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• newFlying to space? You're probably going to vomit - CNET
  CNETFlying to space? You're probably going to vomitCNETThe Space Race is on, again. This time we're not just sending professionals or exorbitantly rich business people up there, though. Nope, we're going to rocket everyday Joes and Jolenes beyon…
  - 2 hours ago 25 Jun 18, 4:21am -
• SpaceX test-fires reused rocket in preparation for space station cargo mission - Spaceflight Now
  Spaceflight NowSpaceX test-fires reused rocket in preparation for space station cargo missionSpaceflight NowA rocket booster SpaceX used to launch a planet-hunting NASA observatory two months ago fired again Saturday at Cape Canaveral, clearing…
  - 1 day ago 23 Jun 18, 10:08pm -
• Rocket Lab is aiming to open a new era of space access with today's launch - Quartz
  QuartzRocket Lab is aiming to open a new era of space access with today's launchQuartzThe Electron rocket has gone to space once before, but the company that built it says today's launch validates its plans to offer regular commercial service to…
  - 2 days ago 22 Jun 18, 9:37pm -
• Rocket Report: Chinese tourism, launch by centrifuge, SLS the “right” rocket - Ars Technica
  Ars TechnicaRocket Report: Chinese tourism, launch by centrifuge, SLS the “right” rocketArs TechnicaThese expenditures include completion of the P120C solid rocket motor, which is a strap-on booster scheduled to be test fired for the first t…
  - 3 days ago 22 Jun 18, 11:05am -

• Newest Alabama company will develop nuclear engine for Mars spaceship - AL.com
  AL.comNewest Alabama company will develop nuclear engine for Mars spaceshipAL.comNewest Alabama company will develop nuclear engine for Mars spaceship. Updated June ... It will do that development at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsv…
  - 3 days ago 22 Jun 18, 11:02am -
• SpaceX Grabs $130M Military Contract After Just One Falcon Heavy Test Flight - Forbes
  ForbesSpaceX Grabs $130M Military Contract After Just One Falcon Heavy Test FlightForbesThere was some question over what exactly SpaceX' larger booster, which features 27 engines for heavy lift-offs, was for – particularly after Musk announce…
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• 3 Reasons Trump's New Space Force Would Be a Disaster - Fortune
  Fortune3 Reasons Trump's New Space Force Would Be a DisasterFortuneThe Atlas V, which is the most powerful rocket considered safe by the U.S. government, depends on engines imported from Russia. Likewise, NASA has had to contract with Russia's s…
  - 3 days ago 21 Jun 18, 7:46pm -
• With three words, President Trump fortifies a flawed perception about NASA - Ars Technica
  Ars TechnicaWith three words, President Trump fortifies a flawed perception about NASAArs TechnicaOne may validly argue about the need for these vehicles given the rise of commercial rocket launchers and capsules such as Boeing's Starliner and S…
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• Rocket Report: Mysterious Washington “launch,” Aerojet tests, BFR job posting - Ars Technica
  Ars TechnicaRocket Report: Mysterious Washington “launch,” Aerojet tests, BFR job postingArs TechnicaAerojet completes assembly of first AR-22 engine. The engine was assembled at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and will undergo a…
  - 10 days ago 15 Jun 18, 11:07am -
• Watch the Rocket Launch This Camera Died to Capture - Popular Mechanics
  Popular MechanicsWatch the Rocket Launch This Camera Died to CapturePopular MechanicsOn May 22, NASA photographer Bill Ingalls set up his Canon camera to capture footage of the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9. He got the shot, sort of, but not befor…
  - 27 days ago 29 May 18, 4:45pm -

