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Look up! Venus and Jupiter are going in for a nighttime kiss

The two brightest planets in Earth's night sky are millions of miles apart. But due to an astronomical quirk, they appear to be engaging in a cosmic dance tonight. Now that's a moment of awe.

WEKU

UK now seen as ‘toxic’ for satellite launches, MPs told

After Virgin Orbit’s failed mission, Commons committee hears complaints about regulator

The Guardian - UK

March 2023 Skywatching Calendar: Worm Moon and 4 More Celestial Events You Can't Miss

Keep your eye on the March sky for a bright planetary conjunction, the return of a bright star, and more

Inverse

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SpaceX, NASA to give Crew-6 another go with overnight launch attempt

SpaceX and NASA will strap four space travelers back into their seats for another attempt to launch the Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station targeting an early Thursday morning liftoff from Kennedy Space Center.

Orlando Sentinel

Mysterious 'heartbeat' solar flare coming from thousands of miles above the sun's surface

Experts at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) detected one signal about 3,100 miles above the molten surface of the our sun, and believed it's produced by a C-class solar flare

Daily Mirror

NASA's Asteroid Smashing Mission Was a Huge Success for Planetary Defense

The DART mission moved an asteroid, setting the stage for planetary defense strategies that could avoid collision with more dangerous objects.

Inverse

Full impact of NASA's DART asteroid-smashing mission revealed in new studies

NASA's real-life Armageddon mission to move an asteroid off course was even more of a smashing success than early results indicated.

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Astronomers eye a "runaway" black hole

Astronomers have long predicted that stray supermassive black holes might occasionally run amok in the cosmos

Salon

Remains of four US presidents to be fired into space as a 'cosmic time capsule'

DNA from George Washington, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F Kennedy and Ronald Reagan will be fired into space aboard the Enterprise Flight as part of a new scheme

Daily Mirror

An Upcoming NASA Mission to Saturn’s Largest Moon Could Find Chemicals Key to Alien Life

The Dragonfly quadcopter's future landing site on Titan may once have been a warm oasis of liquid water amid the moon's icy hydrocarbon landscape.

Inverse

Webb Telescope Captures Epic Cosmic Mirage of a Distant Galaxy

An exploding white dwarf and a massive galaxy cluster are the keys.

Inverse

NASA’s race to space and inclusivity examined in new book

“The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel” by Meredith Bagby; William Morrow (528 pages, $32)

Tribune News Service

Why space agencies want a set time zone for the Moon

Clocks don't tick on the Moon as they do on Earth, but space agencies still want to establish a time zone there.

ABC News

Aurora australis lights up skies across New South Wales as solar cycle nears its peak

Photographers and stargazers spot auroras further north than usual. Why is this happening and how much longer will it last?

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Irish Mirror

Astronomy experts say Irish skygazers are in for 'an even brighter sight' after Northern Lights spectacle

David Moore, of Astronomy Ireland says we are in for “an even brighter sight” in Irish skies

Inverse

SpaceX Starlink Launch: New Satellites With Quadruple Capacity Could Boost Internet Speeds

Elon Musks' Starlink is sending even more internet satellites into its giant low-Earth constellation.

The Independent UK

What time is it on moon? Europe pushing for lunar time zone

With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone

The Independent UK

Asteroid named after pope behind Gregorian calendar reform

The 16th century pope responsible for what is today known as the Gregorian calendar now has another, celestial claim to fame

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Glasgow Live

Jupiter and Venus to meet in Glasgow's night sky this week - how to spot the conjunction

This week, two planets are set to meet in our night skies - and you will be able to see it with the naked eye. So if you want to see it in Glasgow, here's what you need to know.

Edinburgh Live

Jupiter and Venus to meet in Edinburgh skies this week - here's how to spot them

After the spectacular display the aurora borealis - Northern Lights - gave us, the solar system will indulge the UK in yet another beautiful sight in the night sky.

Inverse

NASA and SpaceX Crew-6 Mission: Experiments Could Reveal Extraterrestrial Travel’s Health Impacts

After a delay, the Crew-6 team may soon head to the International Space Station and begin studying the effects of space on human health.

The Independent UK

China says will train foreign astronauts for space station

China says it will soon begin training foreign astronauts for trips to its newly completed orbiting space station

Salon

The cloud at the center of the galaxy

A "cloud" near the center of the galaxy is being dragged by a supermassive black hole. It won't last much longer

ABC News

The Loop: Andrew Tate to stay in Romanian jail, Vladimir Putin gives Steven Seagal award, and SpaceX rocket grounded — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is the Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

Reuters

NASA names solar physicist as agency's science chief

NASA announced on Monday it has picked a longtime solar scientist who heads its heliophysics division to become the U.S. space agency's science chief.

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