This week, off world: Indian lunar land does a 'hop test', oceans moons and planets, and loads more...

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

...and here is (one) place you can donate to help children in Afghanistan, caught under the Taliban.

   

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Footage from Moon shows Indian lunar lander successfully 'hopping' – video | World news | The Guardian

A classic space oddity:

Aditya-L1 launch

SpaceX launches 13 satellites for US Space Force, booster lands in California

Falcon 9 launches Tranche 0B and Falcon 9 first stage landing

SpaceX Crew-6 hatch closure

....Re-entry...

.... and landing:

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 22 Starlink satellites from Florida

What Chandrayaan-3 Saw on the Moon So Far!

Chinese Ceres-1 rocket reaches orbit with first sea launch - SpaceNews

Hot-fire test of Ariane 6 core stage on launch pad

Reading material:

Cracking the celestial ceiling - SpaceNews

Astronomers are Hoping the Event Horizon Telescope saw Pulsars Near the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole - Universe Today

Chinese scientist proposes solar system-wide resource utilization roadmap - SpaceNews

With Silent Barker Satellites, America Enters New Space Arms Race (popularmechanics.com)

DoD satellites in low Earth orbit promise more connectivity for military users - SpaceNews