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Remarkable new monkey with orange lips and pig-like snort found in Congo

Finding a ‘sobering reminder’ that some rare creatures may vanish before we even know they exist, researchers say

The Independent UK · Jul 16

'Full steam ahead': NASA ramps up prep for Artemis III astronaut launch in 2027

NASA is busy preparing for Artemis III, the next crewed mission of its moon program launching on the massive SLS rocket next year. Hardware is coming together and agency personnel have begun launch scenario sims inside mission control.

Space · Jul 15

Watch Archimedes burn! Rocket Lab fires up engine for its powerful next-gen Neutron launcher (video)

Rocket Lab recently performed a full-duration static fire test with the engine that will power the second stage of its powerful new Neutron launch vehicle.

Space · Jul 15

Wally Funk obituary

Pioneering American aviator who was the oldest woman to fly into space aged 82 in 2021

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15

The 10 best places in the UK to see the partial solar eclipse on Aug. 12

August 12 will see the deepest partial solar eclipse in the U.K. for many decades, hours before the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Here's where to go.

Space · Jul 15

Glaciers spotted flowing across the Himalayas from space | Space photo of the day for July 15, 2026

Glacial ice carves its way downhill.

Space · Jul 15

'Found you!' Astronomers spot faintest exoplanet ever seen from Earth after a decade of hide-and-seek

It has taken over ten years, but astronomers have finally won a prolonged game of cosmic hide-and-seek with a planet hiding around the star Beta Pictoris.

Space · Jul 15

Every SpaceX Starlink satellite has to dodge a collision almost weekly, and experts fear the worst

SpaceX's Starlink satellites made over 355,000 collision avoidance maneuvers over the past year with each satellite now dodging other objects almost weekly.

Space · Jul 15

One small pen for one giant fee: Buzz Aldrin’s mission-saving felt-tip sells for over $850,000

Second man on moon’s Duro Rocket pen, crucial to Apollo 11 return, reaches astronomical sum at Sotheby’s auction

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launch today? (Full mission timeline)

SpaceX will launch its next Starship, carrying the first V3 Starlink satellites, on the Flight 13 test mission today (July 24) after delays. Here's what time it flies.

Space · Jul 15