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SpaceX’s Starship explodes in second failure for Musk’s Mars program

Back-to-back mishaps indicate big setbacks for program to launch satellites and send humans to the moon and Mars

The Guardian - US

Watch fiery SpaceX Starship Flight 8 debris rain down over The Bahamas (video)

The upper stage of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean this evening (March 6), creating a dramatic sky show for people in The Bahamas, Florida and elsewhere.

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SpaceX loses Starship rocket stage again, but catches giant Super Heavy booster during Flight 8 launch (video)

SpaceX managed to catch the Super Heavy booster on Starship's eighth test flight today (March 6), but the vehicle's upper stage was lost about nine minutes after liftoff.

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SpaceX launches Starship mega rocket on another test flight after an explosion marred the last one

SpaceX has launched another mammoth Starship rocket on a test flight to release mock satellites into space

The Independent UK

Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal'

AstroForge says there's no real hope of reestablishing contact with its Odin probe, the first private spacecraft ever to fly beyond the moon.

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First private US robotic lunar rover lands successfully on the moon

Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform by Lunar Outpost landed near the moon’s south pole after eight days

The Guardian - US

Athena spacecraft lands on moon but struggles with undiagnosed problem

Flight controllers try to confirm Intuitive Machines probe’s status in firm’s second lunar landing in just over a year

The Guardian - US

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Intuitive Machines' private Athena probe lands near lunar south pole — but it may have tipped over

Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, named Athena, landed near the moon's south pole today (March 6), but the probe's fate is unclear.

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SpaceX Gearing Up For Starship Launch Amid Musk Controversy

SpaceX is preparing for the next test flight of its massive Starship prototype rocket, as debate swirls over founder Elon Musk's influence on the US government's space program.

International Business Times

Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo)

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an exciting view of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander following its recent touchdown on the moon.

Space

Low on power and spinning out of control, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer moon probe's future looks grim

It's been a week since NASA lost contact with its new water-hunting moon satellite.

Space

DNA-busting radiation from star-killing supernova could have influenced evolution on Earth

A distant star-killing supernova could have bombarded Earth with radiation strong enough to shift the course of evolution.

Space

Mars may have a solid inner core just like Earth

New research based on an iron and sulphur mixture mirroring the Red Planet’s inner core suggests that Mars’ deep interior could be solid, like Earth.

Space

European Rocket Aims For First Commercial Launch After Delays

After several false starts, Europe's new rocket Ariane 6 is aiming to finally blast off on its first commercial mission Thursday, carrying with it the continent's hopes of bolstering its security and independent access to space.

International Business Times

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NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'

NASA engineers are turning off two instruments on Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 to ensure these twin spacecraft can continue exploring interstellar space.

Space

1st American robotic lunar rover set to land on the moon today

Colorado-based company Lunar Outpost's MAPP rover is poised to land today (March 6) near the lunar south pole aboard the private Athena moon lander.

Space

Total lunar eclipse is just one week away: When and where to see the Blood Moon

One week until a total lunar eclipse on March 13 turns the moon blood red. Here's everything you need to know.

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Watch Intuitive Machines land private Athena probe at the lunar south pole

Intuitive Machines' Athena lander is scheduled to touch down near the moon's south pole today (March 6). Here's how to watch it live.

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The Independent UK

FAA workers threatened with firing if they ‘impede’ Elon Musk’s SpaceX federal deal: Report

Elon Musk has been at the center of potential conflicts of interest since his political ascendance

Space

Varda space capsule returns to Earth in 1st commercial landing in Australian Outback (photos)

Varda Space has successfully landed a reentry capsule in Australia, delivering critical data that could advance in-space manufacturing and hypersonic technologies.

Space

Hubble Telescope discovers a new '3-body problem' puzzle among Kuiper Belt asteroids (video)

It's a new type of three-body problem for astronomers, who used the Hubble Space Telescope to determine that twin asteroids in the Kuiper Belt could be triplets.

Space

The US will 'plant the American flag on the planet Mars and even far beyond,' Trump tells Congress

President Donald Trump told lawmakers that U.S. astronauts will one day carry the American flag to Mars and beyond during a speech before the joint session of Congress.

Space

Private Athena moon lander beams home amazing video of south pole touchdown site

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is giving us some incredible views from lunar orbit ahead of its March 6 touchdown attempt.

Space

Mystery solved! Odd X-ray signal was 'death knell' of planet destroyed by zombie star (video)

An X-ray signal that has puzzled scientists for 45 years was the "death knell" of a planet ripped apart by a white dwarf star, data from NASA's Chandra observatory has revealed.

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The solar system is teeming with 1 million 'alien invaders' from Alpha Centauri

The solar system could be packed with 1 million alien visitors, space rocks shaken away from our cosmic neighbor Alpha Centauri, new research has revealed.

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