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Thursday 29 December 2022

This week, off world: Seeding life with comets, modified gravity may be back in the running to explain dark matter, and loads more...

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ESA Highlights 2022








Saturday 17 December 2022

This week, off world: China launches 7 space missions in 10 days, James Webb sees Titan and loads more...

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Orion splashes down to end Artemis 1 - SpaceNews



Kuaizhou-11 launches VDES




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Ariane 5 launches triple satellite mission to geostationary transfer orbit - SpaceNews 

 


SpaceX launches first pair of O3b mPower satellites - SpaceNews


Falcon 9 launches ocean science mission for NASA and CNES - SpaceNews 



SpaceX launches, yep, more Starlink satellites:


China completes seventh space launch inside 10 days - SpaceNews



Dublin, Ireland | Earth from Space



Reading material:


ThinkOrbital designing platform for in-space manufacturing, debris removal - SpaceNews




Saturday 10 December 2022

This week, off-world: NASA's huge solar sail mission, a Japanese billionaire reveals a crew to go around the Moon and loads more...

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Pick o' the podcasts:


T+235: Artemis I, 2022 Midterms (with Casey Dreier) - Main Engine Cut Off


203: 11 hours and 23 minutes with Dr. Chabot — Spacepod (listentospacepod.com)





From the video store:


Orion spacecraft’s return powered flyby of the Moon



...some issues it's had...


... and just a stunning view:


Japanese Billionaire Reveals His Round-the-Moon Crew (universetoday.com)


NASA Tests a Solar Sail Segment of its Enormous Solar Cruiser Mission - Universe Today


SpaceX launches first of three missions for OneWeb - NASASpaceFlight.com



NASA Wants to Build Landing Pads on the Moon - Universe Today



Smart Dragon-3 maiden launch (Jielong-3)

 

A big, green-blue, Geminid over San Antonio:



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The mind-blowing scale of supervoids:
 
Kilonova detected 

What is a quasi-star?



Saturday 3 December 2022

This week, off world: Artemis 1 heads for home, air breathing ion engines, the eruption of the Earth's largest volcano from space and loads more...

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From the video store:


Spacewalkers install rollout solar array outside space station


Artemis 1 cubesats: The 10 tiny satellites hitching a NASA ride to the moon | Space


Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft leaves moon's orbit to head home | Space




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How Do You Find the Moon’s Best Picnic Spot?

Moon occults Mars, giant planets and more in Dec. 2022 skywatching:


SpaceX CRS-26 Dragon docking:


Artemis 1 sees Earth and Moon from record breaking distance:


Satellites watch world's largest volcano erupt in Hawaii (photos) | Space




China fires up 'domestically-developed' reusable rocket engine for 1st time (no sound):



Central Peak of the Aristarchus Crater: 


The moraines of Malaspina | Earth from Space


Big fireball streaks across skies over at least 12 US states, Canada:



Reading material:


Air-Breathing ion Engines can Continuously Boost Spacecraft Anywhere There's an Atmosphere - Universe Today


China has 6 astronauts in space for the 1st time | Space