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The moon, Venus, Mars and bright stars shine in a summer celestial gathering this week. Here's how to see it.

The crescent moon joins Mars, Venus and some of the brightest stars to kick off the summer 2024 skywatching season.

Space

US Space Force wants private companies to help it counter 'emerging threats' in space

The U.S. Space Force recently opened the COSMIC center, a new office aimed at taking advantage of a thriving commercial space industry.

Space

SpaceX launches SATRIA-1 communications satellite for Indonesia, lands rocket at sea (video)

SpaceX launched a new Indonesian communications satellite into orbit from Florida on Sunday (June 18) and capped the flight with a flawless rocket landing at sea.

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Scientists hope Euclid telescope will reveal mysteries of dark matter

European space probe will capture images that will provide insights about what the universe is made of

The Guardian - UK

A powerful launcher called Titan IIIC

On June 18, 1965, the expendable launch system Titan IIIC flew for the first time. Used by the U.S. Air Force and NASA from 1965 to 1982, Titan IIIC was a powerful launcher. A.S.Ganesh tells you more about this rocket…

The Hindu

Sally Ride broke through a NASA ceiling 40 years ago, but she wasn’t alone

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Sally Ride was the first American woman in space when she rode on Space Shuttle Challenger from KSC’s Launch Complex 39-A on June 18, 1983. She broke barriers, but she wasn’t alone.

Orlando Sentinel

Multiple spaceflights with shorter recovery time impact brain structure

The article explains how multiple spaceflight with shorter recovery time impact brain structure.

The Hindu

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Chandrayaan-3 | ISRO’s Space Physics Laboratory gears up for big moment

As India prepares for its third moon mission, scientists at the Space Physics Laboratory (SPL) of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) here are looking to turn a four-year-old disappointment into one big triumph

The Hindu

China launches national-record 41 satellites on single rocket (video)

A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from China on June 15, carrying 41 satellites to orbit. China's previous single-launch record, set just a few days earlier, was 26 satellites.

Space

If Betelgeuse Goes Supernova, Earth Will Have Neutrino Rain — That's Just the Start

The bright, red star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion has shown some unexpected behavior.

Inverse

Alien green flash: Lightning crackles in vortex near Jupiter's north pole (photo)

NASA's Juno spacecraft snapped a photo of a lightning strike high in the swirling clouds near Jupiter's north pole.

Space

Where did Earth get its water? It was sucked up from space, new theory says

New research suggests our planet was born from a rapid accumulation of tiny pebbles and icy fragments in just a few million years.

Space

New parachute system could ease some of China's rocket-debris issues (video)

A new parachute system could reduce the risk posed by Chinese satellite launches from inland spaceports.

Space

Use the dark new moon of June to see 5 visible planets in the sky tonight

The new moon phase officially occurs on June 18 at 12:38 a.m. EDT (0438 GMT). During this phase, the moon will not be visible, making it a great night for skywatching.

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Look up and see Saturn as it changes directions in the sky tonight

Saturn enters retrograde on June 17, shifting from its usual eastward movement to travel westwards through the constellations until early November.

Space

Viral YouTube video explains NASA's search for alien life

A new viral video by a NASA astrobiologist explains the space agency's efforts to find out whether we are alone in the universe.

Space

Record breaker! New fastest star zooms through Milky Way at 5 million mph

Two of six newly discovered runaway stars launched by supernovas have broken the record for the fastest objects of this type ever discovered.

Space

Surprise! Jupiter's ocean moon Europa may not have a fully formed core

The core of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa might have formed billions of years after the rest of it did, if indeed it has formed at all, a new study finds.

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Inverse

You Need to See a Rare 5 Planet Alignment in the Sky Tonight

Mercury, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, and Saturn will line up across a swath of the eastern Sky just before dawn on Saturday morning.

Space

Astronaut watches Cyclone Biparjoy swirl over the Arabian Sea from space (video)

United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi shared a video clip from the International Space Station of Cyclone Biparjoy swirling over the Arabian Sea.

Inverse

Hubble Just Captured One of the Universe's Most Puzzling Galaxies

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope peered into an enchanting blob in the constellation Pegasus. It's a place ripe with new science about the universe.

Inverse

Alien Life Could Be Hiding in These 4 Weird Places in our Solar System

If there's life on other planets in our Solar System, several recent studies suggest it could turn up in some really bizarre places.

Space

See latest configuration of China's Tiangong space station in stunning new video

New footage released by China's human spaceflight agency shows the Tiangong space station in its new configuration following a series of arrivals to and departures from the orbital outpost.

Space

PhotoPills app review

Slick and easy to use, the PhotoPills app is perfect for planning and taking stunning shots of the Milky Way, sun, moon and eclipses or even stargazing.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope gets satellite sidekick to aid search for habitable planets

A new small satellite will peer at distant stars to help NASA's James Webb Space Telescope search for potentially habitable exoplanets.

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