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Shetland’s SaxaVord spaceport gains clearance for vertical rocket launches

A site at the northern-most point of the Shetland Islands has become the UK’s first licensed spaceport for vertical rocket launches.

The National (Scotland)

The coolest gadget of 2023 makes me feel like I have a Hubble telescope in my backyard

Smartphones introduced me to astrophotography, but the Unistellar eQuinox 2 made me fall in love with it. In fact, this smart telescope is the coolest gadget I tested in 2023 and it's like having the Hubble telescope in my backyard.

Tom’s Guide

Additional organic molecules found in Enceladus’s plume

Cassini mission reveals presence of molecules including methanol, ethane, oxygen in gaseous plumes from Saturn's moon Enceladus, potentially supporting life.

The Hindu

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The Salty Belly Of A Saturn Moon May Contain Building Blocks Of Life

NASA's Cassini mission is long gone, but its treasure trove of Saturn data has revealed another exciting possibility about alien life.

Inverse

NASA donates Ingenuity Mars Helicopter prototype to Smithsonian

The Smithsonian would love to display the first vehicle to achieve powered flight on another world, but with Ingenuity still busy on Mars, the institution has accepted the next best thing.

Space

How the songs of stars can help perfect Gaia's sweeping map of our galaxy

By listening to "music" played by shaking stars, astronomers could use asteroseismology as a new type of cosmic distance ruler, perfecting the 3D map of two billion stars being built by Gaia.

Space

World's best space-based thermometer dead 2 months after 1st image release

The world's most accurate space-based thermometer has suffered a mission-critical anomaly only two months after the release of its first images.

Space

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Artemis 2 astronauts meet President Biden to talk America's next trip to the moon

The Artemis 2 moon astronauts met Dec. 14 with U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris to discuss science and other goals of the round-the-moon mission in 2024.

Space

Saturn moon Enceladus harbors key ingredient for life

NASA's Cassini mission, which ended six years ago, spotted a key ingredient needed for life as we know it on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, a new study reports.

Space

NASA identifies 17 exoplanets with possible subsurface oceans

Internal heating may be able to keep water in liquid form within these exoplanets.

Space

This ISS mission could 'open some eyes' about climate science

A first-of-its-kind mineral map delivered by the NASA International Space Station mission, EMIT, will present big-picture climate science and "open some eyes."

Space

Perseverance Mars rover to climb crater rim next spring in bonus mission

NASA's Perseverance rover has been exploring Mars' Jezero Crater for nearly three years, but it will soon move on to investigate a vastly different environment.

Space

Biden Meets Artemis II Crew, Showcases Apollo-Era Moon Rock

Astronauts assigned to Artemis II lunar mission meet President Biden, showcasing a moon rock and discussing their historic journey to the moon.

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Vice President Harris Welcomes Artemis II Crew at White House

Vice President Kamala Harris hosts the Artemis II crew at the White House, marking a milestone in the new era of human space exploration.

Space

SpaceX to launch 1st batch of 'direct to cell' Starlink satellites early Dec. 16

SpaceX plans to launch 21 more of its Starlink internet satellites, including the first six 'direct to cell' craft, early Saturday morning (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live.

International Business Times

New Rockets Set To Launch In 2024

Several new European and American rockets are set for blast off in 2024, at a time the aerospace industry faces a shortage of launch vehicles fueled by the rise of satellite constellations.

The Independent UK

Biden hosts four NASA astronauts, the first crew aiming to fly around the moon in a half-century

The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon for the first time in 50 years have met with President Joe Biden at the White House

Space

See the Geminid meteor shower 2023 light up the sky in these amazing photos

The Geminid meteor shower, one of the best of the year, put on a brilliant show Dec. 13 amid a near-moonless sky. More shooting stars are expected tonight.

Space

Sun unleashes monster X-class solar flare, most powerful since 2017 (video)

The sun unleashed an X2.8 solar flare today (Dec. 14), its most powerful such eruption since September 2017.

Space

Tiny 14-inch satellite studies 'hot Jupiter' exoplanets evaporating into space

Hot Jupiters are gas giants so close to their star that the star's heat and radiation can blow the planets' atmosphere away.

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