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When it comes to space, failure isn't just an option — it's a requirement

In spaceflight, we advance by learning from our mistakes — if, that is, we accept the learning we gain from those failures and apply it to our future endeavors.

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Potentially hazardous asteroids: How many dangerous space rocks lurk near Earth — and can we stop them?

Here's everything you need to know about the potentially hazardous asteroids that come worryingly close to our planet.

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How to watch Ceres, a dwarf planet 14 times smaller than Pluto, photobomb a spiral galaxy in the sky this weekend

Watch live online as the dwarf planet Ceres swoops in front of the 'grand design' spiral galaxy Messier 100 this weekend.

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Giant 'city killer' asteroid to fly by Earth TOMORROW - and it's bigger than 4,000 buses

An asteroid dubbed '2023 DZ2' by scientists will be swinging by Earth on Saturday night, coming within 110,000 miles of our planet - which means it's defined as a near-Earth object.

Daily Mirror

‘City killer’ asteroid to pass Earth

An asteroid large enough to destroy a city will pass between Earth and the moon’s orbit this weekend. Nasa said it was rare for an asteroid so big to come so close to the planet and the close encounter will give astronomers a chance to study a space rock from…

The Week

Harvard physicist plans expedition to find ‘alien artefact’ that fell from space

Avi Loeb organizing $1.5m search to Papua New Guinea to look for interstellar object that crashed into ocean in 2014

The Guardian - US

Perseverance rover snaps gorgeous shots of drifting predawn clouds on Mars (photos)

NASA's Perseverance rover took a brief break from its Mars life hunt on March 18 to capture stunning shots of drifting predawn clouds on the Red Planet.

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Alien Fossils Could Be Hiding in Meteorites on Earth — Study

The new study suggests looking at the bottom of the ocean or elsewhere for traces of microbial life.

Inverse

Boom! Sierra Space blows up final inflatable space station module in initial test series (video)

Sierra Space just destroyed (on purpose) another space module, wrapping up a four-part test series designed to help ready its inflatable habitats for future space missions.

Space

Large asteroid coming close, but zero chance of hitting us

An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will zip harmlessly between Earth and the moon's orbit this weekend

The Independent UK

Enormous 'hole' in the sun's atmosphere will trigger stunning auroras Friday

An enormous coronal hole wider than 20 Earths has opened in the sun's atmosphere, and NOAA experts predict a moderate geomagnetic storm Friday (March 24) as a result.

LiveScience

Annular solar eclipse 2023: Everything you need to know about North America's 'ring of fire' eclipse

The annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023, will be visible from eight states in the U.S. Southwest. Find out how and where to see the 'ring of fire' eclipse in our ultimate guide.

Space

Four volcanic hotspots in the Solar System

Evidence for current volcanic activity on the planet Venus has recently made the news. But Venus is far from the only world beyond Earth to exhibit signs of volcanic activity.

The Conversation

Earth is on track for devastating climate change if we don't act. These 5 weather disasters show what's to come.

These weather disasters provide a glimpse of lies ahead for planet Earth if humankind fails to stop climate change progress.

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Back to the Moon: A space lawyer and planetary scientist on what it will take to share the benefits of new lunar exploration – podcast

NASA is planning to put U.S. astronauts back on the surface of the Moon by the end of 2024. This mission is just the beginning of what is shaping up to be a historic few decades in space exploration, as both the U.S. and China have plans to establish a…

Space

Stunning Hubble telescope photo reveals star-studded M55 cluster

A distant cluster sparkles with ancient stars in a gorgeous new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

Tribune News Service

5 planets will parade across the sky in rare astronomical event, while skyscraper-sized asteroid flies by Earth

More than half the solar system’s planets will align Monday in a rarely seen spectacle, arcing across a corner of the night sky.

Daily Mirror

Building-sized asteroid will fly closer to Earth than the moon this weekend so watch sky

Asteroid 2023 D72 was discovered on Monday (February 27) but the building-sized asteroid will enter our atmosphere and fly by Earth later this weekend

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Swirling hot sand clouds have been detected on a distant planet

SWIRLING hot sand clouds have been detected on a distant planet by Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope.

Space

Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces 48th flight on the Red Planet

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took to the Martian skies again on Tuesday (March 21), making its 48th flight above the floor of Jezero Crater.

Space

Skyscraper-size asteroid will get closer to Earth than the moon on March 25

Asteroid 2023 DZ2 will zip between Earth and the moon's orbit on March 25 and may be visible with the right telescope.

ABC News

NASA boss Bill Nelson visits Canberra, amid concerns for Australian space industry's failure to launch

Industry figures privately express concern that Australia's fledgling space industry has lost momentum, as the head of American space agency NASA pays a visit to Canberra.

Space

A colossal 'hole' in the sun's atmosphere could supercharge Earth's auroras on March 24

A 'hole' in the sun's upper atmosphere may soon generate another geomagnetic storm here on Earth, creating auroras in places farther from the poles than usual.

WEKU

Scientists think they know why interstellar object 'Oumuamua moved so strangely

A strange comet-like object discovered over five years ago was the first known visitor from another solar system. Its movement was so odd that scientists struggled to explain it, until now.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope spies hot, gritty clouds in skies of huge exoplanet with 2 suns

JWST just peered directly into the atmosphere of the giant exoplanet VHS 1256 b and found a roiling world with turbulent clouds made of silicates, similar to sand here on Earth.

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