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Who is Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief?

Donald Trump has nominated billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. What do we know about the potential next administrator of America’s space agency?

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What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the ‘new’ kids in the Solar System

In 2017, NASA discovered and later confirmed the first interstellar object to enter our Solar System.

The Conversation

Anxious scientists brace for Trump’s climate denialism: ‘We have a target on our backs’

Experts express anxiety – and resilience – as they prepare for president-elect’s potential attacks on climate research

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NASA astronaut uses homemade star tracker to take incredible deep space photo from ISS

NASA astronaut Don Pettit's latest photography from the International Space Station showcases not only his visual prowess, but also his engineering skills.

Space

SpaceX rolls 7th Starship spacecraft out for testing ahead of next launch (photos)

SpaceX has readied its next Starship vehicle for testing ahead of the megarocket's 7th test flight.

Space

Nearby exoplanet has grown a tail 44 times longer than Earth — and it's acting like a giant 'stellar windsock'

Researchers have detected a giant tail of gas leaking from an exoplanet near Earth. The giant structure, which is up to 350,000 miles long, is being blown away from the alien world by stellar gusts, allowing researchers to use it like a windsock.

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NASA's Mars exploration plans need 'paradigm shifts' to succeed, report finds

NASA has released a new document that highlights planned programmatic paradigm shifts in Mars exploration over the next 20 years.

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Elon Musk’s six major conflicts of interest with the federal government

As co-chair of Trump’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’, the world’s richest man is likely to get richer

The Guardian - US

Space soldiers are ‘absolutely inevitable’, says Trump’s Nasa pick

President-elect Donald Trump says billionaire Jared Isaacman will ‘lead Nasa into a bold new era’

The Independent UK

Up and over! NASA's Mars rover Perseverance reaches rim of its Jezero Crater home (video)

NASA's Perseverance rover has summited the rim of Mars' Jezero Crater, a climb of 1,640 vertical feet that took about 3.5 months.

Space

China aims to be 1st to bring samples back from Mars

China's planned mission to bring rock samples to Earth from Mars would beat both NASA and the European Space Agency to the punch.

LiveScience

Meteor shower set to dazzle stargazers across country

One of the biggest annual meteor showers is set to light up skies across the country and dazzle stargazers.

AAP

Galaxy-size jet from monster black hole blasts mystery object in deep space (video)

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope, astronomers witnessed a massive black hole jet slam into an unknown object in space.

Space

Panama, Austria sign Artemis Accords, bringing tally to 50 nations

A total of 50 nations have now joined NASA's efforts to establish peaceful and cooperative international space exploration.

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Satellites reveal stunningly detailed maps of Earth's seafloors

A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of hills and underwater volcanoes that were previously missed.

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Scientists spot 'L-shaped structures' and 'weird things' near monster black hole in epic new Hubble telescope images

New Hubble Space Telescope images of a black hole-powered quasar reveal 'weird' structures and gigantic jets of energy that scientists are just beginning to explain.

Fortune

How I sent Buzz Lightyear to space—and what it taught me about innovation

Getting a Pixar toy up to the International Space Station took bravery and creativity, says Disney alum Duncan Wardle.

Space

'SALLY' at Sundance: NatGeo film to reveal 'hidden love' of 1st US woman in space

A documentary about the life and love of America's first woman in space will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. "SALLY," from National Geographic, reveals the legacy of astronaut Sally Ride.

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What causes volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon Io? Scientists aren't so sure anymore

New measurements from NASA's Juno probe have seemingly put to bed the possibility of a magma ocean beneath the surface of Io.

The Conversation

NASA’s crew capsule had heat shield issues during Artemis I − an aerospace expert on these critical spacecraft components

Off the coast of Baja California in December 2022, sun sparkled over the rippling sea as waves sloshed around the USS Portland dock ship. Navy officials on the deck scrutinized the sky in search of a sign. The glow appeared suddenly.

Space

Dramatic changes on Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter revealed in 10 years of Hubble Telescope images (video)

The space agency has learned a lot over 10 years observing the weather of our solar system's outer planets.

Salon

Trump's war on facts worries scientists

Trump has declared a war on government scientists as he denies climate change and pursues a pro-fossil fuel agenda

Evening Standard

New images show galaxy forming that is similar in mass to young Milky Way

Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected and ‘weighed’ a galaxy that existed about 600 million years after the big bang.

Space

SpaceX launch of NASA's new 3D-sky-mapping satellite set for February 2025

NASA is aiming for February 2025 to launch its SPHEREx observatory, which will produce 3D maps of the entire visible sky.

Space

'We are preparing to make history': NASA's Parker Solar Probe gears up for epic sun flyby on Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will break its own records for speed and closest approach to the sun.

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