Week 52

 

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'29 days on the edge:' What's next for NASA's newly launched James Webb Space Telescope

Engine computer problem delays first SLS launch

Research into ageing set to blast into space

Largest collection of free-floating planets found in the Milky Way

Out of the Shadows of the Maria Gordon notch: Sols 3328-3329

Primordial Black Holes Could Explain Dark Matter and the Growth of Supermassive Black Holes at the Same Time

Hundreds of new pulsating variable stars detected

5 space missions to look forward to now that Webb has launched

Could martian dust storms help astronauts keep the lights on?

Astronomers Snap New Radio Image of Small Magellanic Cloud

Honeywell, SES and Hughes demonstrate Multinetwork Airborne Connectivity

NASA’s DART Spacecraft Captures Its First Images

2 NASA Earth Science Missions Aiming for 2022 Launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base

Earth and Mars were formed from inner solar system material

China’s FAST Radio Telescope: Over 500 New Pulsars Identified

Best Image Ever Taken of Stars Buzzing Around the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole

Spaceport Snowdonia and Spaceport Cornwall plans alive

The space station race

Radio Astronomers Spot Bipolar Outflow from Centaurus A’s Supermassive Black Hole

SpaceX is Hoping to Turn Atmospheric CO2 Into Rocket Fuel

The earliest atmosphere on Mercury

The Bottom of Valles Marineris Seems to Have Water Mixed in With the Regolith

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Week 51

 

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China’s new rocket for crewed moon missions to launch around 2026

Russia ready to 'fight' for space tourism supremacy

Weird quantum objects known as Q balls could explain why we exist

The Moon is a Barren and Desolate, but Lunar Caves Could Offer Some Shelter

SpaceX vs. the world

Space-bound research a step toward feeding Earth's people

Did black holes form immediately after the Big Bang?

Swarm and Cluster get to the bottom of geomagnetic storms

Astronomers See a Star Crash Through the Planetary Disk of Another Star

Out of the Shadows of the Maria Gordon notch: Sols 3328-3329

Op-ed | A global model for tackling space sustainability and safety

Opening a 50-year-old Christmas present from the moon

Stunning close-up reveals secrets of Milky Way's neighbour

China Pursues Helium-3 on the Moon

Would Mars be More Habitable if it Orbited a Red Dwarf?

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Week 50

 

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NASA Launches a New X-ray Observatory

China sends classified Shijian satellites into orbit with milestone Long March launch

SPHERE Directly Images Wide-Orbit Gas Giant in Nearby Binary System

Hubble is Fully Operational Once Again

Building a private space station

Planetary scientist suggests loss of water to space on Mars may be tied to lower atmospheric factors

New rocket test facility under construction in Scotland

South Australia’s Oculus Observatory hosts passive radar to track space objects

"Newer, nimbler, faster:" Venus probe will search for signs of life in clouds of sulfuric acid

Astronomers spy record-breaking eruption on young sunlike star

Curiosity Mars Rover: Magnificent Views

Successful and diverse harvest in darkness and eternal ice

Visualizing the propagation path of electromagnetic waves from space to ground

Gravitational Waves Should Permanently Distort Space-Time

A special sleeping bag could help astronauts with vision issues in space

Infant stars identified at the center of our galaxy

Hubble telescope spots a complex cloud of gas expanding into space

How the private space race is allowing NASA to explore new frontiers

NASA's eventual farewell to tiny Mars helicopter could be emotional

How TIMED Flies

Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs hit Earth during northern spring, scientists argue

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Week 49

 

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Space station dodges space debris from decades-old Pegasus rocket

Team builds first living robots that can reproduce

NASA Plans to Retire the Space Station in 2030 and Replace it with Commercially Owned “Destinations”in Low Earth Orbit

NASA awards $415 million for private space stations amid ISS transition questions

Onwards and Sidewards for Curiosity on Sol 3313

A new exoplanet: Meet GJ 367b, an iron planet smaller and denser than Earth

ESA's Mars Express unravels mystery of martian moon using 'fake' flybys

How would we give aliens directions to Earth?

Astrophysicists Search for Gravitational-Wave Signals from Ultralight Boson Clouds

InSight Peers Deep Below the Surface on Mars

Rocket Lab Reveals Neutron Launch Vehicle’s Advanced Architecture

Did the solar wind create Earth’s water?

