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China's experimental moon satellites beam back lunar imagery (video, photo)

A pair of small experimental satellites have begun tests related to future lunar communication and navigation services for China's moon ambitions.

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'Astrobiodefense:' Thinktank calls for defending Earth from space bugs

The quest to bring samples back to Earth from Mars has been met with controversy in some quarters as the threat that ecologically-hungry Martian microbes might pose to our biosphere continues to be a topic of concern.

Space

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but don't expect much this year

The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight on April 21-22, but unfortunately a bright moon will make it difficult to spot any 'shooting stars' this year.

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After an absence of 71 years, the green-tinged ‘Devil comet’ returns to Australian skies

While 12P/Pons-Brooks may not be as famous as Halley’s, its appearance close to Jupiter is causing great excitement for stargazers

The Guardian - AU

Rocket Lab gearing up to refly Electron booster for 1st time

Rocket Lab has put a recovered Electron first stage back into its production line, a big step toward the company's first-ever rocket reflight.

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China rolls out rocket for next astronaut mission to Tiangong space station (photos)

CMSA said Shenzhou 18 will be launched at an appropriate time in the near future. However, airspace closure notices indicate launch is currently set for around 9:00 a.m. EDT on April 25 (1300 GMT, or 9:00 p.m. Beijing time).

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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on company's 40th mission of 2024 (video)

SpaceX launched its 40th mission of 2024 this evening (April 18), sending yet another batch of the company's Starlink internet satellites skyward.

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Sorry, little green men: Alien life might actually be purple

The search for alien life can now include purple bacteria, thanks to a new catalog of chemical makeup of the lavender-hued organisms.

Space

Russia launches new Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket on 4th orbital test mission (photos)

Russia's Angara A5 rocket lifted off on April 11, marking the fourth launch of the first rocket developed by Russia since the fall of the USSR in 1991.

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'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks is heading for the sun. Will it survive?

'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks is hurtling toward the sun where it will make its closest approach on April 21. We take a look at whether this celestial vagabond will survive.

Space

Jupiter's violent moon Io has been the solar system's most volcanic body for around 4.5 billion years

Jupiter's moon Io is the solar system's most volcanic body thanks to a gravitational tug of war that rages below its surface. But now scientists know the violent moon has always been this way.

Space

NASA greenlights 2028 launch for epic Dragonfly mission to Saturn's huge moon Titan

The Dragonfly mission is set to launch in July 2028 on a six-year journey to Saturn's largest moon, Titan.

Space

NASA still investigating Orion heat shield issues from Artemis 1 moon mission

NASA is still studying the performance of the Orion capsule's heat shield during its reentry to Earth's atmosphere at the end of the Artemis 1 moon mission in late 2022.

Space

Sweden becomes 38th country to sign NASA's Artemis Accords for moon exploration

Sweden is the latest nation to sign onto NASA's Artemis Accords on April 16, following Switzerland's signing earlier this week.

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Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas may have gotten huge buried ocean from ringed planet's powerful pull

The discovery of vast subsurface seas on Saturn's tiny moon Mimas has redefined our view of what an ocean world can be. We may now know how this buried ocean was formed, revealing it is shockingly young.

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Mysterious dark matter may leave clues in 'strings of pearls' trailing our galaxy

Starting in late 2025, the Vera C. Rubin observatory will image the outskirts of our galaxy in search of dark matter clues.

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James Webb Space Telescope's 'shocking' discovery may hint at hidden exomoon around 'failed star'

JWST's surprise discovery of methane emissions and likely aurorae over a distant brown dwarf could indicate this "failed star" is orbited by an active moon.

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Nasa confirms metal chunk that crashed into Florida home was space junk

Cylinder slab that tore through Naples home last month was debris released from International Space Station in 2021

The Guardian - US

Trader Joe’s and Starbucks are helping Elon Musk undermine the US government

SpaceX is trying to kill a federal agency that accused it of labor violations. Ostensibly progressive brands have leaped to join in

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Unexpected massive black hole discovery

Here's how a wobbly, winking little star 2,000 light-years away gave astronomers their biggest discovery yet

Space

Exotic 'Einstein ring' suggests that mysterious dark matter interacts with itself

The unexplained mass of a remarkably massive galaxy suggests that dark matter interacts with itself, according to new observations by the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Monster black hole seen feeding on nearby matter just 1 billion years after Big Bang (photos)

The robotic telescopes of the Virtual Telescope Project have observed a quasar powered by a supermassive black hole 3 billion times as massive as the sun at the very edge of the universe

Space

Will the constellations ever change?

BepiColombo spotted an outpour of carbon and oxygen atoms in Venus' fragile magnetic environment

Space

James Webb Space Telescope full-size model to be displayed by Space Foundation

To see the premier astronomical observatory in its full-size glory, you need to go to Lagrange Point 2, a location farther away than anyone has traveled. Or, soon, you can visit Colorado.

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