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What to expect during SpaceX's 6th Starship test flight on Nov. 19

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday (Nov. 19) for the launch of its sixth Starship flight test, during a 30-minute launch window that opens at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT).

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Space volcanoes have erupted on dark side of moon for over a billion years, scientists find

Li said the new findings reveal over 1 billion years of volcanic eruptions on the lunar far side. One piece of volcanic rock dated back 4.2 billion years.

The Independent UK

Last supermoon of 2024 wows skywatchers around the world with Full Beaver Moon (photos)

The final supermoon of 2024, the Beaver Moon of November, thrilled skywatchers around the world as it ushered in the weekend with a stunning night sky sight.

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Where did the universe's magnetic fields come from?

How the universe got its large magnetic fields has remained one of the stickiest outstanding problems in astrophysics. Now, researchers have proposed a novel solution: a giant "dust battery" operating when the first stars appeared.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 137 —Strange New Worlds

On Episode 137 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Jason Steffen, a member of the science team for the Kepler Space Telescope mission.

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USC students set world record with high-flying rocket launch (video)

The student-run USC Rocket Propulsion Lab's Aftershock II vehicle soared to an altitude of 470,400 feet last month, higher than any amateur rocket had ever gone before.

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SpaceX stacks Flight 6 Starship megarocket ahead of Nov. 19 launch (photos)

SpaceX has stacked its Starship megarocket ahead of the vehicle's sixth test flight, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday (Nov. 19).

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‘First instinct is to swim’: my trip on a zero-gravity flight with an Esa astronaut

The sensation of weightlessness is extraordinary as I join Rosemary Coogan for a breathtaking glimpse of life in space

The Guardian - UK

Space travel should not be just ‘for the elites’, says new British astronaut

Rosemary Coogan, European Space Agency’s second UK recruit, will be deployed to ISS for six months

The Guardian - UK

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 6 launch test today?

SpaceX is gearing up to launch its next Starship test flight, a mission that will attempt a second catch of the world's largest rocket on Nov. 19. Here's when to watch Starship Flight 6.

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Next Blue Origin space tourism flight will launch 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli

Blue Origin has announced the six crewmembers for NS-28, its next suborbital space tourism mission. Among them are 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli and two repeat customers.

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Europe's Hera asteroid probe heads for Mars after engine burn

Europe's Hera asteroid probe will use the Red Planet for a gravity assist on its way to scope out the space rock crash site of NASA's DART impactor.

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The ISS has been leaking for 5 years. NASA and Russia disagree on how to fix it

Crew-8 commander Matthew Dominick says NASA is carefully making decisions for astronaut safety while the ISS deals with a leak, and spacesuit issues, related to aging hardware.

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Lava could light up the James Webb Space Telescope's search for watery exoplanets

Scientists are trying to figure out how minerals connected to exoplanetary water would look to the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket to launch AST SpaceMobile's huge BlueBird smartphone satellites

AST SpaceMobile, a startup with plans for a direct-to-cellphone satellite service constellation, has chosen Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket to launch some of its next-gen satellites.

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The Leonid meteor shower peaks is peaking now. Are 'shooting stars' in the forecast for 2024?

The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks on Nov. 17, 2024, but a bright moon just two days past full will make viewing this year's Leonids difficult.

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Watch Beaver Moon supermoon rise today in free livestream

Don't miss the Beaver Moon! The last supermoon of the year.

Al Jazeera

Beaver moon to dazzle skies in this year’s last supermoon: When to watch

This supermoon will reach its peak brightness on Friday at 4:29pm Eastern Time (21:29 GMT).

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The Independent UK

Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago

Volcanic rock dated back to 4.2 billion years

International Business Times

China Tests Building Moon Base With Lunar Soil Bricks

China is expected to push forward in its quest to build the first lunar base on Friday, launching an in-space experiment to test whether the station's bricks could be made from the Moon's own soil.

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SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 Super Heavy rocket to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch (photos)

SpaceX has rolled the Super Heavy first stage of its Starship megarocket out to the launch pad to prep for the vehicle's sixth test flight, which is scheduled for Monday (Nov. 18).

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FAA creating new committee to update launch regulations

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is creating a new committee to review and update its "Part 450" launch and reentry licensing rule.

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Asteroid pieces brought to Earth help reveal how our solar system's planets and moons grew

Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped asteroids, planets and moons grow in our solar system.

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China launches Tianzhou 8 cargo mission to Tiangong space station (video)

A Long March 7 rocket launched the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft toward China's Tiangong space station on Friday (Nov. 15).

The Guardian - UK

‘The most expensive photos ever taken’: the space shots that changed humanity’s view of itself

Taken at 28,000km/h and costing billions of dollars, the first ever photos taken by astronauts are on show at Paris Photo. For Nasa print dealer Daniel Blau, they are proof that nothing is impossible when nations collaborate

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