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Space is a fascinating place which despite the enormous amount we understand we still know very little about the vast depths of space. At Universal Science we bring you the latest news and discoveries from scientists, SpaceX, NASA and many more who are exploring the wonders of Space.

Man could soon return to the moon

In 1972 the Apollo 17 mission saw the last man to step on the moon, commander Eugene Cernan entered the Apollo Lunar Module after Harrison Schmitt. To this day he remain the last man on the moon. But this is set to change. Backed by Nasa and SpaceX under its Artemis program Nasa will be sending the first woman and the 13th person to the moons lunar surface in 2025. This was original planned for 2024 but partially due to a lawsuit on contacts for the lunar landing vehicle this has been put back ...More

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Green Pea galaxies in the early dark universe

At a news conference in January astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope stated they have spotted tiny galaxies that they understand could have been part of the greatest remodel in cosmic history called reionization. This was when most of the hydrogen atoms had their electronics ripped away in the very early universe. In the immediate aftermath of the Big Bang the universe blindingly bright and hot, the heat so great that electrons were unable to join with protons to form atoms. The universe was a sea of plasma, dense ...More

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light pollution is concealing the night sky

Artificial lights have been found in a recent study to be bighting the night sky by roughly 10 percent each year, this is faster than researchers had previously realised. Observations of the stars between a 10 year period by scientists recently concluded that the night sky is growing 10 percent brighter on average each year. We all know the danger pollution is having on our planet, but rarely do we hear that light pollution is also having a major effect on our plant. Bees are well known for pollinating plants, bees move from ...More

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