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As more space junk falls to Earth, will China clean up its act?

Parts of a 23-tonne piece of rocket will come crashing down – somewhere – in the next few days

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2022

Space junk potentially found in NSW Snowy Mountains paddocks

Sheep farmers in the Snowy Monaro may have stumbled across the largest pieces of space junk found in Australia since NASA's Skylab space station came plummeting back to Earth in 1979.

ABC News · Jul 29, 2022

NASA to launch 2 more choppers to Mars to help return rocks

NASA is launching two more mini helicopters to Mars in its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

Noctilucent clouds: A complete guide to the rare 'night-shining' clouds

Noctilucent clouds are the highest clouds in the atmosphere and are only visible under specific conditions. Here we explore the strange clouds in more detail.

Space · Jul 27, 2022

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 Flight Jacket Fetches $2.8 Million

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin's flight jacket, which he wore on the historic mission to the moon in 1969, was sold for about $2.8 million in New York, auction house Sotheby's said. The jacket front displays NASA's logo and the Apollo 11 mission emblem, which is slightly below Aldrin's name…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 27, 2022

Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 flight jacket fetches $2.8m

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin's flight jacket, which he wore on the historic mission to the moon in 1969, was sold for about US$2.8 million in New York, auction house Sotheby's said.

Bangkok Post · Jul 27, 2022

Russia to Quit International Space Station 'after 2024'

Moscow said Tuesday it was leaving the International Space Station "after 2024" amid tensions with the West, in a move analysts warned could lead to a halt of Russian-crewed flights. The confirmation of the long-mooted move comes as ties unravel between the Kremlin and the West over Moscow's military intervention…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 27, 2022

Out-of-this-world photos of the International Space Station, which Russia pledges to leave in 2024

These out-of-this-world scenes from the ISS, which Russia says it will leave in 2024, show how breathtaking Earth looks from afar and what life is like on an orbiting laboratory.

ABC News · Jul 27, 2022

Russia’s withdrawal from the International Space Station could mean the early demise of the orbital lab – and sever another Russian link with the West

Russia intends to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024, according to an announcement from Yuri Borisov, the new head of the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, in a meeting with Vladimir Putin on July 26, 2022. Borisov also said future efforts will focus on a new a Russian space…

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2022

Putin, Russia Pulling Out Of International Space Station After 2024: Elon Musk Had This To Say About It

The largest country is Europe by land size announced plans to end its cooperation on one of the key pieces to space exploration and data collection Tuesday.

Benzinga · Jul 26, 2022