This week, off world: Falcon 9 returns to flight, life's amnio acids can be stable on Venus, and loads more...

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...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.

    

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Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare triggering radio blackouts (video) | Space

... and then an X2 flare...

...and then it did something... big...

Falcon 9 returns to flight:

An old item I missed: Russian Spacewalkers Throw Old Experiment Overboard In Amazing Views From Space Station | Watch (msn.com)

Reading materials:

 

ESA is Building a Mission to Visit Asteroid Apophis, Joining it for its 2029 Earth Flyby - Universe Today

The Entrance of a Lunar Lava Tube Mapped from Space - Universe Today

Gaia Hit by a Micrometeoroid AND Caught in a Solar Storm - Universe Today

Before plunging to its death, NASA's Cassini spacecraft saw secrets in the seas of Saturn's moon Titan | Space

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Signs of two gases in clouds of Venus could indicate life, scientists say | Venus | The Guardian

Maxar Intelligence unveils first images from next-generation WorldView Legion satellites - SpaceNews

Looking ahead to the next 25 years of private space stations | Space

9 miles of solid diamonds may lurk beneath Mercury's surface, new study finds | Live Science

China's 1st all-electric propulsion communication satellite begins ops (interestingengineering.com)

Refuellable satellites offer critical edge amidst intensifying threats in space - SpaceNews

Star Catcher banks $12.25 million for orbital energy grid - SpaceNews

New Frontier Aerospace tests rocket engine for point-to-point travel - SpaceNews

Rare 'daytime fireball' spotted as meteor falls to Earth over New York City (video) | Space

NASA’s Sunita Williams conducts emergency drill on space station; Boeing Starliner remains stuck in space for 41 days (businesstoday.in)

Axial 3D Printer Aces Test Aboard Virgin Spaceplane | Hackaday

‘Protecting Earth’: China to demonstrate Earth defence capabilities by deflecting an asteroid by 2030 (businesstoday.in)

Firefly CEO leaves company - SpaceNews

This week, off world: Europe's new rocket launches, SpaceX suffers a rare failure, NASA needs cargo haulers to the Moon and loads more...

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Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket launches on long-awaited debut mission (video) | Space

SpaceX launches Turkey’s first home-grown communications satellite - SpaceNews:

SpaceX rocket accident leaves Starlink satellites in wrong orbit (msn.com)

Reading material:

NASA's Skyrocketing Need for Cargo Deliveries to the Moon - Universe Today

Starlink Mini Dish Buyers Weigh In: Small and Speedy, But Data Caps Need to Go (pcmag.com)

Ovzon’s debut broadband satellite ready for commercial service - SpaceNews

Regulating outer space after Loper Bright - SpaceNews

Space radiation can damage satellites − my team discovered that a next-generation material could self-heal when exposed to cosmic rays | Space

Kazakhstan joins China's ILRS moon base program - SpaceNews

Low-intensity explosion caused Russian satellite to spew debris - SpaceNews

Japanese venture seeks to develop commercial space station module - SpaceNews

Astroscale spacecraft continues inspection of upper stage - SpaceNews

Orbital Defense Company Dark Completes Hot Fire Test Campaign - European Spaceflight

China Fortifies Space Station (futurism.com)

This week off world: China manages to launch a rocket by accident, Russia is reprimanded by the UN for satellite interference and loads more...

  Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims... 

...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.

    

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221: The queens of heaven with Prof. Tauris — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)

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Visible Sonic Booms at Falcon Heavy Launch:

Blastoff! SpaceX launches next-gen US spy satellites from California:

H3 launches ALOS-4 (Daichi-4):

Satellites watch 'extremely dangerous' hurricane Beryl batter Carriacou island (video) | Space:

China's Shenzhou-18 crew preps for 2nd spacewalk, conducts experiments:

Firefly Aerospace launches 8 cubesats to orbit on 5th-ever launch | Space:

Chinese rocket static-fire test results in unintended launch and huge explosion - SpaceNews:

Reading material:

The moss that can survive in Martian conditions

Increasingly feasible, on-orbit servicing has a challenging road to market - SpaceNews

Eumetsat moves weather satellite from Ariane 6 to Falcon 9 - SpaceNews

Prize winner wants to detect asteroids coming from sun's direction - SpaceNews

The Space Station Now Has Blisteringly Fast Internet - Universe Today

See the sun rage behind the ISS in epic time-lapse photo | Space

Sweden’s Arctic spaceport is gearing up to launch the first satellites from mainland Europe (msn.com)

UN reprimands Russia over alleged satellite interference (msn.com)