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Orionid meteor shower to peak later this week - when and how to see it

The Orionid meteor shower becomes visible every October - here's how to see the spectacle for yourself.

Daily Record

Ireland preparing for first space mission a Leo Varadkar signs off on 'major milestone' with 'untold opportunities'

Tanaiste Leo Varadkar confirmed yesterday he had signed a letter of understanding and legal documents that will allow the country to launch its first- space mission in the new year

Irish Mirror

Astronaut James McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, dies at 93

The NASA astronaut who commanded the Apollo 9 mission has died

The Independent UK

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The UK is about to have its first space launch – but Cornwall is unlikely to become a new Cape Canaveral

Virgin Orbit, a US company which provides launch services for satellites, has announced that the first orbital space mission from the UK will blast off from Cornwall. The rocket, which will carry nine satellites, along with a launch aircraft have been delivered by an RAF C-17 – a military, heavy-lift…

The Conversation

Surprise discovery of radio signals could help track space junk and limit global security risks

A radio telescope used to look back 13 billion years stumbled over signals that may change the way ever-increasing space junk can be safely managed.

ABC News

Orionid meteor shower 2022 will peak this week - when and how to see it

Depending on weather conditions, you may be able to see a dazzling display of shooting stars

Wales Online

Ireland's first satellite 'to open doors' for more space demonstrations

The satellite, known as the Educational Irish Research satellite 1 – or Eirsat-1 – will be launched from the ESA’s base in French Guiana between January 20 and February 20

Irish Mirror

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Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket pictured heading to UK on RAF C-17 Globemaster ahead of Cornwall launch

It will be the first orbital rocket launch from British soil and the first British-led rocket launch since 1979

Wales Online

Starwatch: Halley’s comet dust on show in meteor shower

More than 50 meteors an hour may be seen as Earth ploughs through fragments left by comet

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand MP says Rocket Lab launches could betray country’s anti-nuclear stance

The commercial space company rejects criticism of satellite launches for the US military

The Guardian - AU

UK joins international effort to uncover first moments of the universe

US-led project examines fraction of a second after big bang and ‘how all the structures in the night sky started’

The Guardian - UK

UK joins mission to hunt for the universe’s origins

Six UK universities will deliver a major upgrade to the cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiment known as Simons Observatory.

The Independent UK

The Moon has been trying to escape Earth for aeons, new research suggests

We recently discovered the perfect place to uncover the long-term history of our receding moon.

Inverse

8 years later, India’s first mission to Mars has finally run out of fuel

The mission, known colloquially as the Mars Orbiter Mission, was initially launched in 2013 and entered an orbit around Mars in 2014. While in orbit, it spent the better part of eight years collecting data to send back to its operating scientists at the Indian Space Research Organization.

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65 years ago, astronomy's most colorful character made a bold interplanetary claim

Dark matter discoverer Fritz Zwicky claimed to fire small pellets beyond Earth. But the truth is much murkier.

Salon

When Mars went through climate change

A new study sheds light on the question of whether Mars ever supported life

Inverse

Astronomers have a cataclysmic new theory to explain Uranus’ tilt

Scientists have discovered a new potential explanation for Uranus' tilt: A large, erratic moon.

Axios

Elon Musk: SpaceX provides "major battlefield advantage" over GPS

Musk said SpaceX's request "for a major battlefield advantage is less than the cost of one new GPS satellite."

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Inverse

How the James Webb Space Telescope will power the search for aliens

Webb's ability to image exoplanet atmospheres means we're on the cusp of detecting life on distant worlds.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Good news for a change — NASA proves there’s a defense against killer asteroids

The stock market is dipping, inflation is on the rise and there is no end in sight to the war in Ukraine. But not all the news is bad: Our planet just got a bit safer, thanks to NASA.

Asharq Al-Awsat

SpaceX Ferries Astronauts Back to Earth after Half-year Away

Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule Friday, ending their nearly six-month space station mission with a splashdown in the Atlantic off Florida. Wet and windy weather across Florida delayed their homecoming. SpaceX and NASA finally gave the all-clear on Friday, and the three Americans and one Italian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Astronomers are Captivated by Brightest Flash Ever Seen

Astronomers have observed the brightest flash of light ever seen, from an event that occurred 2.4 billion light years from Earth and was likely triggered by the formation of a black hole. The burst of gamma-rays -- the most intense form of electromagnetic radiation -- was first detected by orbiting…

Orlando Sentinel

4 astronauts safe back on Earth after SpaceX Crew Dragon return

ORLANDO, Fla. — After weather delayed departure for two days, four astronauts climbed on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom on Friday to take a five-hour ride back down to Earth and conclude their nearly six-month mission to the International Space Station.

Orlando Sentinel

SpaceX Crew Dragon brings astronauts home with Florida splashdown

ORLANDO, Fla. — After weather delayed their departure for two days, four astronauts climbed on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom on Friday to take a five-hour ride back down to Earth to conclude their nearly six-month mission to the International Space Station.

The Independent UK

SpaceX ferries astronauts back to Earth after half-year away

Four astronauts are back on Earth after spending almost six months at the International Space Station

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