NASA Breaking News

• Media Invited to Preview Expedition to Ocean Twilight Zone
  Media are invited to Seattle on Thursday, Aug. 9, to preview a seaborne expedition to study microscopic organisms in the dark depths of the sea that play a critical role in removing carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere.
  - 3 days ago 22 Jun 18, 5:37pm -
• NASA Television to Air Launch of Next Space Station Resupply Mission
  NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting no earlier than 5:42 a.m. EDT Friday, June 29, for the launch of its 15th resupply mission to the International Space Station. Live coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency’s website T…
  - 3 days ago 22 Jun 18, 2:40pm -
• New York, Washington, California Students to Call Space Station
  Students from across America are set to participate in three live events with astronauts aboard the International Space Station next week.
  - 3 days ago 21 Jun 18, 6:20pm -
• NASA to Host Media Teleconference on National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Report
  NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 20, to discuss a new report detailing U.S. plans for near-Earth objects (NEOs) that could pose a hazard to Earth.
  - 5 days ago 19 Jun 18, 7:32pm -
• NASA Administrator Statement on Space Policy Directive-3
  The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Monday’s signing of Space Policy Directive-3 by President Donald Trump:
  - 7 days ago 18 Jun 18, 6:05pm -

• NASA, NSF Plunge Into Ocean ‘Twilight Zone’ to Explore Ecosystem Carbon Flow
  A large multidisciplinary team of scientists, equipped with advanced underwater robotics and an array of analytical instrumentation, will set sail for the northeastern Pacific Ocean this August.
  - 7 days ago 18 Jun 18, 5:08pm -
• Brooklyn Students to Link Up with NASA Astronauts on Space Station
  Students from Brooklyn, New York, will have the opportunity to talk with astronauts on the International Space Station this week as part of NASA’s Year of Education on Station.
  - 7 days ago 18 Jun 18, 3:34pm -
• Record-Setting NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Retires
  NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who holds the U.S. record for most cumulative time in space, is retiring from the agency, effective Friday.
  - 10 days ago 15 Jun 18, 2:38pm -
• Ramp-Up in Antarctic Ice Loss Speeds Sea Level Rise
  Ice losses from Antarctica have tripled since 2012, increasing global sea levels by 0.12 inch (3 millimeters) in that timeframe alone, according to a major new international climate assessment funded by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency).
  - 12 days ago 13 Jun 18, 4:52pm -
• NASA to Hold Media Teleconference on Martian Dust Storm, Mars Opportunity Rover
  NASA will host a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 13, to discuss a massive Martian dust storm affecting operations of the agency’s Opportunity rover and what scientists can learn from the various missions studying this unpreced…
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SpaceRef

• newSaharan Dust Blows Over The Red Sea As Seen From Orbit
  In June 2018, winds lofted dust from the Sahara Desert and carried it over the Red Sea. On June 14, the dust storm had been blowing for about a week....
  - 5 hours ago 25 Jun 18, 12:48am -
• newHubble Sees A Galaxy With 3 Supernovas
  In astronomy, the devil is in the details -- as this image, taken by the NASA/ESA (European Space Agency) Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys and Wide-Field Camera 3, demonstrates....
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• newIMERG Examines Flooding In Southern Texas From Space
  While Tropical Storm Bud was lashing parts of western Mexico and causing flooding that extended into the American Southwest, a tropical disturbance was spinning over the Gulf of Mexico and straddling southeastern Texas....
  - 6 hours ago 25 Jun 18, 12:44am -
• newThis Week at NASA: National Space Council Meeting and More
  The third meeting of the National Space Council, seeking a partnership to power our Gateway, and - an educational activity that's quite a blast ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at NASA....
  - 14 hours ago 24 Jun 18, 4:35pm -
• newNASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground for June 22, 2018
  NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....
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• Earth from Space: Lake Huron
  The Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over Lake Huron, the second largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. Bound on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the...
  - 3 days ago 22 Jun 18, 2:45pm -
• A Precise Test Of Einstein's General Relativity Outside The Milky Way
  Using the MUSE instrument on ESO's VLT , a team led by Thomas Collett from the University of Portsmouth in the UK first calculated the mass of ESO 325-G004 by measuring the movement of stars within this nearby elliptical galaxy...
  - 3 days ago 22 Jun 18, 1:29am -
• NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 19 June 2018 - RemoveDEBRIS Satellite Launched
  The Expedition 56 crew's schedule is full of space science today as cleanup continues after last week's spacewalk....
  - 3 days ago 21 Jun 18, 8:43pm -
• Kepler Identifies Exoplanet Candidates In Record Time
  Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have analyzed data from K2, the follow-up mission to NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, and have discovered a trove of possible exoplanets amid some 50,000 stars....
  - 4 days ago 21 Jun 18, 4:37pm -
• Summer/Winter Solstice Reaches Africa
  Earth from Meteosat-11's POV at 10:00 UTC today. More information at EUMETSAT...
  - 4 days ago 21 Jun 18, 2:18pm -
• Asteroid Ryugu As Seen By Hayabusa 2 On Approach
  The onboard ONC-T (Optical Navigation Camera - Telescopic) imaged Ryugu from June 18, 2018 at around 12:00 JST to June 20 at around 19:00 JST....
  - 4 days ago 21 Jun 18, 1:56pm -
• Curiosity Captures Photos of Thickening Dust Storm Haze
  A storm of tiny dust particles has engulfed much of Mars over the last two weeks and prompted NASA's Opportunity rover to suspend science operations....
  - 4 days ago 21 Jun 18, 12:46am -
• National Near Earth Object Preparedness Plan Released
  A new multiagency report outlines how the U.S. could become better prepared for near-Earth objects -- asteroids and comets whose orbits come within 30 million miles of Earth -- otherwise known as NEOs....
  - 4 days ago 21 Jun 18, 12:37am -
• Structures In A Young Protoplanetary Disk Suggest Planet Formation
  Astronomers used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to discover the tale-telling signs of planets in the young, likely planet-forming disk around the star MWC 758....
  - 5 days ago 20 Jun 18, 3:21pm -
• ISS ECOSTRESS Instrument Will Detect Plant Water Use from Space
  Doctors learn a lot about their patients' health by taking their temperature. An elevated temperature, or fever, can be a sign of illness....
  - 5 days ago 20 Jun 18, 4:44am -

