope spacecraft successfully reaches Mars, setting the stage for China and NASA to follow suit.

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Live coverage: United Arab Emirates to place probe into orbit around Mars today

9 February 2021 Stephen Clark

The Emirates Mars Mission, the first deep space probe from the Arab world, is set to swing into orbit around the Red Planet on Tuesday to cap a 494 million-kilometre, 205-day interplanetary voyage from Earth and begin a science mission studying the Martian climate. The critical Mars Orbit Insertion manoeuvre is scheduled to begin at 1530 GMT.

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Three spacecraft home in on Mars to open new era of exploration

8 February 2021 Astronomy Now

Three’s a crowd: UAE’s Hope orbiter, China’s Tianwen 1 and NASA’s Perseverance rover reach Mars

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Einstein@Home helps researchers confirm ‘black widow’ pulsar in binary system

5 February 2021 Astronomy Now

Astronomers confirm a rapidly spinning pulsar in an unusual binary system using a network of home computers in a citizen science initiative.

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NASA’s Psyche mission passes key milestone on road to launch

5 February 2021 Astronomy Now

NASA’s Psyche probe passes a key milestone on the road to a trail-blazing mission to a metal-rich asteroid of the same name.

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Yet another galactic spectacle, with fireworks galore, courtesy of Hubble

2 February 2021 Astronomy Now

The Hubble Space Telescope captures a high-resolution view of NGC 6946, the “Fireworks Galaxy,” a face-on intermediate spiral with an extreme rate of star formation.

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  • Nova outburst in Centaurus
    24 September 2025
  • Astronomy Now relaunches digital platform
    12 September 2025
  • Potentially habitable planet TRAPPIST-1e displays tentative evidence for an atmosphere
    8 September 2025
  • Ten-Year Lease Extension Confirmed at Herstmonceux Observatory
    18 August 2025
  • Graphic showing the close conjunction of Jupiter and Venus with other stars and contellations marked on a dark sky, above a horizon with trees in silhouette.
    Venus and Jupiter’s bright morning conjunction
    10 August 2025
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