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Husband and wife get lift off for UK’s first vertical spaceport on remote island

Up to 30 rockets will be launched every year from the former RAF base on a remote peninsula on the Shetland Islands

The Independent UK

Shetland island to house UK’s first vertical rocket launch spaceport

Unst’s remote location makes it perfect place for SaxaVord site to launch rockets with greatest payloads

The Guardian - UK

Spaceport in Shetland Islands given licence for UK's first vertical rocket launch

Launches expected to begin at SaxaVord Spaceport next year

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A star exploded 10,000 years ago and left us with the gorgeous Veil Nebula (photo)

Gaze into the colorful remnants of a long-dead star in this image of the Veil Nebula captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.

Space

See the 5-day-old crescent moon have a holiday meet-up with Saturn tonight

The moon and Saturn will have a pre-Christmas meet-up on Sunday (Dec. 17) as the two bodies make a close approach to each other in the night sky.

Space

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.

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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

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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