SpaceNews

• newNASA, Defense Department support giving space traffic management role to Commerce
  As the House prepares to take up a bill giving the Commerce Department new authorities for space traffic management, the leaders of NASA and U.S. Strategic Command offered their support for such a move.SpaceNews.com
  - 2 hours ago 25 Jun 18, 3:49am -
• newAir Force pressing on with space programs amid uncertainty about future reorganization
  “We’re executing exactly the way we’ve been executing to try to speed up acquisition,” said Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch Jr., military deputy at the office of the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition.SpaceNews.com
  - 11 hours ago 24 Jun 18, 6:49pm -
• Commerce Department moves ahead with space regulatory reforms
  Nearly a month after the signing of a policy directive calling for commercial space regulatory reforms, Commerce Department officials said this week they’re moving ahead on a number of fronts.SpaceNews.com
  - 2 days ago 22 Jun 18, 10:07pm -
• NASA to study converting centers into FFRDCs
  The White House has directed NASA to study the possibility of converting one of more of its field centers into federal labs, revisiting a proposal made nearly 15 years ago.SpaceNews.com
  - 3 days ago 22 Jun 18, 3:12am -
• SpaceX wins $130 million military launch contract for Falcon Heavy
  The Falcon Heavy beat United Launch Alliance’s Delta 4 in a competition under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program.SpaceNews.com
  - 3 days ago 22 Jun 18, 12:04am -

