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Chinese launch company tests vertical rocket landings with jet-powered prototype (video)

A Chinese launch company has stepped up its quest to develop reusable rockets with sea platform landing tests using a small demonstrator.

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SpaceX shows off shiny Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of April 18 launch (photos)

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy is targeting its second mission of 2023, and sixth mission overall, with the launch of a ViaSat satellite no earlier than April 18.

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Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is unlikely to find life. Here's why.

What will Europe's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) tell us about the presence of life in the vicinity of the solar system's largest planet?

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60,000-mile-tall 'plasma waterfall' seen showering the sun with impossibly fast fire

A massive wall of falling plasma, known as a polar crown prominence, was recently captured in a stunningly-detailed new photo of the sun.

Space

Watch SpaceX launch 50 small satellites, land rocket early Thursday after delay

SpaceX will launch 50 small satellites to orbit early Thursday (April 13) and land a rocket back on Earth, and you can watch the action live.

Space

New Moon April 2023 - Aries Moon arrives just in time for eclipse season and it’s going to be intense

The New Moon April 2023 brings dramatic endings and transformative new beginnings, whether you're ready or not – especially for these signs

Woman & Home

Vice President Harris congratulates Artemis 2 astronauts (video)

The newly selected Artemis 2 astronauts have been in the spotlight over the past week — and that now includes a call with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket to launch this month

While this initial flight of Starship will be unmanned, the plan is for it to eventually fly up to 100 people to the moon and Mars

Evening Standard

Juice: the European space mission to find life on Jupiter’s moons

Mike Sori, assistant professor of planetary science at Purdue University explains how this week’s European Space Agency launch could be one of the most important in recent history.

The Week

3 more countries pledge not to conduct destructive anti-satellite tests

The Netherlands, Austria and Italy have pledged not to conduct destructive anti-satellite tests, bringing the number of nations to make such a commitment to 13.

Space

See elusive planet Mercury high in the sky tonight (April 11)

Mercury will reach its highest point in the sky tonight (April 11), but it'll still be a challenge to observe.

Space

S Korea to conduct 1st launch of commercial-grade satellite

South Korea plans to conduct its first launch of a commercial-grade satellite aboard a domestically built rocket next month as part of its space development program

The Independent UK

Why the Largest-Ever Catalog of Supernovae Could Change How We Study Them

A new catalog allows astronomers to trace the evolution of a star's death.

Inverse

James Webb Space Telescope reveals awe-inspiring detail of the remnants of an exploded star

Cassiopeia A — a massive accumulation of cosmic dust that has been studied for decades — has only now been seen in clearer detail, thanks to images beamed back from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will 'rewind' the universe. Here's how

A new simulation showing millions of galaxies demonstrates how the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope will turn back the clock for astronomers and help them investigate lingering cosmic mysteries.

Space

Jean Schulz awarded NASA achievement medal for sending Snoopy to the moon

Jean Schulz, the widow of Peanuts' creator Charles M. Schulz, has been recognized for being a "huge champion" of NASA and inspiring millions of people around the world by sending Snoopy to the moon.

Inverse

Look! Gorgeous New Webb Telescope Image Reveals a Supernova in Stunning Detail

The image and the data behind it may help astronomers solve a dusty dilemma.

Space

SpaceX eyeing 3rd week of April for Starship orbital launch, Elon Musk says

SpaceX's huge Starship vehicle could launch on its first-ever orbital test flight by the end of next week, if all goes according to plan.

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Cosmic 'highway code' could help combat the space junk threat

New guidelines from governments and the space sector include "rules of the road" that could help reduce risky collisions between space junk and spacecraft.

Space

Why will it take Europe's JUICE spacecraft 8 years to get to Jupiter?

Europe's JUICE mission will launch on Thursday (April 13), but won't reach Jupiter until 2031. Why will it take so long?

Daily Record

Scottish town named among top stargazing spots in the UK

With April marking both Global Astronomy Month and International Dark Sky Week, new research has revealed the top UK stargazing spots—and one Scottish town appears on the list.

Space

Rollable 'membrane mirrors' could pave way for bigger, more powerful space telescopes

A scientist says his new method could help build low-cost telescope mirrors far bigger than those onboard the James Webb Space Telescope, whose iconic honeycomb mirror is the largest ever launched.

Space

New kind of pulsar may explain how mysterious 'black widow' systems evolve

Astronomers have identified a new kind of pulsar that consumes an orbiting companion, filling in a missing link about how some of the strangest systems in the universe evolve.

Space

How are Hubble Space Telescope images made?

How does the Hubble Space Telescope view the universe, and how are its images translated to a form we can understand?

Space

Sultan Al Neyadi to perform 1st spacewalk by an Arab astronaut this month

UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi is scheduled to become the first Arab astronaut to perform a spacewalk on April 28, 2023. Al Neyadi is aboard the International Space Station for a six-month mission.

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