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'For All Mankind' Just Broke One Space Science Rule — With Good Reason

In 'For All Mankind' Season 4, pushing an asteroid is a big deal. But does it match up with the real science? Here's what the people behind the show say about having to "cheat" to make the science fiction work.

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Astronaut Frank Borman, commander of the first Apollo mission to the moon, has died at age 95

NASA astronaut Frank Borman, commander of the first Apollo mission to the moon, has died at age 95

The Independent UK

Watch NASA build its VIPER moon rover with these free online watch parties

NASA's first robotic moon rover is ready for final assembly and testing, and you can watch engineers bring the lunar explorer to life.

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Virgin Galactic to ground its VSS Unity space plane next year: report

Virgin Galactic plans to pause flights with its VSS Unity suborbital space plane next year to ramp up work on its next-generation 'Delta class' vehicles.

Space

Mars, Earth, or deep space? ESA narrows down finalists for a future space mission

After a rigorous selection process, ESA has arrived at three medium-sized space mission ideas for the future. Before the winner is selected, read on to decide your favorite.

Space

The Webb Telescope Captured A Galaxy Cluster That Lights Up Like A Christmas Tree

The Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes captured light from all sorts of objects within a dynamic galaxy cluster.

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James Webb Space Telescope gets ready for the holidays with a cosmic Christmas Tree (image)

The James Webb Space Telescope used a galaxy as a cosmic magnifying glass to find transient objects in the "Christmas Tree" cluster, a Winter Wonderland of even more galaxies.

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Astronauts might be able to grow plants on the moon, thanks to a few Earth microbes

Microbes could help unlock vital nutrients in lunar soil to one day help farms sustain astronaut crews on the moon, a new study reports.

Space

Between Venus' atmospheric currents, a layer of reactive oxygen

Scientists found atomic oxygen buried between two dominant currents in the hellish planet's atmosphere.

Space

What is the star next to the Moon? When to see Venus in our night skies

As well as a rare lunar occultation, stargazers can catch the Leonid and Taurid meteor showers in the coming weeks

Evening Standard

2nd rocket booster lifted into place for space shuttle Endeavour LA exhibit

For the second time, the largest part of a space shuttle-era rocket booster has been taken vertical as part of the display of the orbiter Endeavour at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

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SpaceX will launch the Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane on a Falcon Heavy rocket Dec. 7

U.S. Space Force's X-37B reusable space plane is set to take off on its seventh mission on Dec. 7, 2023, its first launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

Space

For All Mankind season 4 release date and time — how to watch

How to watch For All Mankind season 4 on Apple TV Plus, including release date and time

Tom’s Guide

A satellite's very tiny camera took a very blurry picture of Earth — and it's perfect

ESA's TRISAT-R satellite has a camera that's only about the size of a coin's edge, yet it managed to capture a view of our entire world.

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September launch failure likely caused by 'electrical arc,' Rocket Lab says

Rocket Lab has identified an unwanted 'electrical arc' as the likely cause of its September launch failure, though the company's investigation continues.

Evening Standard

Taurid meteor shower 2023: How the UK can watch this weekend

The best time to spot the Taurid meteor shower will be on Sunday and Monday

Space

Artemis moon astronauts will need oxygen. NASA wants to extract it from lunar dust

NASA wants to figure out how future moon-dwellers can produce, capture and store breathable oxygen from lunar soil.

Space

SpaceX will launch Ireland's 1st-ever satellite this month

EIRSAT-1, a student-led gamma-ray astronomy cubesat, is due to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at the end of November.

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NASA’s Lucy Mission Spotted Another Moonlet Orbiting Dinkinesh

NASA's Lucy spacecraft discovered a contact binary of moonlets orbiting the asteroid Dinkinesh.

The Hindu

Star-filled Euclid images spur mission to probe 'dark universe'

European astronomers on Tuesday released the first images from the newly launched Euclid space telescope, designed to unlock the secrets of dark matter and dark energy - hidden forces thought to make up 95% of the universe

The Hindu

Scientists detect oxygen in noxious atmosphere of Venus

Scientists have now detected atomic oxygen in a thin layer sandwiched between two other layers of the Venusian atmosphere

Space

James Webb Space Telescope reveals most distant Milky Way galaxy doppelganger

Astronomers have found the most distant Milky Way look-alike we've seen the universe, challenging theoretical predictions of galaxy evolution.

Space

Watch SpaceX launch its 29th cargo mission to the International Space Station tonight

SpaceX will launch its next robotic cargo mission to the International Space Station tonight (Nov. 9), and you can watch the action live.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope detects clues about how Earth formed billions of years ago

Water vapor observed sublimating from tiny chunks of rock within planet-forming disks is a sign that a process called "pebble accretion" kickstarts the birth of new worlds.

Space

NASA's exoplanet-hunting telescope spies 8 'super-Earths'

Astronomers using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have identified eight new super-Earths that orbit close to their host stars.

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