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Scientists discover Earth's oldest impact crater in Australia

This week, geologists announced they discovered the world's oldest known impact crater. It's in Western Australia's ancient Pilbara region.

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Private Intuitive Machines moon lander declared dead after falling on its side in crater at the lunar south pole

For the second time in two years, a private Intuitive Machines lander fell over on the moon.

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A monster black hole may be hiding in the galaxy next door: 'It is astounding'

A hidden monster black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud fired runaway stars at the Milky Way at millions of miles per hour.

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Mission Over For Private US Lander After Wonky Landing

Intuitive Machines' second Moon mission ended in disappointment Friday after its spacecraft tipped over and was left unable to recharge its solar-powered batteries, mirroring the US company's first attempt last year.

International Business Times

Spectacular photo taken from ISS shows 'gigantic jet' of upward-shooting lightning towering 50 miles over New Orleans

A newly unveiled astronaut photo shows a "gigantic jet" shooting upward from a thunderstorm above Louisiana in November 2024.

Space

SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at launch site for Crew-10 astronaut flight to ISS (photos)

The SpaceX Dragon capsule that will carry the next crew to the International Space Station has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of its March 12 launch.

Space

See the moon cozy up to a fading Mars tonight (March 8)

The pair will be closest to each other at around 8 p.m. ET.

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Musk's clean-up job backfires on Trump

One question remains: What is the true motivation behind Musk's DOGE project?

Salon

Scottish space firm vows to launch satellites from the Highlands by 2027

A MORAY space company has made public their intention to launch satellites from a mothballed spaceport in the Highlands.

The National (Scotland)

Water mining on the moon may be easier than expected, India's Chandrayaan-3 lander finds

Higher latitudes on the moon with slopes facing the poles "are not only scientifically interesting but also pose less technical challenges for exploration in comparison with regions closer to the poles of the moon."

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Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship mega rocket explodes as debris rains from the sky

Wreckage from the latest explosion was seen streaming from the skies over Florida

Evening Standard

SpaceX’s Starship explodes in latest launch setback for Elon Musk

Aviation regulator diverts flights from four airports in Florida to avoid falling debris.

Al Jazeera

SpaceX’s Starship explodes in second failure for Musk’s Mars program

Back-to-back mishaps indicate big setbacks for program to launch satellites and send humans to the moon and Mars

The Guardian - US

Watch fiery SpaceX Starship Flight 8 debris rain down over The Bahamas (video)

The upper stage of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean this evening (March 6), creating a dramatic sky show for people in The Bahamas, Florida and elsewhere.

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SpaceX loses Starship rocket stage again, but catches giant Super Heavy booster during Flight 8 launch (video)

SpaceX managed to catch the Super Heavy booster on Starship's eighth test flight today (March 6), but the vehicle's upper stage was lost about nine minutes after liftoff.

The Independent UK

SpaceX launches Starship mega rocket on another test flight after an explosion marred the last one

SpaceX has launched another mammoth Starship rocket on a test flight to release mock satellites into space

Space

Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal'

AstroForge says there's no real hope of reestablishing contact with its Odin probe, the first private spacecraft ever to fly beyond the moon.

The Guardian - US

First private US robotic lunar rover lands successfully on the moon

Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform by Lunar Outpost landed near the moon’s south pole after eight days

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The Guardian - US

Athena spacecraft lands on moon but struggles with undiagnosed problem

Flight controllers try to confirm Intuitive Machines probe’s status in firm’s second lunar landing in just over a year

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Intuitive Machines' private Athena probe lands near lunar south pole — but it may have tipped over

Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, named Athena, landed near the moon's south pole today (March 6), but the probe's fate is unclear.

International Business Times

SpaceX Gearing Up For Starship Launch Amid Musk Controversy

SpaceX is preparing for the next test flight of its massive Starship prototype rocket, as debate swirls over founder Elon Musk's influence on the US government's space program.

Space

Private Blue Ghost lander spotted on the moon by NASA lunar orbiter (photo)

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an exciting view of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander following its recent touchdown on the moon.

Space

Low on power and spinning out of control, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer moon probe's future looks grim

It's been a week since NASA lost contact with its new water-hunting moon satellite.

Space

DNA-busting radiation from star-killing supernova could have influenced evolution on Earth

A distant star-killing supernova could have bombarded Earth with radiation strong enough to shift the course of evolution.

Space

Mars may have a solid inner core just like Earth

New research based on an iron and sulphur mixture mirroring the Red Planet’s inner core suggests that Mars’ deep interior could be solid, like Earth.

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