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‘Humanity would watch helplessly as space junk multiplies uncontrollably’: has the number of satellite launches reached a tipping point?

From chaotic collisions to depletion of the ozone layer, the thousands of satellites in orbit around Earth have the potential to wreak havoc in coming decades. What are the solutions to a growing menace?

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US Space Force awards SpaceX $730 million to launch at least 9 national-security missions

The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX $730 million to launch at least nine national security missions, seven of them for the Space Development Agency.

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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink internet satellites from Florida (video)

SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from Florida tonight (Oct. 18).

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'Killer electrons' play pinball with space weather around Earth

"Killer electrons" stashed in radiation belts around Earth could be dislodged by lightning to create a game of "cosmic pinball" that influences space weather around our planet.

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Meteor shower to pass Earth this weekend

The Orionids will be most visible starting Sunday, Oct. 20

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Like Wall-E, this lovable trash compactor will help ISS astronauts take out the garbage (photo)

Garbage is a growing problem for astronaut missions on the ISS. As NASA seeks to send people to the moon later this decade, Sierra Space is ready to test a trash compactor on the ISS in 2026.

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Full-size mock space shuttle makes first move towards Downey display

The parts for a 1972 full-size space shuttle mockup are now about a city block closer to being reassembled and restored for display. The City of Downey, California began relocating "Inspiration."

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Europe makes moves to rendezvous with asteroid Apophis in 2029

The European Space Agency has taken the first big steps toward rendezvousing with the infamous asteroid Apophis during its close approach to Earth in 2029.

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Hunter's Moon supermoon 2024 puts on a frightfully good show for skywatchers around the world (photos)

The Hunter's Moon rose on Thursday (Oct. 17), becoming the biggest and brightest full moon of the year and wowing skywatchers around the globe with a spooky pre-Halloween show.

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Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend: How to see bits of Halley's comet burn up in the night sky

The Orionid meteor shower 2024 reaches its peak in the pre-dawn hours on Monday, Oct. 21, but this year a bright moon could make it difficult to see these shooting stars.

Space

SETI tests new alien-hunting strategy, but TRAPPIST-1 planets remain silent

A new search for extraterrestrial radio signals during planetary occultations in the TRAPPIST-1 system provides a promising new strategy for hunting for extraterrestrial life.

Space

When is the March 2025 lunar eclipse and how can you see it in the UK?

Partial solar eclipse to be visible this month

Evening Standard

Largest and brightest supermoon of the year rises over London

The largest supermoon of the year has delighted stargazers across the world

Evening Standard

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is still visible in the night sky, but not for long

Have you seen comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS yet? If you haven't yet seen the bright, icy space rock that's traveled from the edge of the solar system, it's not too late. But you need to see it soon.

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Europe launches ambitious 'Moonlight' program to support lunar exploration

Europe has officially launched the Moonlight program, which aims to provide services for the more than 400 moon missions planned by space agencies and private companies over the next two decades.

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Richard Branson will co-pilot Space Perspective's 1st crewed balloon flight to edge of Earth's atmosphere

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson will serve as co-pilot on tourism company Space Perspective's first crewed balloon flight, expected to occur in 2025.

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Hera probe snaps its 1st images of Earth and moon on way to asteroid crash site

The European Space Agency's Hera asteroid mission has beamed back its first images from space.

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How much do SpaceX's reentering Starlink satellites pollute Earth's atmosphere?

SpaceX's Starlink satellites now make up 40% of reentering satellite debris. But is Elon Musk's space company the worst polluter of Earth's upper atmosphere?

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The moon, Mars, asteroids and Jupiter: China reveals ambitious space exploration plans

From lunar water hunts to Mars sample returns, China's space program is embarking on groundbreaking missions across the solar system, aiming for the moon, Mars and beyond.

The Independent UK

‘Largest and brightest’ supermoon of the year set to delight skygazers

The moon will appear 14% bigger and 30% brighter compared with when it is furthest away.

Space

Alien life could lurk on Mars beneath protective ice, study suggests

'Photosynthetic habitable zones' could exist beneath radiation-filtering ice on Mars, offering scientists another region in which to hunt for alien life.

The Independent UK

Moonlight may hamper views of the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet

The Orionid meteor shower is about to peak

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Watch Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS light up the night sky in free livestream today (video)

Watch comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS light up the sky thanks to a free livestream on Monday, Oct. 21.

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Relive SpaceX's epic Starship launch (and rocket catch) in these jawdropping photos and video

The fifth flight test of SpaceX's Starship megarocket on Oct. 13 demonstrated not only great engineering but also some amazing photography. Here are some of the best shots.

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When will Boeing’s Starliner fly astronauts again? NASA still doesn’t know

NASA is still unsure when it will next put astronauts on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which experienced issues during its first crewed test flight this summer.

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