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Friday 17 March 2023

This week, off world: New Horizons mission looks for a new target, exploring Venus with a fleet of balloons and loads more...

Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims... 

 ...and where you can donate to support victims of the recent quake in Syria and Turkey (dec.org.uk)

 


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The Best Way to Learn About Venus Could Be With a Fleet of Balloons - Universe Today


Cargo Dragon CRS-27 docks with ISS - NASASpaceFlight.com

 



...and SpaceX launches another fleet of Starlink satellites  


Rocketlab launches 'stronger together' mission:


Don’t Drop your Tools in Space


Long March-2C launches Horus-2


Long March-3B launches Gaofen-13 02


Reading material:


The Latest from New Horizons (centauri-dreams.org)


Venus is ‘geologically active’, revolutionary new evidence suggests (msn.com)


Telescope on moon's far side will probe universe's 'Dark Ages' | Space




What is the U.S. Space Force and what does it do? (msn.com)












Saturday 11 March 2023

This week, off world: Lonestar looks to the Moon as a data storage & recovery station, satellites see Antarctic sea ice hit a record low, and loads more...

Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims... 

 ...and where you can donate to support victims of the recent quake in Syria and Turkey (dec.org.uk)


 


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Russian filmmakers release trailer for first ever feature-length movie filmed in space (msn.com) 


A Supercut of Hilarious Astronaut Falls during Apollo Moonwalk


Bubbles in Space: Zero Gravity Experiment You Have to See 

Amazing Blue Jet Over Texas !


See SpaceX deploy 'V2 mini' satellites for 1st time in amazing view from space...



Exploring Venus with NASA's DAVINCI misison, includes descent probe!




Reading material:


Antarctic sea ice hits record low, satellites reveal | Space


NASA scientists push for a treaty to tackle risky 'space junk' | Space


Asteroids may have gotten life building blocks from interstellar clouds | Space



X-rays reveal how 450-year-old Tycho supernova became a giant cosmic particle accelerator (msn.com)











Friday 3 March 2023

This week, off world: NASA's DART mission proves it can move asteroids, Chinese spacecraft examines GEO satellites, and loads more...

Here’s where you can donate to help Ukrainian refugees and war victims... 

 ...and where you can donate to support victims of the recent quake in Syria and Turkey (dec.org.uk) 

 



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Replacement Soyuz arrives at space station - SpaceNews


Long March-2C launches Horus-1


SpaceX launches first Starlink v2 satellites to orbit - NASASpaceFlight.com




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Sun erupts with powerful X2-class flare, NASA spacecraft sees it: 


Moment fireball lights up sky over Japan (msn.com)



A Very Young Star is Forming Near the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole - Universe Today



The first combustion experiment onboard the China Space Station:




Reading material:


Striking satellite images reveal beauty and danger of algal blooms (msn.com)


Satellite pictures claim to show elite Russian unit 'destroyed' around Vuhledar (msn.com)



NASA astronaut snaps gorgeous photo of auroras from space station | Space



Space Force looks to energize industry with next round of launch contracts - SpaceNews