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Listen: Perseverance rover captures audio of a Mars dust devil passing right over it

Behold the sound of a dust devil on Mars as it strikes the NASA Perseverance rover. The rover didn't see the dust devil, but picked it up on several instruments.

Inverse

With success of Artemis I, when will NASA fly Artemis II?

ORLANDO, Fla. — With Orion safe back on Earth, the last and most important tests of the Artemis I mission have been completed, but there are still miles to travel and months of data sifting to go before NASA will target an Artemis II launch date.

Orlando Sentinel

Mars rover captures 1st sound of dust devil on red planet

A NASA rover on Mars by chance had its microphone on when a whirling tower of red dust passed overhead last year and caught the sound

The Independent UK

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What does Mars sound like? Rover microphone has recorded the red planet's dust devils

A dust devil looks a bit like a tornado, but is weaker and rarely lasts more than about a minute. It is a twisting column of warmed air scooting across sun-heated ground, made visible by the dust that it lofts upwards. Although usually benign, occasionally dust devils can kill.

The Conversation

The Moon is within reach for NASA

NASA's successful Artemis I mission sets the stage for future crewed flights.

Axios

Equatorial Launch Australia counter-sues former CEO Carley Scott for alleged after unfair dismissal claim

Months after securing NASA's first rocket launches on Australian soil in years, space industry startup Equatorial Launch Australia is embroiled in multi-million-dollar lawsuits.

ABC News

Get ready, a spectacular meteor shower is hitting our skies in the next few days

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… not because Christmas is coming, but because it’s time for the Geminid meteor shower – an annual spectacle to bring joy and good cheer to all!

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Geminid meteor shower 2022: When and how to see it in Australia

Grab a deckchair, camera and some friends, and celebrate the end of the year with some cosmic sparklers.

ABC News

Solar wind may have forged water on the Moon — exactly where future NASA missions will need it

The regolith itself contains a stockpile of hydrogen and water thanks to solar wind, and it's most abundant at the lunar poles, says a study of Chang'e-5 samples.

Inverse

Canada's space technology and innovations are a crucial contribution to the Artemis missions

Fifty years ago this month was the last time humans walked on the surface of the moon, during the Apollo 17 mission. NASA recently took the first major step in returning humans to the moon with the Artemis I mission.

The Conversation

Tech & Science Daily podcast: Nasa Orion moon capsule splashdown

Plus! Early reviews in for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion

Evening Standard

Can people with disabilities be astronauts? ESA shows encouraging signs of progress

For people with disabilities, the sky may not always be the limit.

Inverse

Japanese start-up ispace Inc., the company spearheading the Moon economy

In its first space mission, Japanese company ispace Inc. has built the lander that is carrying the United Arab Emirates' Moon rover, as well as other payloads for government agencies from the US, Canada and Japan. Created over a decade ago, it could be the first private company to land…

France 24

Starwatch: here come the Geminids, an unusual sort of meteor shower

They are thought to be debris from an asteroid rather than a comet, and are also relatively slow-moving

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Geminid meteor shower set to illuminate the night skies

Up to 150 meteors – which are unusual in the fact they can be multi-coloured – will be visible per hour

The Independent UK

Geminid meteor shower set to illuminate night skies

Up to 150 meteors will be visible per hour.

Orlando Sentinel

‘A new day has dawned’: Orion returns to Earth to complete Artemis I mission

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA chased down the Orion spacecraft after its record-breaking reentry into Earth’s atmosphere Sunday to conclude the Artemis I mission that lifted off from Kennedy Space Center more than three weeks ago.

Inverse

A small but crucial space project could take Mars exploration to the next level

When it comes to “on the ground” exploration of Mars, rovers make pretty good advance scouts.

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Bangkok Post

Crucial year for burgeoning space economy

Thailand's satellite-related economy is expected to reach an important milestone next year with two major developments -- the auction of rights to use satellite orbital slots, scheduled for Jan 8, and a push by the telecom regulator to amend the rules governing landing rights licences for foreign satellite operators, paving…

The Guardian - US

Nasa’s uncrewed Orion capsule splashes down after ‘historic’ moon mission

US space agency rejoices after re-entry of spacecraft that should clear way for possible lunar landing of astronauts by 2025

ABC News

The Loop: Ronaldo says World Cup dream 'ended', King Charles reveals first Christmas card, and major rescue underway at frozen lake — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

Orlando Sentinel

SpaceX overnight launch sends private lander, NASA ice surveyor to moon

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX was back at the launch pad to send a couple of moonbound customers into space from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Wales Online

Orion capsule splash-lands as Nasa hails ‘textbook’ return to Earth from Moon

It paves the way for the next generation of manned lunar missions

Orlando Sentinel

Splashdown: Orion returns to Earth to complete Artemis I mission

Daily Mirror

NASA's Orion capsule splash-lands in the Pacific after historic Moon mission

NASA needed a successful splashdown to stay on track for the next Orion flight around the moon, which will hopefully have four astronauts, and is currently targeted for 2024

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