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The final Mercury Retrograde of the year is here (and that's actually a good thing)

Astrologer Kirsty Gallagher offers her survival guide

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Vice President Harris Welcomes Artemis II Crew at White House

Vice President Kamala Harris hosts the Artemis II crew at the White House, marking a milestone in the new era of human space exploration.

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SpaceX to launch 1st batch of 'direct to cell' Starlink satellites early Dec. 16

SpaceX plans to launch 21 more of its Starlink internet satellites, including the first six 'direct to cell' craft, early Saturday morning (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live.

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New Rockets Set To Launch In 2024

Several new European and American rockets are set for blast off in 2024, at a time the aerospace industry faces a shortage of launch vehicles fueled by the rise of satellite constellations.

International Business Times

Biden hosts four NASA astronauts, the first crew aiming to fly around the moon in a half-century

The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon for the first time in 50 years have met with President Joe Biden at the White House

The Independent UK

See the Geminid meteor shower 2023 light up the sky in these amazing photos

The Geminid meteor shower, one of the best of the year, put on a brilliant show Dec. 13 amid a near-moonless sky. More shooting stars are expected tonight.

Space

Sun unleashes monster X-class solar flare, most powerful since 2017 (video)

The sun unleashed an X2.8 solar flare today (Dec. 14), its most powerful such eruption since September 2017.

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Tiny 14-inch satellite studies 'hot Jupiter' exoplanets evaporating into space

Hot Jupiters are gas giants so close to their star that the star's heat and radiation can blow the planets' atmosphere away.

Space

Buried Deep Within This Gorgeous Webb Image are Three ‘Failed Stars’

The James Webb Space Telescope spotted the faint sight of three failed stars. One is the smallest known free-floater of its kind.

Inverse

These Stripped Stellar Cores Could Explain Big Cosmic Mysteries

These exposed stellar cores are notoriously hard to find, but a new study found more than a dozen of them in neighboring dwarf galaxies.

Inverse

FAA's launch mishap investigations need a rethink, government report finds

The Federal Aviation Administration should evaluate and improve the way it investigates space launch mishaps, according to a new report.

Space

China launches secret space plane on 3rd-ever mission

China launched its secretive reusable space plane into orbit for its third mission on Dec. 14, just one day after the U.S. Space Force took its own X-37B space plane off the launch pad.

Space

Space weather is chaotic and hard to predict. This new model could change that

Scientists are building a 'beyond state-of-the-art' digital model of near-Earth space to improve forecasting of solar storms and their effects on infrastructure.

Space

Geminid meteor shower: Where, when and how to watch it

Considered an annual favourite, the Geminid meteor shower which peaks tonight is believed to be intensifying each year.

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Watch Rocket Lab return to flight with satellite launch tonight

Tonight (Dec. 14), Rocket Lab plans to launch its first mission since a failure this past September, and you can watch the action live.

Space

New 'For All Mankind' patches feature 4th season Mars base and asteroid missions

Midway through Season 4 of 'For All Mankind,' Icon Heroes has released a new set of patches that are neither too big (with spoilers), nor too small (with screen-accurate details).

Space

ISS astronaut snaps amazing photos of icebergs from space

European astronaut Andreas Mogensen captured amazing photos of giant icebergs floating in the South Atlantic from his perch aboard the International Space Station.

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Voyager 1 spacecraft stumped by mysterious auto-repeat glitch!

NASA tackles a software glitch on the Voyager 1 spacecraft. Stuck in auto-repeat mode, the spacecraft sends identical data from billions of miles away.

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The origin of life's building materials

Scientists still debate the origins of Earth’s life-sustaining elements. It may not be meteorites after all

The Hindu

China’s space programme: Five things to know

Since the December 14, 2013 landing, China has built a crewed space station, sent a robotic rover to Mars and become the first nation to make a controlled landing on the far side of the Moon.

Space

Could we defend Earth against a 'rubble pile' asteroid?

Scientists have discovered that many asteroids have the consistency of piles of rubble. Knowing this, how could we defend Earth against one of these asteroids?

The Guardian - UK

A City on Mars by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith review – one-way ticket to Muskow anyone?

Elon Musk has pledged to settle the red planet. Is it really worth the bother?

International Business Times

China's Space Programme: Five Things To Know

When Chang'e-3 became the first Chinese craft to land on the Moon 10 years ago, it kicked off nationwide celebrations -- and a decade of major successes for a rapidly accelerating space programme.

AAP

'The one to watch': meteor shower to wow stargazers

Australians will have their best opportunity in years to watch the annual Geminid meteor shower due to a near-ideal combination of conditions.

The Independent UK

How to survive Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn: Here’s what experts say about the phenomenon

Mercury will be in retrograde beginning 13 December and ending on 2 January

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