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Astronauts get first look at the spacecraft that will fly them around the moon

The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon next year have gotten their first look at their spacecraft

The Independent UK

Meet the crew of Virgin Galactic's 2nd commercial spaceflight

Virgin Galactic has announced the crew of its second commercial spaceflight mission, set to launch Aug. 10.

Space

Russian rocket debris falls from space in spectacular fireball over southern Australia (video)

A Russian rocket body fell back to Earth near southern Australia on Monday night (Aug. 7), putting on quite a show for observers in the region.

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Artemis 2 astronauts eager to prep Orion spacecraft for more moon missions

Artemis 2 will be a shakedown mission for humans to go around the moon on the new Orion spacecraft. Its crew says they want to pave the road for moon landing missions.

Space

Astronomers Discover Tiny Stars in a Terrifyingly Close Orbit

One of them is barely a star at all, and together the pair could fit inside the girth of our Sun.

Inverse

Trio of tiny autonomous NASA rovers will launch to the moon next year

A trio of miniature autonomous NASA rovers will soon head for the moon, with the aim of boosting the efficiency of exploration missions.

Space

A 4,500-star experience: UK’s best stargazing and dark sky places

When you “gaze up at the night sky”, you “can’t help but feel small” before the “grand abyss of the universe that lies beyond”, said Ethan Siegel on Big Think. While nearly all of them are “invisible to our eyes”, our “observable” universe, extending “tens of billions of light years…

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AI algorithm discovers 'potentially hazardous' asteroid 600 feet wide in a 1st for astronomy

A new AI algorithm programmed to hunt for potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroids has spotted its first space rock.

Space

Mars helicopter Ingenuity spies Perseverance rover during 54th Red Planet flight (photo, video)

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity snapped a photo of the Perseverance rover on Aug. 3, during the chopper's 54th Red Planet flight.

Space

See the moon dance with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades before dawn on Aug. 9

The moon will dance with the Seven Sisters during the early morning on Wednesday, Aug. 9, during a close approach to this fascinating open star cluster.

Space

Stay up late to see the half-lit moon during its last quarter phase tonight

The moon will be half illuminated by the sun on Tuesday, Aug. 8, during its last quarter phase, exactly midway between the completely lit full moon and the fully dark new moon.

Space

Melbourne’s mysterious midnight ‘meteor’ identified as remains of Russian rocket

Beam of light that crossed Victoria’s night sky burned for almost a minute and caused a loud boom, and Australia’s space agency says it was incinerating space junk

The Guardian - AU

China launches Fengyun-3F meteorological satellite to orbit

China has added a new satellite to its fleet of meteorological spacecraft.

Space

Boeing's 1st astronaut flight bumped into next year, more repairs needed

Already running years behind, Boeing's first astronaut flight is now off until at least next March

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Boeing delays 1st Starliner astronaut launch for NASA to March 2024 (at the earliest)

Boeing has delayed the first-ever astronaut launch of its Starliner capsule to March 2024 at the earliest as it continues to work several issues.

Space

Scientists reconstruct Aeolus satellite's fiery fall to Earth from space

Scientists have mapped the fiery descent of the Aeolus spacecraft back to Earth from its reentry over Antarctica to its wrekage strewn path over the Atlantic.

Space

How European satellite's landmark demise can aid the fight against space junk

Mission scientists and engineers took on the tricky task of targeting a remote stretch of the Atlantic Ocean for the reentry of Europe's Aeolus satellite.

Inverse

Webb Telescope Just Captured an Iconic Hubble Target in Incredible Detail

JWST's Near InfraRed Camera reveals the afterlife of a Sun-like star in intricate detail.

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Artemis 2 moon mission practice recovered crew from an Orion spacecraft at sea

Artemis 2's moon astronauts will need a big team of people to bring them home after arriving on Earth. The ambitious goal: To bring the astronauts from spacecraft to med bay in 2 hours.

Zenger

Watch This Video To Go On A Journey Through Space And Time

The 3D visualization portrays about 5,000 galaxies.

Space

India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover enters lunar orbit, snaps stunning photos (video)

India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander has returned images from the moon after entering orbit around our nearest neighbor.

The Hindu

Indo-French team develops new technique to search for closely merging supermassive black holes

An international team of astronomers and computer scientists from India and France have developed a new technique to search for closely merging supermassive black holes.

Space

Artemis 1 cubesat finishes mission after detecting water and ice on the moon

NASA announced the end of the LunaH-Map satellite that was supposed to map ice at the south pole of the moon. While the mission missed its mark, a key instrument performed well.

Space

How climate change alters rivers on both Earth and Mars

A new study uses terrestrial and Martian data to investigate how river paths change depending on environmental conditions.

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Chinese launch startup tests landing rockets with jet-powered prototype

Chinese launch company Galactic Energy announced in late July that it used a small test vehicle propelled by a jet engine to test software for landing rockets.

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