This week, off world: The Sun gets hyperactive, Virgin Orbit's first UK launch fails just short of orbit, and loads more...

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From the video store:

First Virgin Orbit U.K. launch fails - SpaceNews

See SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule move away from space station after undocking

Hyperactive Sunspot turns towards us:

Aftermath of the Biggest Explosion Ever Caught on Camera | Shoemaker-Levy 9

SpaceX launches 114 satellites, lands rocket in landmark 200th flight | Space

 

What an Astronaut needs to know:

Dublin, Ireland | Earth from Space

Reading material:

Ukraine war: Soledar devastation revealed in satellite images - BBC News

Chinese moon mission's sample haul includes exotic volcanic rocks | Space

Virgin Orbit fails on first mission from the UK with Start Me Up - NASASpaceFlight.com

List of first UK space satellites, the firms behind them and what they're for (msn.com)

Are Chemical Rockets or Solar Sails Better to Return Resources from Asteroids? - Universe Today

Is Space Power a Good Idea? A new Spacecraft is Going to Find Out! - Universe Today

NASA's TESS discovers planetary system's second Earth-size world (phys.org)

China’s Tianwen-1 Mars orbiter and rover appear to be in trouble - SpaceNews

Martian meteorite contains large diversity of organic compounds (marsdaily.com)

Cosmic superbubble's magnetic field charted in 3D for the first time (spacedaily.com)

Researchers create an optical tractor beam that pulls macroscopic objects (spacedaily.com)

NASA’s commercial lunar program ready to start flying in 2023 - NASASpaceFlight.com

ESPA satellites maturing as the preferred ride for small national security payloads - SpaceNews