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Getting space junk under control may require an attitude shift

The FCC recently voted favorably to dispose of low-Earth orbit satellites within five years, not within 25 years as previously recommended to satellite operators. "The changes being made seem to be in the right ...

SpaceX hasn't flown a Falcon Heavy rocket since 2019. Here's why.

The heavy lifter's upcoming launch will end a 40-month drought. ... SpaceX's second Falcon Heavy megarocket ...

Next-generation inflatable Mars landing gear to get a test during launch next week

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch the Joint Polar Surveyor System-2 (JPSS-2) weather satellite from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early Tuesday morning (Nov. 1).

Scientific American

Life on Mars May Have Been Its Own Worst Enemy

Scientific American

But that buried biosphere would have ultimately retreated deeper into the planet, perhaps to its doom, driven by freezing temperatures of its own making. The study, published in Nature Astronomy, proposes that these hypothetical ancient ...

BBC News

Nasa space probes document big impacts on Mars

BBC News

Space probes have witnessed a big impact crater being formed on Mars - the largest in the Solar System ever caught in the act of excavation. A van-sized object dug out a 150m-wide bowl on the Red Planet, hurling debris up to 35km (19 miles) away.

Listen to the terrifying rumble of Earth's magnetic field being assaulted by a solar storm

If you're seeking something unsettling from space this October, an audio track of converted data released by the European Space Agency (ESA) provides a disturbing sonic representation of the Earth's magnetic field under attack.

Social mammals evolve faster than solitary ones, according to new study of evolution

A groundbreaking new research project has analyzed the evolution of the placental mammal skull using 3D scans of 322 specimens housed in more than 20 international museum collections, and crafted a new model of how mammals diversified based on the ...

Ghostly figures emerge from Pillars of Creation in new Webb telescope image

CNN

CNN

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a new perspective of the Pillars of Creation in mid-infrared light. The dust of this star-forming region, rather than the stars themselves, is the highlight, and resembles ghostly figures.

Zombie worlds: Five spooky planets orbiting dead stars

Stars shine by the process of nuclear fusion in which lighter atoms, such as hydrogen, fuse together to create heavier ones. This process releases vast quantities of energy which counteracts the ever-present inward pull of the star's gravity. Ultimately, ...

Powerful SpaceX Falcon Heavy set for liftoff Tuesday after 3-year hiatus

Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Sentinel

It's the biggest game in town for now, but has not flown in more than three years. Fans of SpaceX, though, will have a chance to see what is currently the most powerful rocket in use launch on a secret military mission from Kennedy Space Center on ...