Orbex to use Calor BioLPG for Prime launch

Exoplanets in debris disks

Watch a virtual black hole rip apart 4 stars like a cosmic Hunger Games in this stunning NASA simulation

Beads of glass in meteorites help scientists piece together how solar system formed

Dwarf Galaxy Leo I Hosts Strangely Massive Black Hole, Astronomers Say

Studying our solar system's protective bubble

A one-way phone call at Mars

An Upcoming Asteroid Mission Will be Able to Peer 100 Meters Under the Surface

Lightweight space robot with precise control developed

 

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Week 48

 

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NASA spacecraft at the moon snaps photo of Saturn from lunar orbit

Testing confirms Webb Telescope on track for targeted Dec 22 launch

'Gangotri wave' connecting two of Milky Way's spiral arms discovered

It’s Time to Stop Doing Anti-Satellite Tests 

OneWeb mulls debris-removal service for failed satellite

Scientists fling model stars at a virtual black hole to see who survives

A Space Telescope With one job: Find Habitable Planets at Alpha Centauri

Chinese space firms present big ambitions at commercial space forum

Astronomers discover ancient brown dwarf with lithium deposits intact

AI discovers over 300 unknown exoplanets in Kepler telescope data

China launches satellite industry zone in Shanghai

Japan launches reusable rocket project, chasing Musk's SpaceX

Two exoplanets orbiting a sun-like star discovered

New possibilities for life

First LoRa® message bounced off the moon

Gaia reveals that most Milky Way companion galaxies are newcomers to our corner of space

SpaceX Starship: Accelerating Moon, Mars Missions?

Parker Solar Probe completes a record-setting swing by the sun

Alien organisms could hitch a ride on our spacecraft and contaminate Earth, scientists warn

Stars Getting Kicked out of the Milky Way can Help us map its Dark Matter Halo

New opportunities to study ions in space

 

 

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Week 47

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Musk predicts first Starship orbital launch in early 2022

Zap! NASA readies a new laser test to speed up space communications

Solar Orbiter returns to Earth before starting its main science mission

Astra’s Rocket 3.3 reaches orbit on fourth attempt

 Moonshot: Japan recruits first new astronauts in 13 years

NASA's DART mission has a sequel. How Europe's HERA will explore an asteroid impact aftermath

There’s So Much Pressure at the Earth’s Core, it Makes Iron Behave in a Strange Way

Orion Bar region investigated in detail by Russian astronomers

Amateur Astronomer Discovers New Dwarf Galaxy

Pangea Aerospace tests aerospike engine

Washington State University Conquers Lunar Dust with BIG Idea Dust Mitigation Concept

Europe’s space agency dreams of launching its own astronauts amid ambitious ‘Accelerator’ plans

Air Force Space Plane: Nearing 600 days in Earth Orbit

Massive Comet Exploded over Atacama Desert 12,000 Years Ago, Study Suggests

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Infant Star in IC 2631

Watch Ingenuity Mars helicopter soar in amazing new videos from Perseverance rover

The worlds next door: Looking for habitable planets around Alpha Centauri

Hubble takes a grand tour of the solar system

LightSail 2 solar sailis still soaring above Earth more than two years after launch

Highly specialized team to design vehicle for sustainable lunar surface mobility operations

No transits of Proxima Centauri planets in high-cadence TESS data

 

 

 

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Week 46

 

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Rosetta's 'rubber ducky' comet makes closest approach to Earth, will disappear for 200 years

The Moon's top layer alone has enough oxygen to sustain 8 billion people for 100,000 years

Lego Education will send astronaut minifigures to the moon with NASA's Artemis 1 mission

RadCube reaches out

China's Tianwen 1 Mars orbiter changes orbit to begin planetary survey

Space Force leader suggests education secretary should be on the National Space Council

Russia successfully tests 'space radiation shield'

A new era of planetary exploration: What we discovered on the far side of the moon

Understanding the Early Universe Depends on Estimating the Lifespan of Neutrons

Huge haul of fast radio bursts hints at astrophysical origins

Space companies forge alliance to reduce in-orbit debris by 2030

US physicist Michio Kaku eyes the future of space travel, China’s ambitions and the need for a new treaty

Hunting for alien planets

Space diplomacy: Isro preparing to launch nano satellite for Bhutan

Net Zero Space Initiative Calls for Protecting Earth Orbit’s Environment

Roman Space Telescope will help drive new era of cosmological discovery

Simulations provide clue to missing planets mystery

Astronomy Jargon 101: Cosmic Microwave Background

Docking the Perseverance robotic arm

Astronaut training in the land of volcanoes

 

 

 

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Week 45

 

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NASA takes additional steps to investigate Hubble in safe mode

Some celestial yardsticks are visible in the night sky

Astrophysics decadal survey recommends a program of flagship space telescopes

Shenzhou XIII crew ready for first spacewalk

Will Water Bears be the First Interstellar Astronauts?

Debris removal a key goal in Space Force’s ‘Orbital Prime’ project

Smart focus on Mars

Supercomputer Simulates What Happens When Meteors Strike the Atmosphere

Creating ultra-diffuse galaxies

Hubble Sees Cleopatra’s Eye Nebula

Soviet Venus Lander? Stranded in Earth Orbit – New Speculation

NASA, Intuitive Machines announce landing site location for lunar drill

Science results offer first 3D view of Jupiter's atmosphere

To find life on other planets, NASA rocket team looks to the stars

ALMA Detects Water and Carbon Monoxide in Distant Star-Forming Galaxy

Black Holes Grow along with Universe’s Expansion, Study Suggests

Summer Could Be Earthquake Season on Mars

Flying into June’s ring of fire eclipse

Next-Generation Very Large Array strongly endorsed by Decadal Survey

Experiment Finds no Sign of Sterile Neutrinos

Tidying up planetary nurseries

 

 

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Week 44

 

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NASA to fly National Geographic cameras on crewed return to moon

What’s Up with that Mars Helicopter?

