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Nasa briefly loses contact with ISS after power outage and relies on backup systems for first time

Loss of communications with International Space Station forced Nasa to rely on Russian systems instead

The Guardian - AU

SpaceX Dragon spacecraft had a thruster glitch at the International Space Station in June

SpaceX's last cargo Dragon spacecraft had a thruster valve stuck open while docked with the International Space Station. The company says there should be no effect on the next launch.

Space

NASA power outage temporarily halts contact with space station

A NASA power outage has disrupted communication between Mission Control and the International Space Station

The Independent UK

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A supermassive black hole is spitting a high-energy jet toward Earth

Tapping into cosmic X-rays, NASA's IXPE satellite has identified a supermassive black hole blasting its energetic jets straight toward Earth. Don't worry, though, this blazar is tucked away deep in space.

Space

SpaceX's Crew-7 astronaut launch delayed to Aug. 17

SpaceX and NASA have pushed the planned liftoff of the Crew-7 astronaut mission back by two days to Aug. 17, to get its launch pad reconfigured after a Falcon Heavy liftoff.

Space

SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch world's largest private communications satellite on July 26

Maxar's largest communications satellite ever is being launched soon by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

Space

How Artemis 2 astronauts are training for their 2024 moon mission

Artemis 2's moon crew is meeting a new generation of training. New tech, diversity and instructors form a team aiming to safely send four astronauts around the moon.

Space

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Gulf Stream current could collapse in 2025, plunging Earth into climate chaos: 'We were actually bewildered'

Researchers have predicted the collapse of the AMOC could happen any time between 2025 and 2095 — far sooner than previous predictions, although not all scientists are convinced.

LiveScience

Carl Sagan's master for Voyager Golden Record up for auction at Sotheby's

The reels are not much to look at and the quality of their recordings exists in other formats. Their pedigree, though, is unique, which is why they could be worth 10 times their weight in gold.

Space

Venus volcanoes may be powered by long-ago violent impacts

Venus has more volcanoes than any other planet in the solar system, and researchers may now know what is powering them.

Space

NASA to hunt deep space gamma-rays with new high-altitude balloon mission

NASA's new detector, known as ComPair, is slated to fly next month. The goal is to catch high-energy, invisible beams stemming from things like star explosions, supermassive black holes and gamma-ray bursts.

Space

Our Deepest Dreams: Why Do We Prioritize Space Over the Mysteries of the Ocean?

Less than 1 percent of the deep sea has been explored, but billions of dollars are being poured into space exploration

The Walrus

Queen guitarist Brian May to release a book of 3D images of asteroid Bennu

Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May is about to release a book of 3D photographs of the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, based on images gathered by NASA's OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft.

Space

Archaeology on the moon: How to preserve spaceflight artifacts from Apollo era

NASA and many other countries are planning to bring humans back to the moon soon. But how do we preserve the spacecraft, tools and rovers already on the surface?

Space

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The Week

How worried we should be about space debris

A large piece of unidentified space debris has been discovered washed up on a remote beach in Western Australia.

Space

'Cosmic Time Machine:' Director discusses new James Webb Space Telescope documentary (exclusive)

An exclusive interview with Shai Gal, director of Netflix's "Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine" documentary about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Space

The US government is holding a historic UFO hearing this week. Here's how to watch

The U.S. House of Representatives will hear from several witnesses who will offer accounts of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in order to assess government transparency surrounding the issue.

Space

400 Earth-size rogue planets could be wandering the Milky Way

When NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope comes online, it could be capable of spotting as many as 400 Earth-size rogue planets, and that might merely be the tip of the iceberg.

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Unusual galaxy cluster is an island of tranquility in the chaotic early universe

Seen by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, this peaceful galaxy cluster existed when the universe was just 5.8 billion years old and brimming with chaos.

The Conversation

65 years of NASA – an astrophysicist reflects on the agency's legacy

Sixty-five years ago, in 1958, several government programs that had been pursuing spaceflight combined to form NASA. At the time, I was only 3 years old.

Space

Pioneering NASA 'Hidden Figure' Evelyn Boyd Granville dies at age 99

Evelyn Boyd Granville, one of the first Black women to earn a mathematics Ph.D. from a U.S. university, did key work for NASA during early space missions and the moon landing.

Space

The US Congress is holding UFO hearings this week. What might we learn?

The chorus of voices calling for the U.S. government to spill the beans on possible alien visitation of Earth is louder than ever. But are we ready for such a revelation?

The Guardian - US

Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May to release 3D atlas of asteroid

The rocker astrophysicist is co-author of a three-dimensional atlas of Bennu, an asteroid explored by the Osiris-Rex probe in 2020

Space

China is sending zebrafish to the Tiangong space station

China is planning to send zebrafish to its space station in the future as part of experiments that aid research into mitigating bone loss in astronauts.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope stars in breathtaking new IMAX documentary

The James Webb Space Telescope stars in "Deep Sky," a new IMAX documentary from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn coming in October 2023.

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