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Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit lays off 85% of staff and ceases operations

Virgin Orbit said that the layoffs will impact around 675 employees across all areas of the company with equates to around 85% of staff

Daily Mirror

Virgin Orbit cuts 85% of workforce after failing to secure fresh funding

Decision raises fears that company founded by Sir Richard Branson may be on verge of collapse

The Guardian - UK

Virgin Orbit: Richard Branson's rocket company to lay off 85 per cent of staff

It follows a failed attempt to complete the first ever satellite launch from UK soil earlier this year

Wales Online

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Scientists observe ‘flattest’ explosion ever seen in space – study

Astronomers recorded the explosion 180 million light years away.

The Independent UK

Virgin Orbit ceasing operations 'for the foreseeable future:' report

Virgin Orbit is ceasing operations "for the foreseeable future" and laying off about 90% of its workforce, according to CNBC.

Space

NASA establishes 'Moon to Mars' office to help get astronauts to Red Planet

NASA has set up a new office to manage the agency's crewed activities at and around the moon and Mars.

Space

Astronomers Just Found a Half-Million Light Year Long Stream in the Early Universe

The enormous structure is made of cold carbon.

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NASA's bold new step to land first people on Mars in 'humanity's next giant leap'

NASA has revealed new plans to put humans on Mars which include putting a 'Moon to Mars Program Office' at NASA Headquarters in Washington, US, to carry out the agency’s human exploration activities

Daily Mirror

NASA's Artemis 2 trailer builds excitement for moon astronaut reveal with movie flair

Four astronauts will circle the moon in 2024, but we don't know who they are yet. NASA released a new trailer March 29 teasing the big April 3 announcement.

Space

Scientists say the sun is ‘waking up’ — what this means and the possible effects

We could see more stunning auroras, such as the famous Northern Lights, due to heightened solar activity

Evening Standard

Israel launches 'most advanced of its kind' radar spy satellite

Israel launched the newest addition to its Ofek series of spy satellites early Wednesday (March 29), an advanced radar craft called Ofek 13.

Space

NASA prepping for September arrival of OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample

As OSIRIS-REx flies its return trajectory through space, teams on Earth are preparing for the sample's Sept. 24 landing in the Utah desert.

Space

'Hole' in the sun and powerful X1.2 solar flare threaten space weather mayhem

A powerful solar flare knocked out radio communications on Earth last night in what space weather forecasters fear might be the beginning of a spell of rough space weather in the coming days.

Space

Northern Lights to be visible tonight March 30 in UK, Met Office says

The stellar display should be visible in northern Scotland and a bit further south

Nottingham Post

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The deadly atmosphere on Venus could help us find habitable worlds. Here's how

Studying exoplanets similar to Venus could aid the search for habitable worlds by teaching us what not to look for in the universe.

Space

SpaceX aborts 1st launch of Space Force Tranche 0 satellites seconds before liftoff, will try again March 31

SpaceX will launch 10 satellites for the U.S. Space Force Friday (March 31), and you can watch the action live.

Salon

NASA changes its mind about Venus

The effective cancellation of the VERITAS probe has some scientists fuming

Woman & Home

Full Moon April 2023 in Libra is waking up your inner love goddess - especially for these signs

We’re talking major queen energy during the Full Moon April 2023 in the Venus-ruled sign of Libra so ready yourself for love in all its forms

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Daily Mirror

Northern Lights visible in UK TONIGHT as stargazers treated to aurora borealis spectacle

The Northern Lights will be visible this evening and tomorrow night, with forecasters pinpointing the locations they will be visible from

Space

US Space Force seeks $60 million for 'tactically responsive space' program

The Space Force is laying the groundwork to place payloads in orbit with relatively little notice through its 'tactically responsive space' program.

Space

Boeing delays 1st Starliner astronaut mission again, targets July 21 liftoff

The first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi has been pushed back by several additional months, with liftoff now targeted for July 21 at the earliest.

Space

Galaxy cluster spied forming in early universe (photos, video)

Hot gas has been detected in a young proto-galaxy cluster in the early universe for the first time, shedding more light on how cluster components come together.

Space

Microgravity in space can alter human cells. We now know how

Scientists have discovered how cells respond and adapt to exposure to microgravity, the near-weightless conditions experienced in space.

Inverse

Astronomers Use the Last Light of the Big Bang to Solve a Galactic Mystery

The cosmic microwave background is the faint glow of a cooling universe — and astronomers just used it to track how galactic clusters form.

Space

China plans to use parachutes to control its rocket debris problem

China is finalizing testing of a parachute system to help control falling rocket debris downrange.

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