This week, off world: The Israel-Iran conflict examined by satellites, cancer research using microgravity and loads more...

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Yuanxingzhe-1 - the first recovery test of the first stage

Solar Orbiter spacecraft snaps first images of Sun's south pole - BBC News

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Satellite photos reveal damage to Iranian missile bases after Israeli strikes

Could the answers to cancer lie in space? Why off-Earth research is heating up | Space

Chinese spacecraft prepare for orbital refueling test as US surveillance sats lurk nearby - SpaceNews

Xplore reveals hyperspectral imagery from first satellite - SpaceNews

This week, off world: A success for China’s answer to SpaceX's re-usable rockets passe a milestone, Africa's space agency presents a united front, and loads more...

 Decades of conflict have devastated the Central African Republic, with especially harsh effects on children. To help alleviate the suffering if this mostly forgotten conflict, you can donate here...

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Chinese launch startup conducts vertical takeoff and splashdown test - SpaceNews

What was before the Big Bang?  

Los Angeles from 400km up:

Never before seen details of the suns corona:

Dragon’s journey over the Pacific Ocean:

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Second ispace lunar lander presumed lost - SpaceNews

China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft sends home 1st photo as it heads for mysterious 'quasi-moon' asteroid | Space

NASA’s ESCAPADE could launch on second New Glenn - SpaceNews

Africa's new space agency presents a unified space front - SpaceNews

The new attack surface: from space to smartphone - SpaceNews

Enpulsion Unveils Nexus, Its Most Powerful Electric Propulsion System to Date - SpaceNews

This week, off world: What does re-entry look like from inside a space capsule? The 100th woman in space interviewed, and loads more...

     

 Decades of conflict have devastated the Central African Republic, with especially harsh effects on children. To help alleviate the suffering if this mostly forgotten conflict, you can donate here...

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Lightning storm from space:

A week from orbit: 

Re-entry from inside Varda Space's most recent capsule:

Watch tile-shedding private Chinese rocket launch 6 satellites to orbit (video):

The 100th woman in space: Emily Calandrelli talks about her Blue Origin flight and inspiring the next generation.

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North Korea: Satellite photos show Kim Jong Un's damaged warship - BBC News

Most extreme solar storm on record:

SI Imaging Services to offer leasing of high-resolution imaging satellite - SpaceNews

SatVu’s thermal imaging satellite winning over customers despite early setback - SpaceNews

NASA Satellites Spot Key Whale Food from Space, Boosting Conservation Efforts

China launches classified comms satellite, conducts commercial sea launch - SpaceNews

Starfish Space's 'Otter' satellite will attempt 1st-ever commercial docking in low Earth orbit this year

Dawn Aerospace begins sales of Aurora suborbital spaceplane - SpaceNews

This week, off world: Rocket labs to test point-to-point orbital cargo transport, more modules for Tiangong and loads more...

     

 Decades of conflict have devastated the Central African Republic, with especially harsh effects on children. To help alleviate the suffering if this mostly forgotten conflict, you can donate here...

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Frozen sea from space: Okhotsk ice captured in 4K by Sen from the ISS:

 

Area 51 from space:

Earth may have once had rings: 

Plasma devils whirl on the Sun:

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Rocket Lab's Neutron tapped for U.S. military cargo test - SpaceNews

Vast signs agreement to test Haven-1 at NASA facility - SpaceNews

Portal Space Systems raises $17.5 million for highly maneuverable Supernova spacecraft - SpaceNews

Breakthrough Lightsail: Ultra-Thin, AI-Optimized, and Ready to Race to Alpha Centauri

China to launch new modules to Tiangong space station - SpaceNews

Engine change delays ispace-built lunar lander mission - SpaceNews

German defense firm partners with Iceye to build SAR satellites - SpaceNews

The Climate Lessons Hidden in Moon Dust

The 9 Most Critical Orbits for Monitoring Earth 

This week, off world: Goodnight Blue Ghost, Maxar launches a GPS alternative for drones, and loads more...