A once-quiet battle to replace the space station suddenly is red hot

Gitai successfully demos autonomous robot inside the International Space Station

The Next Rover To Mars Is Ready And Here’s What’s So Special About It.

Juno peers deep into Jupiter's colorful belts and zones

Why is there a 'crisis' in cosmology?

Astronomers Discovered A Galaxy Shipyard

Building planets from protoplanetary discs

Getting NASA data to the ground with lasers

Compositions of exoplanets and their stars have a surprising relationship, study reveals

How astronomers probe the Sun’s explosive past

A Hint of Dark Matter Sends Physicists Looking to the Skies

Quantum Teleportation Is Cool, And Here’s How It Is Done Experimentally.

 

 

 

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Week 43

 

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Astronomers provide 'field guide' to exoplanets known as hot Jupiters

NASA starts process to acquire more commercial crew missions

Hear sounds from Mars captured by NASA's Perseverance rover

The Mars helicopter Ingenuity is ready to fly again after interplanetary radio blackout

China's lunar samples reveal new type of basalt

Strange white dwarf switches 'on' and 'off' in front of astronomers

A map of River Beds on Titan for Dragonfly to Explore

Gravitational self-lensing of massive black hole binaries

What colors are the planets in our solar system? And why are they so different?

Studying the edge of the Sun's magnetic bubble

Examining the accelerating universe

Meteorites Found With Little Pieces of Other Stars

The Large Magellanic Cloud Stole one of its Globular Clusters

NEID Spectrometer Lights Up Path to Exoplanet Exploration

 

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Week 42

 

 News From Around The Web

 

Starliner valve investigation continues to focus on moisture interaction with propellant

Orionid meteor shower 2021: When, where & how to see it

China launches first solar observatory, tests grid fins

What a blast: The rush of amateur astronauts

Virgin Galactic delays next crewed space launch to 2022

How to Prevent our Spacecraft From Contaminating Mars

Scientists find evidence the early solar system harbored a gap between its inner and outer regions

Europa: Hosting Extraterrestrial Life?

SpaceX will debut new Dragon capsule for upcoming crew launch

Unifying models of chorus wave frequency chirping

Earth is reflecting less light. It’s not clear if that’s a trend

China's FAST telescope could detect self-replicating alien probes

Life on Mars: simulating Red Planet base in Israeli desert

The Biggest Comet Ever Seen Will get as Close as Saturn in 2031

 

  

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Week 41

 

 News From Around The Web

 

Astronauts name next new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule 'Endurance'

China rolls out rocket for its longest crew mission yet

NGA plans annual survey of international Earth imagery leaders

Can we ever be safe in space?

This Object is Both an Asteroid and a Comet

Earth observation is expanding into new markets

Pluto's atmosphere is starting to disappear, scientists find

Perseverance Sees Evidence of Flash Floods in Jezero Crater

Newly returned moon rock samples chronicle the dying days of lunar volcanism

Hubble detects a dangerous galactic dance

Are the Burned-Out Remnants of the First Stars all Around us?

An Exoplanet Reaches 2400 C in One Hemisphere. Does it Really Rain Iron?

NASA spacecraft will crash into an asteroid at 15,000 mph. Will it make a dent?

Lasers to probe origin of life on a Moon

 

 

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Week 40

 

 News From Around The Web

 

First SLS launch likely to slip to 2022

Europe-Japan space mission captures images of Mercury

China displays crewed moon landing mission elements

NASA plans careful restart for Mars helicopter after quiet period

'Mini psyches' give insights into mysterious metal-rich near-Earth asteroids

NASA software helps weather forecasting around the globe

Heavy bombardment experienced by the planets in the early Solar System

Future Telescopes Could be Seeing the Wrong Planets

Space archaeology study: Life & culture on the International Space Station

Study: Sunlight Filtering through Venusian Clouds Could Support Earth-Like Photosynthesis

Lake Breach Floods Eroded Surface of Early Mars, Study Says

Rogue Planets Could be Habitable

Lunar landers could spray instant landing pads as they arrive at the moon

Researchers reveal a wobbly and flared Milky Way disk based on LAMOST-Gaia data

 

 

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Week 39

 

 News From Around The Web

 

Landsat 9, NASA's most powerful Landsat satellite ever, is 'go' for launch on Monday

White dwarfs become magnetic as they get older

NASA urged to avoid space station gap

Cloud-spotting on a distant exoplanet

Earth and Venus grew up as rambunctious planets

Op-ed | Can we backhaul our way to space?

Carbon dioxide reactor makes Martian fuel

Unveiling galaxies at cosmic dawn that were hiding behind the dust

Come on in, the water is superionic

Life support cooked up from lunar rocks

How would humans decompose on Mars?

Orbit Fab to launch propellant tanker to fuel satellites in geostationary orbit

Peering into the Moon's shadows with AI

The sun has spots. Here's what we've learned about them so far.

 

 

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