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NASA formally retires Mars InSight lander after 4-year mission

NASA has formally retired its Mars InSight lander, the first robotic probe specially designed to study the deep interior of a distant world, four years after it arrived on the surface of the red planet, the U.S. space agency announced on Wednesday.

Reuters

Some stars strip their planets' atmosphere — a new NASA telescope image pinpoints when

The Chandra image sets a timestamp on when young stars stop bullying their baby worlds.

Inverse

Richard Branson to operate UK’s first space launch from tiny coastal airport

The tycoon’s firm Virgin Orbit has been awarded licences to operate the project - called Start Me Up in tribute to The Rolling Stones - from Cornwall Airport Newquay by the Civil Aviation Authority

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This NASA lander mission to Mars is over. Here's why

NASA's InSight lander on Mars has not communicated back, signaling the end of the mission.

Axios

Tech & Science Daily podcast: ‘Start Me Up,’ the UK’s first space launch

Virgin Orbit has secured licences for the UK’s first space launch.

Evening Standard

Failure of Vega-C rocket launch in French Guiana

The launch of a European Vega C rocket carrying two Airbus satellites has failed less than three minutes after liftoff from the European base in French Guiana

The Independent UK

Virgin wins permit to carry out UK's first ever space launch - from brand new facility

Virgin Orbit has secured licences to carry out the UK's first ever space launch in a mission named 'Start Me Up' - and the company plans to launch the aircraft from Cornwall

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NASA’s InSight lander just sent its final image from Mars, and the darkness is closing in

After 4 years, NASA's Mars lander is running out of power. Its days are officially numbered.

Inverse

Virgin Orbit finally granted licence for delayed UK space launch from Cornwall

The launch was due to happen in December but will now take place after Christmas

Birmingham Post

Virgin Orbit wins licences to operate UK's first space launch

Virgin Orbit is planning a launch from Spaceport Cornwall at Cornwall Airport Newquay in the coming weeks

Wales Online

UK space regulator licenses Virgin Orbit for spaceflight launch

Britain has issued the final licences to Virgin Orbit for the first satellite launch take-off from UK soil, the Civil Aviation Authority said on Wednesday.

Reuters

SA's ATSpace, Southern Launch vow return after failed launches as opponent calls for site rethink

Two companies are packing up their rocket and launch technology hub at Whalers Way south of Port Lincoln to reassess a date to return in 2023 after its final attempt was called off just 15 minutes before lift-off.

ABC News

Rare Christmas shooting star to zip through skies as Ursid meteor shower peaks tonight

Those with clear skies will be able to spot a dazzling celestial display as the Ursid meteor shower peaks.

Daily Record

Goodnight, sweet spacecraft: NASA's InSight lander may have just signed off from Mars

InSight's end has long been in sight, with NASA warning that it would likely be inoperative by the end of the year. The lander went quiet this weekend and shared a tweet it said might be its last.

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Mars rover 'makes people cry' after broadcasting tragic message on social media

NASA's Mars rover has recently made social media users shed a tear after it broadcast a tragic message on Monday, December 19, whilst on a mission on the Red Planet

The Independent UK

NASA Mars lander InSight falls silent after 4 years

It could be the end of the red dusty line for NASA's InSight lander on Mars

Reason

We Can Make It To Mars Without NASA

"We can—and should—develop space without government help," says Reason Foundation's Robert W. Poole.

Inverse

36-year-study finds weird weather cycles on Jupiter

Jupiter doesn't have seasons, but it does have regular warm and cool cycles, according to 36 years of data from Voyager, Cassini, and ground-based telescopes.

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Birmingham Post

NASA launches mission to survey Earth's water with help from Cornish company

The spacecraft will provide insights into how oceans influence climate change and how a warming world affects lakes and rivers

ABC News

'This may be the last image I can send': NASA's InSight Mars lander posts emotional farewell

InSight's four-year mission is winding down as Martian dust covers the lander's solar panels, draining its power.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Is this my last post about Elon Musk, Twitter boss?

Back in the prehistoric era (2016), a small group of Times reporters and editors, including myself, met with Elon Musk at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne.

Chicago Sun-Times

Horoscope for Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022

Avoid shopping or making important decisions after 8:30 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius.

The Guardian - AU

‘My power’s really low’: Nasa’s Insight Mars lander prepares to sign off from the Red Planet

Robot says it might be sending its last message from Mars as dust chokes out its power supply

The Independent UK

Russia may expedite launch of next space capsule after leak

Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos says a coolant leak from a Russian space capsule attached to the International Space Station doesn’t require evacuation of the crew

The Guardian - UK

Starwatch: Mercury and Venus return for a twilight show

The planets will potentially be visible this week after sunset, but it will require a clear horizon and keeping a sharp eye open

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