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The image was captured by NASA's flagship Hubble Space Telescope, and features an impressive 100 million stars spanning 40,000 light years. The image is comprised of 1.5 billion pixels and represents Hubble's largest mosaic to date. <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/hubble-space-telescope-andromeda-galaxy-15-billion-pixels/35728/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="35688"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-dawn-ceres-dwarf-planet/35688/">NASA's Dawn spacecraft ready for historic contact with dwarf planet</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/author/anthony-wood/">Anthony Wood</a></div> <div class="date">January 20, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-dawn-ceres-dwarf-planet/35688/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-dawn-ceres-dwarf-planet/35688/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121833im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/nasa-dawn-ceres.jpg" title="Artist's impression of Dawn approaching the dwarf planet Ceres (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)" alt="Artist's impression of Dawn approaching the dwarf planet Ceres (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)"/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> NASA's Dawn spacecraft is currently in the final stages of its historic mission to place a satellite in orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres. The primary mission will take 16 months and will see the robotic explorer capture detailed images and measurements of Ceres, greatly improving our knowledge of the solar system. <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-dawn-ceres-dwarf-planet/35688/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="35670"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/beagle2-reconnaissance-orbiter-mars/35670/">Beagle-2 spacecraft discovered on Martian surface</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/author/anthony-wood/">Anthony Wood</a></div> <div class="date">January 19, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/beagle2-reconnaissance-orbiter-mars/35670/#comments">5 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/beagle2-reconnaissance-orbiter-mars/35670/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/beagle2-reconnaissance-orbiter-mars/35670/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121833im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/beagle2-spacecraft-found.jpg" title="Artist's impression of the Beagle-2 spacecraft fully deployed on the surface of Mars (Imag..." alt="Artist's impression of the Beagle-2 spacecraft fully deployed on the surface of Mars (Imag..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Lost since 2003, the UK-led Beagle-2 Mars lander has finally been discovered on the Martian surface by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). Analysis of the images revealed that the lander survived its Dec. 25, 2003 touchdown, partially deploying on the surface of the Red Planet. No signal was received from the lander following its expected landing time, and the robotic explorer was feared destroyed. <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/beagle2-reconnaissance-orbiter-mars/35670/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="35665"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/esa-orbital-debris-cleanup/35665/">ESA to host workshop aimed at cleaning up low-Earth orbit</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/author/anthony-wood/">Anthony Wood</a></div> <div class="date">January 19, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/esa-orbital-debris-cleanup/35665/#comments">4 Comments</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/esa-orbital-debris-cleanup/35665/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121833im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/esa-orbital-debris.jpg" title="This workshop and others like it could be the key to making the space industry more enviro..." alt="This workshop and others like it could be the key to making the space industry more enviro..."/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Key orbits frequented by GPS and communications satellites are becoming more and more hazardous, as man-made debris presents an increasingly palpable danger to the valuable assets orbiting at heights of around 2,000 km (1,243 miles) above the Earth. That' s why the European Space Agency (ESA) is hosting an international workshop geared towards cleaning up low-Earth orbit, with a focus on how to make the space industry more sustainable. <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/esa-orbital-debris-cleanup/35665/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="35647"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/esa-satellite-cluster/35647/">Cluster satellites come within cosmic hairsbreadth</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">January 18, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/esa-satellite-cluster/35647/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/esa-satellite-cluster/35647/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/esa-satellite-cluster/35647/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121833im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/cluster.jpg" title="Cluster quartet (Image: ESA)" alt="Cluster quartet (Image: ESA)"/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Space maneuvers have often been described as an orbital ballet, but the European Space Agency's (ESA) Cluster II satellites are currently in a ballet where the dancers are moving blindfolded at hypersonic speeds as they pass within a cosmic hairsbreadth of one another. That's because two of the Cluster satellites are flying within "touching distance" of one another as scientists try to learn more about the effects of solar wind on the Earth's magnetic field. <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/esa-satellite-cluster/35647/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="35633"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/ixv-green-light/35633/">ESA spaceplane launch gets green light</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">January 17, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/ixv-green-light/35633/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/ixv-green-light/35633/pictures">7 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/ixv-green-light/35633/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121833im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ixv-green-light.jpg" title="Artist's concept of the IXV re-entering the atmosphere (Image: ESA)" alt="Artist's concept of the IXV re-entering the atmosphere (Image: ESA)"/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> The European Space Agency has given the green light for the launch of its unmanned spaceplane, Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV). The original plan for a launch atop a Vega rocket from the ESA space center in French Guiana last November was <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/esa-postpones-spaceplane-launch-ixv/34494/" target="_blank">put on hold</a> due to safety concerns about its trajectory. With these issues now resolved, lift off is rescheduled for February 11. <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/ixv-green-light/35633/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="35646"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/crs-5-crash-video/35646/">Elon Musk releases video of Falcon 9 landing attempt</a> </h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/author/david-szondy/">David Szondy</a></div> <div class="date">January 17, 2015</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/crs-5-crash-video/35646/#comments">9 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/crs-5-crash-video/35646/pictures">6 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/crs-5-crash-video/35646/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121833im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/crs-5-crash.jpg" title="Falcon 9 crashing on the deck of the barge (Photo: SpaceX)" alt="Falcon 9 crashing on the deck of the barge (Photo: SpaceX)"/> </a> <div class="summary"> <p> Elon Musk has revealed video and details of the crash of the Falcon 9 booster as it attempted to make an historic powered landing after the launch of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150123121833/http://www.gizmag.com/crs-5-launch-spacex-falcon-9-landing/35467/" target="_blank">CRS-5 mission</a>. 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