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Giant SpaceX rocket left craters, serious damage to launchpad

STARBASE, United States: Flying chunks of concrete, twisted metal sheets, craters blasted deep into the ground: the thunderous power of SpaceX's first test flight of Starship -- the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built -- inflicted serious damage on its Texas launch site.

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A New NASA Proposal Could Weaken One of Its Most Audacious Missions

The New Horizons mission currently flying through the Kuiper Belt could be facing an unexpected change of plans.

Inverse

Space station astronauts get Earth Day call from Post Malone (video)

Rapper Post Malone asked NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg about they joys of seeing our beautiful but fragile planet from above.

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Brits take incredible pictures of 60m-year-old galaxies using huge space balloon

Balloon-based versus space telescopes cost less than launching a large telescope

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How does astronomy use the electromagnetic spectrum?

Frequencies of light invisible to the human eye reveal a vast amount of information about our universe. But it took decades for scientists to learn how to view this hidden cosmos.

Space

Best plants to help with sleep – 9 houseplants experts say will bring calm, freshness and relaxation for a peaceful night's slumber

Plants purify the air and help you breathe better, and some have soothing scents to help you drift off – here are the best expert-approved houseplants for better sleep

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Fly, and fly again: Private astronauts take to the skies on Zero-G training flights

Zero-G's new CEO says private astronaut companies are encouraging their fliers to level up their space skills first on a modified 727 aircraft. And demand is growing quickly.

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Catch a falling star as the Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight on Saturday (April 22), offering skywatchers the opportunity to spot some fast and bright meteors as they streak through the night sky.

Space

Will Earth ever lose its moon?

The moon is slowly creeping away from Earth, but will we actually lose the moon before the sun turns into a red giant and destroys us both?

LiveScience

SpaceX celebrated Starship's 1st launch. Some locals called it 'truly terrifying'

The launch of SpaceX's Starship sent dust and debris hurtling through the air, creating concerns for residents in the vicinity of the company's Starbase facility.

Space

Buzz Aldrin to be promoted to Air Force general

The second man on the moon is getting a promotion.

Orlando Sentinel

Diversity will be key to Artemis moon-to-Mars push, NASA officials say

Getting astronauts back to the moon and then on to Mars will require fully tapping the United States' famed melting pot, NASA officials stress.

Space

Eerie sounds triggered by plasma waves hitting Earth's magnetic field captured in new NASA sound clip

NASA has converted years of satellite data on Earth's magnetosphere into eerie sound clips that can be used by citizen scientists to help make new discoveries.

LiveScience

Mysterious green lasers caught on camera belong to NASA satellite (video)

Green laser beams from one of NASA's earth-orbiting satellites were caught on motion-detecting cameras outside Hiratsuka City Museum.

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Perseverance Mars rover snaps amazing shot of dusty Ingenuity helicopter (photo)

NASA's Perseverance rover just snapped an up-close view of its Mars companion Ingenuity, revealing the robotic helicopter's dusty blades.

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Why the Greatest Threat To Star-Gazing Isn’t Light Pollution

Wildfires exacerbated by warming temperatures and extreme drought are endangering our views of the night sky. But there may be a controversial way to help mitigate the problem.

Evening Standard

Why did SpaceX’s starship explode on its launch attempt?

SpaceX’s Starship had an explosive inaugural test flight.

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NASA chief hails SpaceX's 1st Starship launch despite explosion

NASA leaders congratulated SpaceX on the launch of the massive Starship vehicle that will play a key part in the agency's upcoming Artemis moon missions.

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Why SpaceX staff cheered when the Starship rocket exploded

Experts say Thursday's flight wasn't supposed to have gone off without a hitch, and still offers SpaceX valuable data. A space industry analyst explains why it was so significant.

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Spaceport slated for Cape York attracts global interest

The Cape York Peninsula in far north Queensland could be home to Australia's next major spaceport with plans for large-scale launches before 2030.

ABC News

Queensland teen bound for US space camp amid push for Weipa rocket launch

Toby Fealy has been selected to attend a two-week space camp in the US. There aren't many options for him to pursue his dream at home in Far North Queensland, but that might be about to change.

Space

Watch Cygnus cargo spacecraft leave the space station Friday morning

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft will depart the International Space Station on Friday morning (April 21), and you can watch the action live.

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Dead NASA satellite crashes to Earth over the Sahara Desert

NASA's dead, 660-pound (300 kilograms) RHESSI spacecraft reentered Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday night (April 19) near the Sudan-Egypt border.

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Watching SpaceX's Starship launch as the world's largest rocket felt simply unreal (video)

Here's what it was like to see (and hear) SpaceX's Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, lift off for the first time.

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SpaceX veterans create startup to power spacecraft with moon water

Argo Space received $2 million of funding recently to create water-powered spacecraft. The company aims to start in Earth orbit and then mine the moon for more water.

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