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Lost astronaut tool bag from ISS shines in new telescope image (photo)

Astronauts on the International Space Station harmlessly lost a tool bag during a spacewalk on Nov. 1. A new telescope image from Rome shows the stray bag shining among the stars.

Space

The Smartest Sci-Fi Show of 2023 Just Dropped a Painfully Realistic Twist

'For All Mankind' Season 4 just got real about labor in space, and Episode 2, "Have a Nice Sol," has intriguing parallels to real concerns about how we'll explore the final frontier.

Inverse

SpaceX delays second test flight of world’s largest rocket until weekend

Starship now scheduled to launch from Texas on Saturday instead of Friday as component needs replacing

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SpaceX’s Starship, The Most Powerful Rocket On Earth, Could Fly Again On Saturday

The most powerful rocket in the world will get another test on Saturday.

Inverse

Rogue rocket that slammed into the moon last year confirmed to be Chinese vehicle

The rocket body that slammed into the moon in March 2022 was part of the Long March 3C that launched China's Chang'e 5-T1 mission in 2014, a new study finds.

Space

NASA and Japan to launch world's 1st wooden satellite as soon as 2024. Why?

The magnolia wood LignoSat is an attempt to make space junk biodegradable. NASA and Japan's space agency (JAXA) could launch it as soon as 2024.

Space

SpaceX delays second Starship test launch to Nov. 18 to replace rocket part

SpaceX delayed its second test flight of a Starship rocket and Super Heavy booster to no earlier than Saturday (Nov. 18), to replace a rocket part.

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The Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here's how to see it

One of the most famous of the annual meteor showers will soon be reaching its maximum: The Leonids. These ultrafast meteors are due to reach their peak on Saturday morning (Nov. 18).

Space

Hubble Telescope investigates nearby exoplanet, finds it's Earth-size

The rocky exoplanet LTT 1445Ac, located about 22.5 light years away, has been observed transiting its star by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Space

Jupiter's moon Io is covered in active volcanoes. Now we have the 1st map of them

Jupiter's moon Io, the most volcanically active world in the solar system, may possess a global ocean of magma underneath its surface, as well as mysteriously warm poles, a new study finds.

Space

The Martian Night Sky Is Glowing An Eerie Green Right Now

It's not the same thing as aurorae, which we experience on Earth.

Inverse

What time is SpaceX's 2nd Starship and Super Heavy launch on Nov. 18?

SpaceX has a two-hour window to launch the Starship SN25 spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket on Nov. 18, starting at 8 a.m. EST (1300 GMT).

Space

James Webb Space Telescope makes 1st discovery of disappearing neon around newborn star

Missing neon in a planet-forming disk of gas and dust indicates a change in radiation that's slowly eroding the disk.

Space

ESA’s ExoMars Mission Detects Visible Nightglow In Martian Atmosphere

Mars Reveals Green Nightglow, Illuminating Path for Future Astronauts

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1 year after Artemis 1 launch, NASA readies Artemis 2 to shoot for the moon again (video)

Artemis 1 launched on Nov. 16, 2022. One year later, NASA is readying the follow-up Artemis 2 mission to send four astronauts around the moon.

Space

Solar eclipses seen by long-dead Cassini spacecraft shed new light on Saturn's rings

Data from the deceased Cassini spacecraft offers astronomers an unconventional way to measure the optical depth of Saturn's rings.

The Guardian - UK

Ken Mattingly obituary

Astronaut who orbited the moon on Apollo 16 and was instrumental in saving the stricken Apollo 13

Space

The Milky Way's dusty galaxy heart has a super-strange glow (photo)

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro stitched together an eerie look at the core of our galaxy, the Milky Way, showing glowing lights in the dark.

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How long is Earth's day? We now have the most precise answer to date

A laser gyroscope at an underground lab in Germany has detected the minute variations in Earth's rotation, an advance that may help scientists build better climate models.

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SpaceX's 2nd Starship launch on Nov. 18: How it will work

Here's a brief explainer of the second-ever test flight of SpaceX's Starship vehicle, which is planned for Saturday (Nov. 18).

Evening Standard

Horoscope today: Your daily guide for Thursday, November 16, 2023

Read what the stars mean for you today, from Scorpio to Gemini

The Hindu

Pulsar glitch: How physicists are making sense of a cosmic mystery | Explained

In 1967, astronomers at Cambridge discovered pulsars, super-dense objects formed from collapsed stars. Their origin was unknown until scientists proposed that they were rotating neutron stars, emitting radio signals from their poles. In 1969, a glitch in the pulsar PSR 0833-45 was observed, which remains unexplained 44 years later. Theories…

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White House lays out possible rules for private space stations and more

The National Space Council has released a draft bill that would split the regulation of novel space activities between two departments: Transportation and Commerce.

Zenger

Water Vapor And Sand Clouds Detected In Atmosphere Of ‘fluffy’ Planet

The planet is much larger than Neptune, almost approaching the size of Jupiter.

Space

Watch SpaceX's Starship launch for 2nd time ever on Nov. 18

SpaceX's Starship will make its second attempt to reach space on Nov. 18, and you can watch the launch live here.

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