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NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab laying off 8% of its workforce

Budgetary issues have forced the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA's chief center for robotic planetary exploration, to reduce its workforce by about 8%.

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Lunar astronauts could potentially make hummus with moon-grown chickpeas

A team of researchers has grown chickpeas in simulated moondust for the first time.

Space

SpaceX targeting Feb. 14 for launch of Intuitive Machines IM-1 private moon mission

SpaceX is targeting Feb. 14 for the launch of Intuitive Machine's IM-1 mission, which aims to become the first private effort to soft-land on the moon.

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Don’t shoot for it: shrinking moon sees hours-long quakes and landslides

As the moon’s core cools, it causes shriveling, creating ripples tens of meters high across its surface

The Guardian - US

NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe heads back toward Earth after acing crucial engine burn

Thanks to a powerful engine burn on Feb. 3, NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy spacecraft is on its way back to Earth for a Christmas-time rendezvous this year.

Space

Asteroid 2024 BX1 fragments confirmed to be rare meteorites as old as the solar system itself

When asteroid 2024 BX1 exploded over Earth it littered the planet with rare meteorites that are similar in composition to the unspoiled building blocks of our planet.

Space

Jupiter's volcanic moon Io looks outstanding in these close flyby photos from NASA's Juno probe

During its second close rendezvous with Jupiter's volcanic moon, NASA's Juno spacecraft collected some amazing images of the scene.

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Virgin Galactic mothership loses alignment pin during space plane launch, FAA investigating

Virgin Galactic informed the FAA that the mothership of its space plane VSS Unity lost a piece of hardware on its most recent suborbital flight.

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Your horoscope for the whole of February

What's written in the stars for you this month?

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NASA exoplanet telescope discovers 'super-Earth' in its star's Goldilocks zone

NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS has spotted a 'super-Earth' in the habitable zone of its red dwarf star, with indications it may have Earth-sized company.

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Planets' striking gravitational dance

Exoplanets, or planets outside the solar system, show striking examples of resonance

Salon

James Webb Space Telescope could target tiny bright galaxies to shine light on dark matter

The James Webb Space Telescope could target tiny and bright galaxies in the early universe to unveil some secrets about the universe's most mysterious stuff, dark matter.

Space

879 days! Russian cosmonaut breaks record for total time spent in space

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has now racked up more than 879 days in space, breaking the record for most time spent off Earth.

Space

Ingenuity's final flight on Mars ends in unexpected rotor damage

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity took its final flight, sustaining damage to a rotor blade. Perseverance rover captured a view of its resting place.

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Juno spacecraft captures stunning close-up images of Jupiter's moon Io

Explore the stunning images of Jupiter's moon Io captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft during its close flyby, revealing its volcanic activity and unique feat...

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Hubble Space Telescope spots a cosmic 'tug of war' between galaxies that could lead to a collision (image)

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a cosmic 'tug of war' between two galaxies that have lasted for tens of millions of years and could end in a collision.

Salon

Strange new star discovered in Milky Way

Scientists’ 10-year hunt reveals a nursery of stars, and a surprising grandparent

The Guardian - US

State-of-the-art telescope in Chile to offer best view yet of universe

The futuristic $1.9bn Vera C Rubin Observatory took nine years to build and will survey the night sky in unprecedented detail

The Guardian - UK

Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko sets world record for most time spent in space

Russian surpasses compatriot Gennady Padalka after logging more than 878 days at the international space station

Space

SpaceX to launch NASA's PACE ocean-monitoring satellite this week

NASA's PACE satellite, which will help scientists gauge the health of oceans around the world, is set to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early on Feb. 6.

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