    

 Decades of conflict have devastated the Central African Republic, with especially harsh effects on children. To help alleviate the suffering if this mostly forgotten conflict, you can donate here...

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225: A newly discovered Martian volcano with Dr. Lee — Spacepod

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Partial 'solar horns' eclipse:

Final Message from the Moon sent by Firefly's Blue Ghost Moon lander before entering Silent Mode

Satellite images reveal how South Korea wildfires spread - BBC News

Long March-2D launches SuperView Neo-3 02 and Tianyan-23

Firefly Aerospace wraps up successful Blue Ghost 1 mission with a spectacular video of lunar sunset: 

MMX mission – The journey to the Martian moon Phobos

Euclid's first deep dive into the Universe

Gaia leaves for retirement orbit

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China’s megaconstellations take off, government backs commercial space - SpaceNews

Welsh startup to launch zero gravity micro-factory into space

Private Starlab space station moves into 'full-scale development' ahead of 2028 launch | Space

Chinese space ambition shakes US dominance with new refuelling tech

Conflict in orbit: EU urges action on Russian attacks against European satellites

China demonstrated ‘satellite dogfighting,’ Space Force general says

Liverpool and Greater Manchester will have 'key role in global space economy' thanks to landmark deal with Axiom Space

Maxar launches GPS-alternative navigation system for drones - SpaceNews

Artemis 2.0: A model for really winning the new moon race - SpaceNews

This week, off world: A close up of Mars' moon Deimos, private missions are on the Moon and loads more...

    

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Blue Ghost Has Been Very Busy On The Moon's Surface:

See Firefly's Blue Ghost moon lander drill, vacuum and deploy electrodes:

Firefly's Blue Ghost moon landing captured with NASA stereo cameras:

Remarkable Footage of Solar Eclipse from Moon's surface by Blue Ghost lunar lander:

Totality! Moon turns blood red in this lunar eclipse time-lapse:

New Images Show The Athena Lunar Lander In A Crater:

Rocket Lab’s Commercial Solution to Mars Sample Return:

W-2 (In-Space Manufacturing) Reentry: Capsule View (9 minutes):

Tiny Mars moon Deimos gets a rare close-up, thanks to Europe's Hera asteroid probe (photos)

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European space giants unite to challenge Musk's dominance

Multi-orbit operators highlight growth outside Starlink’s spotlight - SpaceNews

German military could launch intelligence satellites from Scotland

UAE Space Agency completes critical design review for Emirates Mission to Asteroid Belt

Argotec announces modular satellite platform - SpaceNews

Join or die: How satellite manufacturers approach competition with SpaceX - SpaceNews

ESA lays foundations for the future of data transmission - SpaceNews

RBC Signals adds 10 antennas to global ground-station network - SpaceNews

This week, off world: Two private companies land on the Moon, European nations look to replace cut-off US space resources in Ukraine, and loads more...

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Blue ghost spacecraft lands on the Moon:

 

As does the Athena lander... but sideways...

 

...however, some experiments are run, and some data returned

Demonstrating Rocket Fuel Transfer in Space

Sunrise from space as the ISS orbits above the United States

Ariane 6 rocket's 2nd flight launches French spy satellite:  

Starship Failure and Re-Entry: Stabilized Telescope Footage!

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Astroscale makes history by chasing space junk for cleanup mission

US government revokes some access to satellite imagery for Ukraine By Reuters

Britain and France plot to replace Musk’s Starlink in Ukraine

Houston, we have a solution: Why Britain can win big by betting on the new space race

A guide to the UK's SaxaVord spaceport

Satellite image captures three tropical cyclones spinning in the South Pacific at once 

A Chinese Satellite Tests Orbital Refuelling - Universe Today

China’s declassified spy satellite’s 22,370-mile reach alarms US