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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.

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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.

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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.

Space

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.

Inverse

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.

Space

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?

Space

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.

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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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John M. Crisp: Fly to Mars? Maybe. But why?

Last week NASA announced the names of the four astronauts who will crew Artemis II, a 10-day mission planned for November 2024. The expedition will boost humans out of an Earth-bound orbit for the first time since 1972 and put them into orbit around the moon, in preparation for subsequent…

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Tyler Cowen: Where’s the best place to ride out the next cataclysm?

The apocalypse is not nigh, as I have long maintained, but what about a cataclysm? I am talking about a sudden and extreme violent event: Just last month, an asteroid big enough to destroy a city passed between the Earth and the moon. The possibility of a nuclear exchange is…

Space

Pulverizing dangerous asteroids, building an observatory on the moon and more: 6 wild ideas catch NASA's eye

NASA has announced its 2023 Phase 2 NIAC grantees, a group of six futuristic concepts that include a radio telescope array on the moon and a new form of planetary defense.

The Guardian - UK

Ready for launch: the mission to find alien life on Jupiter’s icy moons

The eight-year, £1.4bn voyage into deep space will explore the frozen oceans of Ganymede, Europa and Callisto

Inverse

Forget Fuel: Water Could Power Tomorrow’s Satellites

Scientists are looking into water-based propulsion systems for space satellites, which could prove safer and more affordable than fuel.

Space

'Hubble trouble' could deepen with new measurement of the universe's expansion

Cosmologists have a problem: Their measurements of the rate of expansion of the universe don't agree. And a new, highly accurate measurement of variable stars could deepen this 'Hubble trouble.'

Space

What time is Europe's JUICE Jupiter mission launch on April 13?

Europe's JUICE Jupiter mission is scheduled to lift off from French Guiana atop an Ariane 5 rocket on Thursday (April 13) at 8:15 a.m. EDT (1215 GMT).

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