• Cyber firm catches Chinese hackers probing US satellites • ESA’s EDRS-C satellite nears completion • Israel close to buying satellite from IAI
  To receive FIRST UP Satcom, a weekly SpaceNews newsletter for satellite and telecom professionals, sign up here. TOP STORIES Chinese hackers tried to gain control of U.S. satellites in late 2017, leading a cyber firm to notify the U.S. government…
  - 3 days ago 21 Jun 18, 11:41pm -
• Blue Origin plans to start selling suborbital spaceflight tickets next year
  Blue Origin expects to start flying people on its New Shepard suborbital vehicle “soon” and start selling tickets for commercial flights next year, a company executive said June 19.SpaceNews.com
  - 3 days ago 21 Jun 18, 10:56pm -
• C-Com, University of Waterloo test hardware for new phased array antenna
  Canadian satellite antenna manufacturer C-Com said June 21 it successfully tested the building blocks of a phased array antenna it hopes to sell next year.SpaceNews.com
  - 3 days ago 21 Jun 18, 9:41pm -
• Rep. Mike Rogers: Space Force will be done ‘responsibly’ with minimal disruption
  Rogers: Whether you call the new branch a Space Corps or a Space Force is not all that important.SpaceNews.com
  - 4 days ago 21 Jun 18, 3:25pm -
• White House releases near Earth object action plan
  A report released by the White House June 20 outlines a set of goals to address the small but “high-consequence” threat posed by near Earth objects (NEOs), but does not commit to spending more money to achieve them.SpaceNews.com
  - 4 days ago 21 Jun 18, 10:45am -
• Space Force: Pentagon navigates the way ahead and awaits direction from Congress
  Former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James: "The Air Force and the DoD have to come up with something to back up what the president said.”SpaceNews.com
  - 4 days ago 20 Jun 18, 7:52pm -
• China appears to be preparing to deorbit its Tiangong-2 space lab  
  China has lowered the orbit of its Tiangong-2 space lab, likely in preparation for deorbiting the orbital facility and thus averting a similar scenario to the uncontrolled re-entry of Tiangong-1 earlier this year.SpaceNews.com
  - 5 days ago 20 Jun 18, 3:57pm -
• Trump’s Space Force announcement could propel us to deal with space ‘Pearl Harbor’
  Those who loathe or love a Space Force “separate but equal” to the Air Force must think and act decisively and quickly. Regardless of whether the Space Force actually materializes, deliberation alone could finally spring us into action to deal…
  - 5 days ago 20 Jun 18, 12:13pm -
• Space council’s “think tank” starts work
  An advisory group dubbed the “think tank” for the National Space Council formally kicked off its work June 19 with a broad but vague mandate to study space policy issues.SpaceNews.com
  - 5 days ago 20 Jun 18, 11:12am -
• SES, Intelsat plead for an extension for C-band dish registration
  Fleet operators SES and Intelsat asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to extend the deadline for their customers to register C-band dishes before the commission decides on the band’s future use.SpaceNews.com
  - 5 days ago 20 Jun 18, 12:08am -
• What would the mission of the United States Space Force be?
  Trump’s proposal derives from a growing debate inside military and political circles about how to best meet the threat posed to American space assets by potential enemies: Russia and China, to be precise.SpaceNews.com
  - 6 days ago 19 Jun 18, 11:00am -
• Former astronaut criticizes lunar gateway plans
  A former NASA astronaut used an appearance at a National Space Council meeting June 18 to argue that a key element of NASA’s plans to return humans to the moon should be reconsidered.SpaceNews.com
  - 6 days ago 19 Jun 18, 1:45am -
• Trump: ‘We are going to have the Space Force’
  Trump: Creating a Space Force and promoting space exploration by NASA and the private sector will be “important for the nation’s psyche.” SpaceNews.com
  - 6 days ago 18 Jun 18, 7:35pm -
• President to sign space traffic management policy
  President Trump will sign a new space policy directive June 18 addressing space traffic management issues, closely following the proposed policy that Vice President Pence announced in April.SpaceNews.com
  - 7 days ago 18 Jun 18, 1:22pm -
• Cruz still studying what agency should oversee non-traditional commercial space missions
  A key senator says he’s keeping an open mind regarding who in the federal government should have responsibility for the oversight of “non-traditional” commercial space activities.SpaceNews.com
  - 7 days ago 18 Jun 18, 8:45am -
• Defense budget bill creates path for future network of military, commercial communications satellites
  The House Appropriations defense subcommittee approved $49.5 million to create a new “program of record for commercial satellite communications."SpaceNews.com
  - 8 days ago 16 Jun 18, 7:45pm -
• National Space Council wins industry praise as it prepares for next meeting
  As the National Space Council prepares for its third public meeting, its activities to date have won widespread praise in the space community, even as there is some skepticism about the effectiveness of the council’s advisory group that will soon…
  - 9 days ago 15 Jun 18, 8:23pm -
• Hearing identifies wide range of causes for NASA cost and schedule woes
  A House hearing on the reasons for cost and schedule problems with major NASA programs pointed blame at a wide variety of sources, from the tools used to track programs to the agency’s mindset to Congress itself.SpaceNews.com
  - 10 days ago 15 Jun 18, 11:00am -
• Astranis selects ECAPS green propulsion for geostationary communications constellation
  Astranis, a startup developing geostationary satellites to offer broadband internet access, plans to equip its MicroGEO spacecraft with Bradford of the Netherland’s high performance green ECAPS thrusters.SpaceNews.com
  - 10 days ago 14 Jun 18, 7:59pm -

