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Meteor lights up Queensland sky, reports of sightings from Mackay to Cairns

It's estimated the meteor was between half a metre to a metre in size and would have been travelling within 100,000 to 150,000 kilometres per hour.

ABC News · May 21, 2023

SpaceX Prepared Two More Falcon With Starlink Satellites

Elon Musk‘s SpaceX readied two more Falcon 9 rockets on SpaceX launch pads on Friday, following a Starlink deployment.

Zenger · May 21, 2023

SpaceX rocket 'go' to launch four private astronauts on Ax-2, a mission filled with 1sts, today

Axiom Space is ready to launch its second-ever private mission to the International Space Station.

Space · May 21, 2023

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Axiom’s private mission inches commercial space station dreams closer to reality

ORLANDO, Fla. — Axiom Space made history in 2022 with the first all-private mission to the International Space Station. The company is ready to do it again, but with more focus on its endgame: having its own commercial space station in what could potentially be a crowded playing field in…

Orlando Sentinel · May 20, 2023

Saturn's Rings Are Only 100 Million Years Old — Which is About How Long They Have Left

Saturn's rings are the planet's most distinguishing feature, but they're a recent addition to the Solar System — and are already disappearing.

Inverse · May 20, 2023

Watch SpaceX's Ax-2 private astronaut launch for Axiom Space in this free livestream on May 21

SpaceX's next private spaceflight will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday (May 21) and you can watch the mission live online in a series of free webcasts.

Space · May 20, 2023

Behold! NASA Releases Stunning Images of Jupiter's Fiery Moon Io

NASA sailed its Juno spacecraft to Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io.

Inverse · May 20, 2023

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Excitement builds for Ax-2 SpaceX launch that will send 1st Saudi woman to space

The Ax-2 mission is set to lift off on Sunday (May 21) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, sending the first private mission commanded by a woman, and the first female Saudi astronaut, to space.

Space · May 20, 2023

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build astronaut lunar lander

A team led by Jeff Bezos's rocket company wins a coveted $5.1 billion NASA contract to build a spacecraft to fly astronauts to the Moon's surface.

ABC News · May 19, 2023

Pair Of Planets Can Be Seen This Coming Tuesday

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, and the nights leading up to the holiday weekend will offer stargazers.

Zenger · May 19, 2023

Watch SpaceX blast a new Starship launch pad plate with rocket fire (video)

SpaceX is already testing tech that could strengthen the ground beneath its giant Starship rocket's orbital launch pad, a new video shows.

Space · May 19, 2023

Blue Origin wins NASA contract to join SpaceX for moon landings

Billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk officially have something else in common, as NASA awarded its second moon landing contract for the Artemis program to a large group of aerospace companies led by Blue Origin.

Orlando Sentinel · May 19, 2023

NASA awards high-stakes contract for lunar lander

Blue Origin has won a contract with US space agency NASA to build a spacecraft to send astronauts to and from the moon's surface.

The New Daily · May 19, 2023

NASA announces that Bezos’s Blue Origin will build moon lander

The contract is a milestone for Bezos’s space company after it lost a previous lunar-landing bid to competitor SpaceX.

Al Jazeera · May 19, 2023

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The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

NASA picks Bezos' Blue Origin to build lunar landers for moonwalkers

Jeff Bezos' rocket company has won a NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon, two years after losing out to SpaceX

Space · May 19, 2023

Saudi Arabia's 1st female astronaut hopes kids follow in her footsteps

Rayyanah Barnawi, who will become the first Saudi woman in space when the private Ax-2 mission launches on Sunday (May 21), hopes she's blazing a trail for others to follow.

Space · May 19, 2023

Rare 'black moon' new moon of May 2023 rises tonight

Tonight (May 19) is the new moon, and it's a rare "black moon," which occurs approximately once every 33 months.

Space · May 19, 2023

Blue Origin will build NASA's new moon lander for Artemis astronauts

Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander will take astronauts to the lunar surface in 2029, on the Artemis 5 mission. It's the second NASA moon lander for astronauts, after SpaceX's Starship.

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Space · May 19, 2023

Watch this giant sunspot erupt in barrage of powerful solar flares as it turns to face Earth (video)

The sun has released a barrage of solar flares in the past 24 hours. The culprit? A giant sunspot that's slowly rotating to directly face Earth — and it's not alone.

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Spaceport Cornwall boss Melissa Quinn announces departure

She is expected to announce a new job in the coming weeks.

Space · May 19, 2023

Watch the moon, Venus and Mars engage in a celestial dance next week

See the moon shine between Venus and Mars next week as the two planets, along with, Pollux and Castor engage in a series of interesting configurations.

Reuters · May 19, 2023

Bezos' Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build astronaut lunar lander

A team led by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin won a coveted $3.4 billion NASA contract to build a spacecraft to fly astronauts to and from the moon's surface, the U.S. space agency said on Friday, a breakthrough for the company two years after it lost out to Elon Musk's SpaceX…

Space · May 19, 2023

'Do what scares you:' 3 tips to succeed from Artemis 2 moon astronaut Christina Koch

Astronaut Christina Koch is no stranger to hard work, or success. Here are 3 tips the NASA Artemis 2 mission specialists has for kids hoping to walk on Mars one day.

Space · May 19, 2023

SpaceX's Ax-2 mission for Axiom Space in photos (gallery)

A new crew of four people is bound for orbit on the Ax-2 mission, which will fly to the International Space Station using SpaceX hardware. See photos of the Ax-2 mission here.

Inverse · May 19, 2023

Axiom-2: Everything You Need to Know About the Private ISS Mission

Houston-based Axiom Space is gearing up to launch Axiom 2, its second crew to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket and vehicle.

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