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Cosmonauts dock Russian Progress cargo ship to ISS on remote control after autopilot glitch

Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station took manual control of an incoming Progress 86 cargo ship on Sunday, Dec. 3, due to an autopilot issue.

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China's Landspace gears up for 3rd launch of its methane-powered rocket

The Zhuque-2 was the first methane-fueled rocket to reach Earth orbit, and the Chinese private spaceflight company Landspace is set to launch it again later on Dec. 5.

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From Earth orbit to the moon: Europe's I-Hab continues Spacelab 40-year legacy

A legacy of European-built and operated space modules, which began in Earth orbit and is now heading for the moon, got its start with Spacelab 40 years ago.

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1st launch of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket finally has June 2024 launch target

After a 4-year delay, the new heavy-lift rocket for Europe is almost ready for space. Ariane 6 should launch for the European Space Agency no earlier than June 15.

Space

SpaceX launches 23 more Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

SpaceX launched another 23 Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Saturday night (Dec. 2).

Space

Six exoplanets found orbiting a nearby bright star

Six exoplanets orbiting HD 110067 (in Coma Berenices constellation, 100 light-years away) discovered. Radii between Earth and Neptune. Masses, densities, and orbits calculated. Low densities suggest large, hydrogen-rich atmospheres. Resonant orbits suggest system unchanged since birth. Brightest star found to host more than four transiting exoplanets. Offers chance to learn…

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 89 — Who’s in Charge in Space?

On Episode 89 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the challenges of regulating spaceflight.

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Lockheed Martin's 'Tantrum' tech could help get satellites up and running without the wait

Lockheed Martin and Firefly Aerospace are combining to launch a demonstrator that aims to slash the time it takes spacecraft payloads to become operational.

Space

South Korea launches spy satellite with SpaceX amid space race with North

Satellite launch comes as Seoul seeks to bolster its ability to monitor nuclear-armed North Korea.

Al Jazeera

S. Korea Launches First Spy Satellite With SpaceX

A SpaceX rocket on Friday launched South Korea's first military spy satellite, intensifying a space race on the peninsula after Pyongyang launched its own first military eye in the sky last week.

International Business Times

NASA's Artemis 3 astronaut moon landing unlikely before 2027, GAO report finds

NASA's endeavor to return humans to the moon during the Artemis 3 mission will likely be delayed because it is jeopardized by "multiple challenges" and an ambitious schedule.

Space

This 'forbidden' exoplanet is way too massive for its star

Astronomers have discovered a planet 13 times as massive as Earth orbiting a star nine times less massive than the sun, a disparity in size that shouldn’t exist and challenges planet formation models.

Space

South Korea launches its first spy satellite after rival North Korea does the same

South Korea has launched its first military spy satellite, a little over a week after rival North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time

The Independent UK

A mysterious river of gas flowing into the Milky Way has stars inside after all

For the first time since its discovery, scientists have found stars within the Magellanic Stream, a mighty river of hydrogen gas emanating from two small galaxies in the outskirts of the Milky Way.

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How to see and track the Tiangong Chinese space station

Since 2021, China's Tiangong space station has orbited Earth, offering amateur astronomers a chance to glimpse it.

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SpaceX launches Irish, South Korean satellites and lands its 250th rocket (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the first of five South Korean spy satellites on Dec. 1 before coming down for the company's 250th successful booster recovery.

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China's Chang'e 5 moon samples, beyond NASA's reach for years, are finally available to US scientists

For the first time, NASA-funded researchers can apply for access to lunar samples collected by China's Chang'e-5 mission.

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Scientists are devising ways to gaze past Earth's radio haze

Radio signals in Earth's orbit can create noise in astronomy data. Scientists are planning a workaround that'll be available to researchers for free.

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US Space Force postpones launch of secretive X-37B space plane to Dec. 10

The U.S. Space Force has announced a delay in the upcoming launch of its elusive X-37B space plane, the first aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

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Scientists Make Stunning Discovery Of Massive Planet Orbiting A Tiny Star

It goes against what current theories would predict for planet formation around small stars.

Space

Nuclear-powered Dragonfly mission to Saturn moon Titan delayed until 2028, NASA says

"The Dragonfly team has successfully overcome a number of technical and programmatic challenges in this daring endeavor to gather new science on Titan."

Space

Here's what astronauts in orbit around Mars would see from their spacecraft

New images from NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter capture what the Red Planet would look like from the vantage point of a spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet.

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For Henry Kissinger, NASA'S Apollo 11 lunar landing was about more than the moon

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger passed away Nov. 29, 2023. After the Apollo 11 moon landing, Kissinger helped organize a world tour of the moonwalking astronauts.

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Russian Progress cargo spacecraft launched to the ISS on Dec. 1

A Russian cargo spacecraft blasted off from Kazakhstan on Dec. 1 for a flight to the International Space Station.

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Planet discovered is too big for its sun

This extremely rare exoplanet discovery underscores just how little we know about the universe, experts say

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