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First 3D printed rocket fails shortly after launch

Terran 1, a rocket designed and built by the company Relativity Space, suffered a failure shortly after lifting off from a launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, late Wednesday night. A demonstration mission, the rocket was not carrying people or a customer payload, and no one was hurt.

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Relativity Space launches world's first 3D-printed rocket on historic test flight, but fails to reach orbit

Relativity Space's Terran 1 rocket, the world's first 3D-printed launcher, failed to reach orbit Wednesday (March 22) on its debut liftoff — but it notch some important milestones.

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Space hotel set to open in 2027 with zero-gravity experiences and views of Earth

The new station will be able to accommodate a total of 28 occupants at a time

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Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces 48th flight on the Red Planet

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took to the Martian skies again on Tuesday (March 21), making its 48th flight above the floor of Jezero Crater.

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The Webb Telescope Just Spotted A Torrential Sandstorm on This Bizarre Planet

NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute announced a 'treasure trove' of science from a nearby exoplanet using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

Inverse

Skyscraper-size asteroid will get closer to Earth than the moon on March 25

Asteroid 2023 DZ2 will zip between Earth and the moon's orbit on March 25 and may be visible with the right telescope.

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Sorry, E.T. fans: Interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua isn't an alien spacecraft. It's just passing gas.

Since its arrival in the solar system in 2017, interstellar object 'Oumuamua has puzzled scientists. Two American astronomers now think they have solved one of the space rock's biggest mysteries.

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5 planets will align on March 27 and you won't want to miss it. Here's where to look.

On March 27, a cosmic parade of five planets, the moon and a star cluster will line up in the night sky. Here's how to see the special event.

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NASA boss Bill Nelson visits Canberra, amid concerns for Australian space industry's failure to launch

Industry figures privately express concern that Australia's fledgling space industry has lost momentum, as the head of American space agency NASA pays a visit to Canberra.

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A colossal 'hole' in the sun's atmosphere could supercharge Earth's auroras on March 24

A 'hole' in the sun's upper atmosphere may soon generate another geomagnetic storm here on Earth, creating auroras in places farther from the poles than usual.

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New Study Proposes Why an Interstellar Object Suddenly Accelerated — And It’s Not Aliens

A recent study proposes a non-alien explanation for interstellar object Oumuamua's weird behavior in 2018.

Inverse

Virgin Orbit restarts operations with 'small' team as it works on finance deal: reports

Launch company Virgin Orbit is bringing back some of its furloughed employees after putting them on leave last week, according to media reports.

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Firms join forces to boost satellite launch ambitions at Prestwick Spaceport

The two firms rubber stamped the deal during a Ministerial visit to the site.

Daily Record

James Webb Space Telescope spies hot, gritty clouds in skies of huge exoplanet with 2 suns

JWST just peered directly into the atmosphere of the giant exoplanet VHS 1256 b and found a roiling world with turbulent clouds made of silicates, similar to sand here on Earth.

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Fly over Perseverance rover's Mars stomping grounds in new video

Thanks to stunning footage captured by two Mars orbiters, space fans can take a flight through Jezero Crater, the ancient lakebed that's the home of NASA's Perseverance rover.

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See the moon and Jupiter meet in the sky tonight (March 22)

On Wednesday (March 22), the moon will be in conjunction with Jupiter, with the two celestial bodies making a close approach in the sky.

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Watch Relativity Space launch world's 1st 3D-printed rocket tonight (March 22)

Relativity Space aims to launch its pioneering Terran 1 rocket tonight (March 22) at 10 p.m. EDT (0200 GMT on March 23). Watch it live here.

Wales Online

Blast of radiation mysteriously redirected towards Earth by another galaxy

Blazars are very high energy objects and are considered to be one of the most powerful phenomena in the Universe

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Venus joins the active volcano club

Astronomers knew that Venus had dormant volcanoes. Now, observations suggest they could be spewing lava right now

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This mysterious streak of light over California is actually an old space station antenna meeting its doom (video)

St. Patrick's Day revelers in Sacramento, California witnessed an old piece of the space station burn up in the atmosphere on March 17.

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Coloradans may see the Northern Lights more often in the coming months

The sighting of the Northern Lights in northern Colorado two weeks ago may be a mere glimpse of what’s in store in the coming months, judging by “space weather” predictions generated in Boulder that anticipate increasing solar storm activity through 2024.

Wales Online

Earth three times more likely to be hit by giant asteroid, warn NASA scientists

Study suggests that four large asteroids have hit the planet in the past one million years

Daily Mirror

NASA scientists warn Earth is three times more likely to be hit by enormous asteroid

A study conducted by a team led by James Garvin - the Goddard Space Flight Center Chief Scientist - suggests four large asteroids have hit Earth in the last one million years

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Artemis 2 moon rocket coming together ahead of 2024 astronaut launch (photo)

The Artemis 2 moon rocket's core stage is nearly fully assembled aside from the engines, according to NASA. The launcher will send astronauts to the moon as soon as 2024.

Zenger

Moon To Align With 2 Planets In Weekend Sky

Recently, Venus has become a brilliant planet in the western sky, outshining all other stars and planets.

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