This week, off world: Starlink satellites active over Ukraine to provide internet, latest panorama from Mars, glass spheres found on the Moon's far side and loads more

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Starlink Service is Now Active in Ukraine. More Terminals En Route| 🌎 LatestLY

Above: A group of Starlink Satellites over Ukraine, shortly after launch and before taking up their working orbits, nine months ago.

China rover spots strange glass spheres on far side of the moon (msn.com)

Latest 4k panorama from Mars

One Crater on the Moon is Filled with Ice and Gas that Came from a Comet Impact - Universe Today

ULA factory tour:

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SpaceX launches Starlink Group 4-11 from Vandenberg - NASASpaceFlight.com

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Military activity in Russia was spotted in satellite photos as tensions rose in Ukraine | Space

Researchers unlock the keys to designing an interstellar sail | Space

Blue Origin plans to boost spaceflight launches in 2022: report | Space

Volcanic eruptions, floods, and daily ice, crop monitoring highlight need for RADARSAT imaging program - NASASpaceFlight.com

Curiosity Finds a Bizarre Rock on Mars that Looks Like a Flower - Universe Today

Scientists spot another crater on dwarf planet Ceres that may mark an icy volcano | Space

This week, off world: Satellite images of events on the Russia/Ukraine border, a private manned mission to the highest ever orbit and loads more...

 Learn the ins and outs of pseudoscience, and debunking it: Read 'Escaping The Rabbit Hole' here.

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The Space Foundation 

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Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX | Time to Eat the Dogs

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Northrop Grumman launches newest Antares on NG-17 - NASASpaceFlight.com

A Colossal Flare Erupted From the Far Side of the Sun - Universe Today

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Earth from Space - Tenerife, Canary Islands - SpaceRef

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What does the latest satellite imagery tell us about Russian claims of a withdrawal from the Ukraine border? - Radio Exe

China proposes formal lines of communication with U.S. on space safety - SpaceNews

Space Force to examine U.S. military needs for low-orbiting surveillance satellites - SpaceNews

SpaceX and Isaacman to partner on series of crewed Dragon and Starship flights - SpaceNews

Astronauts in Europe ask for their own independent crew spacecraft | Ars Technica

Planet Found in the Habitable Zone of a White Dwarf - Universe Today

Historic sea level rise predicted by NASA and government task force | Space

This week, off world: Solar storm destroys dozens of Starlink satellites and causes radio blackouts on Earth, watch NASA's SLS rocket be assembled and loads more...

 Learn the ins and outs of pseudoscience, and debunking it: Read 'Escaping The Rabbit Hole' here.

Want to support the future of science and engineering? You can do so through one of these charities:

Black and British Professionals in STEM

Skeptoid media

The Association for Science Education

The Smallpiece Trust

SATRO

Arkwright Engineering Scholarships

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The Space Foundation

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Watch NASA's huge SLS rocket for the Artemis 1 moon mission come together in this epic time-lapse video | Space

Arianespace launches 34 OneWeb satellites in first mission of 2022 - SpaceNews

Falcon 9 staging:

Astra suffers failure on ELaNa 41 mission - NASASpaceFlight.com

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Earth from Space - Hereford, Texas - SpaceRef

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Lynk satellites connect with thousands of devices - SpaceNews

The devil's in the detail (marsdaily.com)

Solar storm hits Earth! Causes radio BLACKOUT in Russia (hindustantimes.com)

 SpaceX says a geomagnetic storm just doomed 40 Starlink internet satellites | Space

Chinese space launch startups attract a frenzy of investment - SpaceNews

Wow. Parker Solar Probe Took a Picture of the Surface of Venus - Universe Today

Want a free trip to suborbital space? Apply by Feb. 15 to become a 'citizen astronaut' | Space

The James Webb Space Telescope's first images have scientists excited (and a bit relieved) | Space

Satellite IoT companies don’t see broadband systems as competitors - SpaceNews

Rocket Lab brings forward launch for earth imaging company Synspective (spacedaily.com)

ESA selects payloads for Ariane 6 first flight (spacedaily.com)

ESA's Vega rocket marks ten years with countdown to more powerful successor (spacedaily.com)

Space Force eager to invest in debris removal projects - SpaceNews

China plans more than 50 space launches in 2022 - SpaceNews

This week, off world: SpaceX has a busy week, going back to Venus, laser power beaming between satellites by 2025 and loads more...

  Learn the ins and outs of pseudoscience, and debunking it: Read 'Escaping The Rabbit Hole' here.

Want to support the future of science and engineering? You can do so through one of these charities:

Black and British Professionals in STEM

Skeptoid media

The Association for Science Education

The Smallpiece Trust

SATRO

Arkwright Engineering Scholarships

LabAid 

The Space Foundation

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191: Back to Venus with Dr. Getty — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)

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Falcon 9 finally launches with Italian CSG-2 Earth observation satellite (NASASpaceFlight.com)...

... and then launches a classified spy satellite for US military | Space

...then sets new fairing reuse record with another Starlink mission - NASASpaceFlight.com

Earth has an extra companion, a Trojan asteroid that will hang around for 4,000 years | Space

The optics of NASA's space telescope stationed beyond the Moon explained:

Earth from Space - Batura Glacier, Pakistan - SpaceRef

Reading material:

U.K. announces $2 billion in new funding for military space programs - SpaceNews

Laser Power Beaming Between Satellites by 2025 | NextBigFuture.com

Iris: Student-built robot rover on track to explore the Moon - BBC News

Climate change: Satellites map huge methane plumes from oil and gas - BBC News

Quantum Space unveils plans for cislunar platforms - SpaceNews

Near Space Labs to offer 10-centimeter resolution imagery - SpaceNews

Rocket Lab expands Colorado facilities, prepares for busy launch year - SpaceNews