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Vulcan Centaur rocket is 'go' for historic Jan. 8 launch of private Peregrine moon lander

ULA's new Vulcan Centaur rocket has been cleared to launch for the first time on Jan. 8, a mission that will send the private Peregrine lander toward the moon.

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The 'Super Bowl of Astronomy' begins next week in New Orleans

The 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society runs from Jan. 7 to Jan. 11, and we can't wait to see what amazing science announcements it bestows upon us.

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Aftermath of 2 star explosions captured in breathtaking new NASA image

Supernova remnant 30 Doradus B, or 30 Dor B, is the (former) star of this new image.

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Vulcan Centaur rocket arrives at pad ahead of debut launch (photos)

ULA's new Vulcan Centaur rocket has arrived at the launch pad ahead of its debut mission, which will send a private lander toward the moon on Monday (Jan. 8).

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Send your name to the moon aboard NASA's ice-hunting VIPER rover

NASA is inviting you to put your name aboard its VIPER moon rover, which is scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket later this year.

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NASA Parker Solar Probe Mission To Become “Monumental Achievement For All Humanity”

Launched in 2018, Parker Solar Probe aims for repeated, closer passes of the Sun. The post NASA Parker Solar Probe Mission To Become “Monumental Achievement For All Humanity” first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Alien life could thrive in Venus' acidic clouds, new study hints

A new study has found that amino acids — the building blocks of proteins — remain stable in concentrated sulfuric acid, the stuff that Venus' clouds are made of.

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Watch red supergiant star Antares pass behind the moon early on Jan. 8

On Monday, Jan. 8, the waning crescent moon will occult the 1st-magnitude red supergiant star Antares, one of the brightest stars in the sky.

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Rod Roddenberry on joining his legendary 'Star Trek' parents on Jan. 8 memorial Vulcan rocket launch (exclusive)

An exclusive interview with Rod Roddenberry, who will symbolically join his famous parents on a special memorial rocket flight on Jan. 8.

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First US moon lander since Apollo prepares to blast off on Monday

Commercial Peregrine mission aims to deliver Nasa scientific equipment to moon along with mementos and ashes of Star Trek creator

The Guardian - UK

SpaceX launches Starlink mobile phone service satellites

Six satellites that will act as mobile phone towers "in space" blasted off on the firm's Falcon 9 rocket

Evening Standard

People invited to send their names to the moon as part of new mission

The campaign allows tens of millions of individuals to send their names into space

Evening Standard

NASA's Perseverance rover captures 360-degree view of Mars' Jezero Crater (video)

Get a detailed look at Perseverance's current location on Mars — the ancient Jezero Crater.

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Reprocessed NASA Images Reveal The True Colors of Neptune and Uranus

Neptune isn't really that deep blue color after all.

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True blue: Neptune only slightly deeper colour than Uranus, say Oxford scientists

Both ice giants are similar pale blue, new research finds, correcting earlier beliefs about the planets’ relative hues

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Uranus and Neptune are actually similar blues, 'true' color images reveal

A fresh analysis of Voyager 2's images of Uranus and Neptune reveal the two ice giants are similar shades of blue.

The Independent UK

New images reveal what Neptune and Uranus really look like

A new study has revealed that the two ice giants are actually much closer in colour than typically thought.

The Independent UK

Space probe carrying instrument built by UK scientists set for moon mission

The device will analyse the thin lunar atmosphere as well as find out more about how water might be moving around the moon.

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Hubble Space Telescope sees wild weather raging on distant hot Jupiter world

The new weather forecasting method could one day be used on more Earth-like exoplanets.

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NASA responds to Navajo Nation's request to delay private mission placing human remains on the moon

NASA representatives responded to the Navajo Nation's request to delay a private mission carrying human remains to the moon alongside agency scientific payloads.

The Independent UK

Two companies will attempt the first US moon landings since the Apollo missions a half-century ago

Two private companies are aiming to get the U.S. back in the moon-landing business, more than five decades after the Apollo program ended

Space

India launches X-ray satellite to study black holes, supernovas and more (video)

India sent its XPoSat X-ray observatory into orbit on New Year's Day to study black holes, supernovae and other cosmic phenomena.

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Navajo Nation objects to private moon mission placing human remains on the lunar surface

NASA has responded to the Navajo Nation's objections over a private mission placing human remains on the moon alongside agency science payloads.

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Japan delays MMX Mars moon sample-return mission to 2026

Japan has postponed the launch of a mission seeking to bring samples of a Martian moon to Earth until 2026, due to problems with the nation's new H3 rocket.

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Alien technosignatures more likely to be found on oxygen-rich exoplanets. Here's why

To stand the best chance of detecting technosignatures, SETI should survey exoplanets with atmospheres that are at least 18% oxygen.

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