This week, off world: Russia returns to the Moon, Hawaiian fires tracked by satellite, Starlink photobombs the Perseids and loads more

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Starlink photobombs the Perseids:

Luna-25’s first image of the Moon 

Long March-3B launches L-SAR4 01

Three back-to-back Starlink missions to cross 5,000 Starlink satellites launched - NASASpaceFlight.com

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Deadly wildfires in Hawaii seen from International Space Station (photo) | Space

Russia's Luna-25 moon lander reaches lunar orbit | Space

These 3 teams just hacked a US Air Force satellite in space ... and won big cash prizes | Space

Exoplanets in Trappist-1 system may be more habitable than previously thought, new study suggests | Space

Scientists get a new look inside the Moon | Astronomy.com

NRO to select providers of new forms of optical satellite imagery - SpaceNews

100-year 'megastorms' on Saturn shower the ringed planet in ammonia rain (msn.com)

AST SpaceMobile fully funds first five commercial direct-to-device satellites - SpaceNews