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Watch likely Chinese rocket body burn up over Texas (video)

A video of a fireball streaking across the sky likely shows a Chinese rocket section that burned up in the atmosphere above Texas on March 7.

Space

Spectacular SpaceX video shows Earth as beautiful blue marble in blackness of space

A camera aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket caught Earth as a beautiful blue marble in a striking new video filmed from orbit.

Space

Big asteroids hit Earth more frequently than thought, study suggests

Four big asteroids hit Earth in the past million years alone, according to a new study, suggesting that the space-rock danger is higher than previously thought. But not everyone agrees with the result.

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DART mission reveals asteroid Dimorphos is dry as a bone

Careful scrutiny of the debris from the impact of NASA's DART mission into Dimorphos has not found any evidence for water ice on the asteroid, nor the residue of thruster fuel from the spacecraft.

Space

What’s the difference between a New Moon and Full Moon? Astrology, astronomy, and rituals to make the most of that lunar magic

Everything you need to know to unlock the magical power of lunar phases, the New Moon, Full Moon - and how to harness their energy

Woman & Home

Private Japanese moon lander reaches lunar orbit

The Hakuto-R moon lander entered lunar orbit late Monday night (March 20), notching a huge milestone for the Japanese company ispace and private spaceflight in general.

Space

Asteroid discovery suggests ingredients for life on Earth came from space

Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion that some ingredients crucial for the advent of life arrived on Earth aboard rocks from space billions of years ago.

Reuters

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Key molecule found in all living beings detected in near-Earth asteroid

Findings add to evidence that important building blocks for life could have been delivered to Earth by meteorites, scientists say.

Evening Standard

Building block of life found in sample from asteroid Ryugu

An organic compound that's part of the RNA molecules that transmit genetic information in cells has been discovered in samples from the asteroid Ryugu, suggesting the stuff of life came from space.

Space

Watch Jupiter meet the moon and Mercury this week before leaving the night sky

Jupiter will meet up with the moon before joining Mercury in late March, after which it will disappear in the glare of the sun until it reappears in May.

Space

Mysterious radio signal reveals intricate core of distant galaxy cluster

Astronomers have discovered several fascinating features in galaxy cluster Abell 1213 such as a central galaxy with a 1.66 million light-year-long radio "tail" and remains of galactic mergers.

Space

Space station discarded some trash. It rained fire in California's sky

Jeff Watters and his friends weren't sure what to think of the streaking lights that dashed across the Sacramento night sky late Friday.

Los Angeles Times

Spot dwarf planet Ceres during the new moon tonight

The dark skies of the new moon will offer skywatchers the chance to spot Ceres tonight (March 21), as the dwarf planet reaches opposition.

Space

Earth's First Asteroid Defense Test Yields Bonus Discoveries for Astronomers

The planetary defense test was a rousing success, but it also offers a glimpse of our Solar System's eventful past.

Inverse

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Watch Rocket Lab launch 2 satellites, recover booster on March 24 after delay

Rocket Lab plans to launch two satellites early Friday morning (March 24), on a mission that includes a booster recovery at sea. Watch it live here.

Creative Bloq

The Canadian Space Agency's new logo is refreshingly different...

... and very Canadian.

Space

Astronauts that hibernate on long spaceflights is not just for sci-fi. We could test it in 10 years.

First hibernation studies with human subjects could be feasible within a decade, a European Space Agency (ESA) researcher thinks.

Space

Huge solar tornado as tall as 14 Earths hurls plasma cloud into space. Here's the video.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured what might be 'the tallest tornado' in the solar system swirling across the north pole of the sun.

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Inverse

Meet the NASA Scientists Who Decide Which Asteroid You Need to Worry About

Two potentially hazardous asteroids have come and gone lately. A NASA tech known as Sentry assesses the risks and helps determine when you can rest easy.

ABC News

Satellites, space junk hindering ability to observe the cosmos, study finds

Night skies are getting lighter and that is affecting astronomy research, cultural traditions and the natural world, a study has found.

Chicago Sun-Times

Horoscope for Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the Moon moves from Pisces into Aries.

Space

NASA climate change satellite back online after instrument shutdown

A stricken Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) instrument is back online, but NASA officials did not disclose a cause for the issue during commissioning.

The Guardian - US

Mystery solved after strange lights spotted over California night sky

Astronomer says unusual sighting 99.9% certain to be due to burning space debris from International Space Station

Space

Two moons of Uranus may have active subsurface oceans

The Uranus moons Ariel and Miranda may have active oceans blasting plumes of particles into space, a new look at data collected by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft suggests.

Space

How much water lurks beneath an exoplanet's surface? New tool could help astronomers tell

A new method could allow astronomers to assess exoplanets' likely subsurface water stores, aiding the search for worlds capable of supporting life as we know it.

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