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Virgin Galactic: What’s it like to go on a sub-orbital space flight?

Here’s everything you need to know about how sub-orbital spaceflights work, what it feels like to go on one, and what your rights are

Evening Standard

NASA's Psyche asteroid mission will test next-gen laser communications in space

NASA plans on testing an innovative new way to communicate with deep space probes, and step one depends on the success of the Psyche mission.

Space

Surprise! GPS satellites threatened more by mild solar storms than monster sun flares

Mild solar storms can cause more serious problems to GPS satellites than once-in-a-century events, a new study has found.

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Russia hopes to pull ahead in the space race with the launch of the Luna-25 moon lander

Russia is taking a big gamble as it prepares to launch its first spacecraft to the Moon since 1976 on Friday. After decades of failed space missions, and with the war in Ukraine making it a pariah on the international stage, Russia is hoping to re-emerge as a major player…

France 24

Watch Ingenuity Mars helicopter fly in amazing video from Perseverance rover

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a stunning video of the Ingenuity helicopter on Aug. 3, during the little chopper's 54th Red Planet flight.

Space

Virgin Galactic all set to fly its first tourists to the edge of space

Virgin Galactic is finally taking its first space tourists on a rocket ship ride after years of delays

The Independent UK

Russia will launch Luna-25, its 1st moon mission since 1976, today and you can watch it live

Russia plans to launch its first moon mission in nearly half a century today (Aug. 10), and you can watch the historic liftoff live.

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Stunning time-lapse video captures 17-year journey of exoplanet around its star

An incredible time-lapse video tracks the 17-year journey of a distant and massive exoplanet, Beta Pictoris b, around its parent star between 2003 and 2020.

Space

Webb Telescope Reveals an Intriguing Detail About the Most Distant Star Ever Seen

New JWST images suggest that a star 12 billion light years away may actually be part of a binary pair. Earendel has been gravitationally lensed.

Inverse

Ahead of Chandrayaan-3 lander’s soft landing ISRO assesses current situation around the moon

In the run-up to the Chandrayaan-3’s lander’s soft landing on the moon’s surface on August 23, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has carried out an assessment of the current space situation around the moon.

The Hindu

What time is Virgin Galactic's Galactic-02 space tourist launch today? Here's how to watch live.

Virgin Galactic's reusable spaceplane, VSS Unity, will launch its second commercial spaceflight mission today (Aug. 10). Here's how to follow the action.

Space

The Aftermath of Saturn's Giant Storms Lasts for Centuries

Giant storms on the ringed planet can leave patches of ammonia trapped in the lower atmosphere for centuries, a recent study suggests.

Inverse

NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission is on track, but questions remain about Artemis 3

The heat shield for the Orion spacecraft is the only serious concern on NASA's Artemis 2 to-do list right now. But the Artemis 3 moon-landing mission has more open questions.

Space

The powerful winds of super magnetic stars could destroy the possibility for life on their exoplanets

Cool stars with powerful magnetic fields could have remarkably fast stellar winds that strip away their planets' atmospheres, making even "habitable zone" worlds less friendly to life.

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Earendel revealed: James Webb Space Telescope lifts veil on the most distant star known in the universe

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have begun getting the goods on Earendel, the most distant star ever detected.

The Independent UK

The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend and it's even better this year

The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend

Space

Mars is spinning faster and its days are getting shorter. Scientists aren't sure why

Radio data has also allowed planetary scientists to measure Mars' rotation rate and learn more about the world's over-sized, molten core.

The Independent UK

Mars may once have had Earth-like seasons conducive to life – study

Fossil evidence suggests the red planet had a cyclical climate more than three billion years ago, researchers have said.

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1st launch of Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket slips to 2024

The European Space Agency and the CEO of Arianespace confirmed on Tuesday (Aug. 8) that the inaugural launch of the new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket will slip into 2024.

The Hindu

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Karnataka Today newsletter: Chandrayaan-3 just 1,437 km away from moon, and more

Space

China aims to boost low-cost space science with 'Innovation X' rideshare program

The "Innovation X Scientific Flight" program is China's low-cost space science and new technology experiments initiative.

Space

These new photos of SpaceX's giant Starship Booster 9 engine test are just gorgeous

The immense power of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy booster is on glorious display in newly released photos of a recent engine test.

The Guardian - UK

Looking for your next adventure? Why not move to Venus?

It’s ‘very doable’, according to the man who co-founded the submersibles company OceanGate. In fact, it’s just like a caravan holiday, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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South Korea marks anniversary of 1st lunar probe with new moon photos

South Korea's space agency has released new images of the moon to mark the anniversary of the launch of its first moon probe.

The Hindu

Chandrayaan-3 just 1,437 km away from moon

The next Chandrayaan-3 operation by ISRO is scheduled for August 14, 2023, between 11:30 and 12:30 Hrs IST

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