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Space One rocket explodes soon after launch in Japan

First attempt with private Kairos rocket was intended to test viability of homegrown commercial launch business

The Guardian - AU

Japan Private Rocket Explodes Just After Launch

A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded just after launch on Wednesday, with public broadcaster NHK showing footage of the fiery failure.

International Business Times

Water-themed plaque to fly on Europa Clipper to Jupiter's icy ocean moon

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, which is dedicated to studying Jupiter's icy ocean moon, will carry with it a metal plaque etched with the ripples created by the many ways humans say "water."

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SpaceX stacks Starship ahead of 3rd test flight (photos)

SpaceX has stacked Starship ahead of the megarocket's highly anticipated third test flight, which could take place as soon as Thursday (March 14).

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A rare nova ignites a 'new star' in the sky this year. Here's how to see it

A nova named T Coronae Borealis is expected to decorate the night sky between February and September 2024 for the first time in 80 years. Here's how you can see the event.

Space

Russia and China announce plan to build shared nuclear reactor on the moon by 2035, 'without humans'

The proposed nuclear reactor, which could be transported and assembled without human assistance, would provide energy to a lunar base that Russia and China have agreed to build together.

Space

Watch 'horned' comet 12P/Pons-Brooks zoom past the Andromeda Galaxy live today (video)

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is currently sailing past the Andromeda Galaxy in the night sky as it races toward Earth, and you can watch it live today.

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CNN explores NASA's Columbia shuttle tragedy in riveting docuseries (video)

A first trailer for CNN Originals' new docuseries, "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight."

Space

James Webb Space Telescope complicates expanding universe paradox by checking Hubble's work

The JWST's findings further scientists' conundrum of having different measurements of the expansion of the universe, which may require new physics to resolve.

Space

Solar eclipse viewing through history: A roundup of some of the best photos

Solar eclipses have captivated humans for millennia. Here we look at iconic photos through the decades of people enjoying the celestial phenomenon.

Space

Stratolaunch launches 1st rocket-powered flight of hypersonic prototype from world's largest airplane

Stratolaunch's TA-1 hypersonic prototype vehicle launched on its first powered test flight on March 9., reaching high supersonic speeds.

Space

Could tardigrades have colonised the Moon?

Given the tardigrades remarkable abilities to survive situations that would kill pretty much any other animal, could they have contaminated the Moon?

The Hindu

How to watch SpaceX's 3rd Starship launch test live online

SpaceX's megarocket Starship, the largest and most powerful space rocket ever built, is set for a third test flight on Thursday (March 14). You can watch it live online for free.

Space

Space Station Crew Splash Down In Gulf Of Mexico

Four astronauts splashed down off Florida in the Gulf of Mexico on their return to Earth early Tuesday, following a more than six-month mission on the International Space Station.

International Business Times

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The boiling surface of giant star Betelgeuse may be creating an illusion

Betelgeuse appears to be rotating faster than is possible for such a massive star. New research suggests this is an illusion caused by the violently boiling surface of the red supergiant.

Space

Rocket Lab launches a commercial radar-imaging satellite in dramatic night liftoff (video)

Rocket Lab launched a radar-imaging satellite for the Japanese company Synspective on March 12.

Total Film

Star Trek Discovery season 5 spoiler-free review: "As if Strange New Worlds and Picard season 3 never happened"

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SpaceX's Crew-7 capsule returns 4 astronauts to Earth with predawn splashdown (video)

SpaceX's Crew-7 astronauts returned to Earth around 5:50 a.m. EDT on Tuesday (March 12) with their homecoming broadcast live

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NASA gets $25.4 billion in White House's 2025 budget request

President Biden's 2025 federal budget request allocates $25.4 billion to NASA, a minimal increase over what Congress just allocated for 2024.

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NASA chief Bill Nelson promises a 'fight' for agency's 2025 budget request

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson lamented spending cuts in his agency during his annual address on March 11, as the agency released its 2025 budget request.

Space

The James Webb Space Telescope hones in on star-forming region in the Triangulum Galaxy (images)

The James Space Telescope has used its NIRCam and MIRI instruments to capture two dynamic views of the star-forming region NGC 604 in the Triangulum Galaxy.

The Guardian - UK

‘Larger than Everest’ comet could become visible to naked eye this month

Halley-type comet that orbits once every 71.3 years will be easier to spot as it passes by bright stars, say astronomers

Space

SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts undock from the ISS for March 12 return to Earth

SpaceX Crew-7's astronauts left the International Space Station March 11. Their return to Earth may occur as soon as March 12.

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China will launch giant, reusable rockets next year to prep for human missions to the moon

China's new jumbo-size, reusable rockets are part of the country's plans to send humans to the moon by 2030.

Space

Powerful solar flare eruption from 'sneaky' sunspot triggers widespread radio blackouts (video)

A solar flare erupted from the sun on March 10, causing widespread radio blackouts. The accompanying coronal mass ejection may trigger a geomagnetic storm on March 13.

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