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Blue Origin launches New Shepard rocket, aces landing in 1st return to flight since 2022 failure (video)

Blue Origin launched its first mission since September 2022 on Dec. 19, safely bringing the payloads back to Earth. The next space tourism crew has not yet been announced.

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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Headed Back Into Space After Accident

The American company Blue Origin plans to launch its rocket Big Shepard Monday for the first time since an accident more than a year ago, as the firm founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos heads back into space.

International Business Times

Husband and wife get lift off for UK’s first vertical spaceport on remote island

Up to 30 rockets will be launched every year from the former RAF base on a remote peninsula on the Shetland Islands

The Independent UK

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Shetland island to house UK’s first vertical rocket launch spaceport

Unst’s remote location makes it perfect place for SaxaVord site to launch rockets with greatest payloads

The Guardian - UK

Spaceport in Shetland Islands given licence for UK's first vertical rocket launch

Launches expected to begin at SaxaVord Spaceport next year

Evening Standard

A star exploded 10,000 years ago and left us with the gorgeous Veil Nebula (photo)

Gaze into the colorful remnants of a long-dead star in this image of the Veil Nebula captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.

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See the 5-day-old crescent moon have a holiday meet-up with Saturn tonight

The moon and Saturn will have a pre-Christmas meet-up on Sunday (Dec. 17) as the two bodies make a close approach to each other in the night sky.

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Shetland’s SaxaVord spaceport gains clearance for vertical rocket launches

A site at the northern-most point of the Shetland Islands has become the UK’s first licensed spaceport for vertical rocket launches.

The National (Scotland)

The coolest gadget of 2023 makes me feel like I have a Hubble telescope in my backyard

Smartphones introduced me to astrophotography, but the Unistellar eQuinox 2 made me fall in love with it. In fact, this smart telescope is the coolest gadget I tested in 2023 and it's like having the Hubble telescope in my backyard.

Tom’s Guide

Additional organic molecules found in Enceladus’s plume

Cassini mission reveals presence of molecules including methanol, ethane, oxygen in gaseous plumes from Saturn's moon Enceladus, potentially supporting life.

The Hindu

The Salty Belly Of A Saturn Moon May Contain Building Blocks Of Life

NASA's Cassini mission is long gone, but its treasure trove of Saturn data has revealed another exciting possibility about alien life.

Inverse

NASA donates Ingenuity Mars Helicopter prototype to Smithsonian

The Smithsonian would love to display the first vehicle to achieve powered flight on another world, but with Ingenuity still busy on Mars, the institution has accepted the next best thing.

Space

How the songs of stars can help perfect Gaia's sweeping map of our galaxy

By listening to "music" played by shaking stars, astronomers could use asteroseismology as a new type of cosmic distance ruler, perfecting the 3D map of two billion stars being built by Gaia.

Space

World's best space-based thermometer dead 2 months after 1st image release

The world's most accurate space-based thermometer has suffered a mission-critical anomaly only two months after the release of its first images.

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Artemis 2 astronauts meet President Biden to talk America's next trip to the moon

The Artemis 2 moon astronauts met Dec. 14 with U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris to discuss science and other goals of the round-the-moon mission in 2024.

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Saturn moon Enceladus harbors key ingredient for life

NASA's Cassini mission, which ended six years ago, spotted a key ingredient needed for life as we know it on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, a new study reports.

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NASA identifies 17 exoplanets with possible subsurface oceans

Internal heating may be able to keep water in liquid form within these exoplanets.

Space

This ISS mission could 'open some eyes' about climate science

A first-of-its-kind mineral map delivered by the NASA International Space Station mission, EMIT, will present big-picture climate science and "open some eyes."

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Perseverance Mars rover to climb crater rim next spring in bonus mission

NASA's Perseverance rover has been exploring Mars' Jezero Crater for nearly three years, but it will soon move on to investigate a vastly different environment.

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Biden Meets Artemis II Crew, Showcases Apollo-Era Moon Rock

Astronauts assigned to Artemis II lunar mission meet President Biden, showcasing a moon rock and discussing their historic journey to the moon.

Space

US government agencies join together to improve space weather forecasting

A new agreement between multiple U.S. government agencies aims to improve space weather forecasts and the government's ability to mitigate the effects of solar storms on critical infrastructure.

Space

'What is that material?': Potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu stumps scientists with its odd makeup

Scientists found signs of organic molecules in the first samples of potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu, as well as a 'head scratching' material that has yet to be identified.

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Saturn V moon rocket art revealed for 2024 American Innovation $1 coin

The United States Mint is getting ready to put a rocket in your pocket. Alabama chose NASA's historic Saturn V to appear on a $1 coin as its example of American Innovation.

The Hindu

U.S. President Joe Biden hosts four NASA astronauts, first crew aiming to fly around the moon in 50 years

NASA's Artemis II crew meets President Biden at White House to discuss historic mission to fly around the moon.

Marie Claire

The final Mercury Retrograde of the year is here (and that's actually a good thing)

Astrologer Kirsty Gallagher offers her survival guide

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