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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)

Chinese spacecraft has been eyeing US satellites high above Earth | Space

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

The US vs USSR U-2 incident and more: the shadowy role spy planes and satellites play (msn.com)

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

Bullitt unveils satellite-enabled Android smartphones - SpaceNews

New Chinese commercial spaceport to host first launch next year - SpaceNews

NASA plans to start work this year on first Gateway logistics mission - SpaceNews

Secretive military space agency stepping out of the shadows - SpaceNews

Does the moon need its own time zone? We may need to decide soon | Space

Hubble sees odd changes in asteroid dust after DART spacecraft smash | Space

ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket is flying for the first time in May (spacedaily.com)

Arianespace says faulty carbon component to blame for failed satellite launch (msn.com)

Euclid spacecraft prepares to probe universe's dark mysteries (spacedaily.com)

NASA’s DART mission proves it can save the planet from killer asteroids (msn.com)

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft remains in safe mode after IMU issue (marsdaily.com)

The effects of Aurora Borealis on energy grids with the addition of renewables (spacedaily.com)