This week, off world: RocketLab's 150th satellite, a big meteor over Scotland, a treasure trove of organic matter on Mars and loads more

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From the video store:

A massive solar flare knocked out radio in Africa and Middle East Friday | Space

Rocket Lab launches “The Owl Spreads Its Wings” mission - NASASpaceFlight.com

Scotland gets a visitor from space:

New Animation Shows how the Artemis Missions Will use the Lunar Gateway and a Starship to put Humans Back onto the Moon - Universe Today

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Blue Origin failure a reminder that spaceflight is still hard | Space

Space station size comparison:

The man who was left stranded on a space station

Reading material:

Perseverance rover finds organic matter 'treasure' on Mars (msn.com)

Niuoku Islet, Tuvalu, As Seen From Orbit - SpaceRef

Meteorite that fell on a Cotswolds driveway contains extra-terrestrial water (msn.com)

DART Sees Asteroid Didymos for the First Time. In two Weeks, it'll Crash Into its Moon - Universe Today

The Silent Sea review: South Korean series is a slice of space horror | New Scientist

Solar Orbiter sees switchbacks in sun's magnetic field | Space

Dwarf planet collision may have sent strange diamonds to Earth - and could teach us how to make them | Space

Vast Space to develop artificial-gravity space station - SpaceNews

Chang Zheng 7A launches military communications satellite - NASASpaceFlight.com