Space Politicy Online

• newWhat’s Happening in Space Policy June 24-30, 2018
  Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of June 24-30, 2018 and any insight we can offer about them.  The House and Senate are in session this week. During the Week More action is expected on the FY2019 defense app…
  - 11 hours ago 24 Jun 18, 7:45pm -
• Hyten, Bridenstine: No Time to Waste Getting Civil SSA Agency
  Gen. John Hyten and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told two congressional committees today that this is not the time to get caught up in parochial issues over which non-DOD agency should take charge of sharing Space Situational Awareness (SSA) da…
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• Today’s Tidbits: June 21, 2018
  
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• Today’s Tidbits: June 20, 2018
  Here are SpacePolicyOnline.com’s tidbits for June 20, 2018:  White House releases NEO preparedness action plan; Pentagon moving forward on Space Force; Mars dust storm goes global. Be sure to check our website for feature stories and follow us…
  - 4 days ago 21 Jun 18, 3:47am -
• Trump Upstages SPD-3 With Space Force Announcement
  President Trump signed Space Policy Directive-3 (SPD-3) today as expected, but it was his order to Gen. Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to create a Space Force that stole the show. Trump has called for creation of a Space Forc…
  - 6 days ago 18 Jun 18, 11:49pm -

• What’s Happening in Space Policy June 17-23, 2018 – UPDATE
  Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of June 17-23, 2018 and any insight we can offer about them.  The House and Senate are in the session this week. During the Week Tomorrow (Monday), the White House National S…
  - 8 days ago 17 Jun 18, 4:31pm -
• Today’s Tidbits: June 15, 2018
  Here are SpacePolicyOnline.com’s tidbits for June 15, 2018:  Peggy Whitson retires; Rubio adds his support for Kavandi to be NASA Deputy Administrator.  Be sure to check our website for feature stories and follow us on Twitter (@SpcPlcyOnline)…
  - 9 days ago 15 Jun 18, 9:58pm -
• Today’s Tidbits: June 14, 2018
  Here are SpacePolicyOnline.com’s tidbits for June 14, 2018: Senate appropriators approve NASA/NOAA bill; JAXA’s Hayabusa2 closing in on Ryugu; China’s Queqiao reaches destination.  Be sure to check our website for feature stories and follow…
  - 10 days ago 15 Jun 18, 3:44am -
• NASA Concerned but Hopeful for Oppy’s Future
  A dust storm on Mars is threatening NASA’s intrepid rover, Opportunity, but its human operators are hopeful that the 15-year-old robot will make it through.  For now, Oppy, as it is fondly known, is asleep, waiting until it detects that it has eno…
  - 11 days ago 13 Jun 18, 10:10pm -
• Senate Appropriators Add Money for NOAA Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellites
  In its actions on the FY2019 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) appropriations bill today, a Senate subcommittee added funding for NOAA’s next three polar-orbiting weather satellites. It also fully funded NOAA’s development of new geostationary weath…
  - 12 days ago 13 Jun 18, 3:40am -

