This week, off world: A real - if small - possibility of a damaging asteroid strike, Blue Origin begins flights that simulate lunar gravity, and loads more...

  

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Pick o' the podcasts:

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From the video store:

Big badda boom?

H3 launches QZS-6

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin mimics the moon's gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflight

Reading material:

Vast Space now aims for 2026 launch of Haven-1 space station module after key milestone (photos) | Space

Will ESA’s ‘fair contribution’ reinvigorate Europe’s space ambitions? No, it won’t. - SpaceNews

Spire and OroraTech win Canadian Space Agency contract for wildfire detection satellites - SpaceNews

Wyvern unveils free hyperspectral datasets - SpaceNews

As the night sky grows crowded, astronomers face a growing problem - SpaceNews

What Trump's first weeks back in office mean for space - SpaceNews

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A tiny satellite showed it can take high-res pics from space | The Verge