New York Times - Space

• A Space Force? The Idea May Have Merit, Some Say
  The Pentagon has been cool to the president’s order to create a sixth military branch. But some lawmakers and aerospace experts, citing threats from Russia and China, say a case could be made for one.
  - 2 days ago 23 Jun 18, 1:20pm -
• Summer Solstice 2018: The Search for Life in the Galaxy
  As you mark the longest day of the year, consider the debate among astronomers over whether Earth’s tilt toward the sun helps make life on our world and others possible.
  - 3 days ago 21 Jun 18, 6:27pm -
• Trump Orders Establishment of Space Force as Sixth Military Branch
  The idea has troubled lawmakers and even some members of the administration, who have cautioned that it could create unnecessary bureaucratic responsibilities for a military burdened by conflicts.
  - 6 days ago 18 Jun 18, 9:46pm -
• Asteroids and Adversaries: Challenging What NASA Knows About Space Rocks
  Two years ago, NASA dismissed and mocked an amateur’s criticisms of its asteroids database. Now Nathan Myhrvold is back, and his papers have passed peer review.
  - 9 days ago 15 Jun 18, 6:23pm -
• Trilobites: Black Hole Drags Star to Dusty Death
  Astronomers thought they saw an exploding star, but in fact it was a star having its guts ripped out by a black hole.
  - 10 days ago 14 Jun 18, 8:23pm -

• A Huge Dust Storm on Mars Is Threatening NASA’s Opportunity Rover
  The storm, which has blanketed a quarter of the planet, has plunged the rover into a “dark, perpetual night.”
  - 11 days ago 14 Jun 18, 12:42am -
• Extremely Large, Extremely Expensive: The Race for the Next Giant Telescopes
  Even as astronomers await a verdict on construction of a huge telescope on Mauna Kea, they are still trying to figure out how to pay for the next stargazing Goliaths.
  - 12 days ago 13 Jun 18, 2:36pm -
• atmosphere: The Rich Are Planning to Leave This Wretched Planet
  Here comes private space travel — with cocktails, retro-futuristic Philippe Starck designs and Wi-Fi. Just $55 million a trip!
  - 14 days ago 11 Jun 18, 4:00pm -
• As America Looks Inward, China Looks to Outer Space
  China’s launch of a satellite this week, part of a mission to the far side of the moon, is but one of its recent endeavors into space.
  - 16 days ago 9 Jun 18, 12:58am -
• Life on Mars? Rover’s Latest Discovery Puts It ‘On the Table’
  The identification of organic molecules in rocks on the red planet does not necessarily point to life there, past or present, but does indicate that some of the building blocks were present.
  - 17 days ago 7 Jun 18, 8:12pm -
• Space Station Could Be Split to Aid Privatization, New NASA Chief Says
  Jim Bridenstine, the agency’s new administrator, said he is considering various ways to allow private companies to assume operation of the space station.
  - 18 days ago 6 Jun 18, 10:44pm -
• Manhattanhenge 2018: When and Where to Watch
  You might get a chance to take “the best sunset picture of the year” this week in New York.
  - 25 days ago 30 May 18, 9:58pm -
• Alien Asteroids Are Here, Scientists Say. Get Used to Them.
  An asteroid that cohabits an orbit with Jupiter came from outside the solar system.
  - 35 days ago 21 May 18, 5:00pm -
• New Dive Into Old Data Finds Plumes Erupt From Jupiter’s Moon Europa
  A re-examination of old data shows a NASA spacecraft may have flown through a plume in 1997. The plumes could offer hints of life on the ice-encrusted moon.
  - 41 days ago 14 May 18, 10:03pm -
• NASA’s Webb Telescope Faces More Setbacks
  The space agency announced on Tuesday that its successor to the Hubble telescope has hit a series of testing snags, pushing back a planned launch next year.
  - 89 days ago 27 Mar 18, 9:01pm -
• An Appraisal: Stephen Hawking Taught Us a Lot About How to Live
  The cosmologist not only overturned our imaginations, he became an icon of mystery, curiosity and determination to understand this place we are in.
  - 15 Mar 18, 1:57pm -
• Falcon Heavy, in a Roar of Thunder, Carries SpaceX’s Ambition Into Orbit
  Elon Musk disrupted the business of sending rockets into space and has now achieved a milestone in spaceflight by launching the most powerful rocket currently operating in the world.
  - 7 Feb 18, 3:05am -
• LIGO Detects Fierce Collision of Neutron Stars for the First Time
  Seen and heard, the fireball is a stunning breakthrough into kilonovas, bursts of energy believed to produce metals like gold and uranium in the universe.
  - 17 Oct 17, 8:17pm -

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