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Dramatic sampling shows asteroid Bennu is nothing like scientists expected
Asteroid Bennu nearly swallowed the OSIRIS-REx probe when it touched down on the rock to collect a sample, revealing that the space rock's nature was much different than scientists had thought.
What was the space race? Origins, events and timeline
The Space Race was a bitter competition that took place in the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, between the USA and the Soviet Union.
Cosmic targets for Webb Telescope’s first images announced
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope will soon reveal unprecedented and detailed views of the Universe, with the upcoming release of its first full-colour images and spectroscopic data.
Should you buy a telescope on Amazon Prime Day?
Prime Day is here once again, but should you part ways with your hard-earned cash and buy a telescope?
James Webb Space Telescope wraps tests on instrument to study the universe's chemistry
NASA's next-generation space telescope has completed tests of another science instrument, bringing it one step closer to starting formal operations.
Discs for fault detection
Image: Discs for fault detection
See the moon's 'Golden Handle' shine on Saturday
The moon's 'Golden Handle' is visible this Saturday (July 9). The striking feature is created when low-angled sunlight strikes the Montes Jura mountain range.
Jupiter and its moons will be a 'proving ground' for the James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope will soon turn its eyes to the solar system's king, the gas giant Jupiter.
Satellites spot construction of Russian anti-satellite laser facility: report
Recent Google Earth images reveal construction at what appears to be a sophisticated laser system at a Russian space facility designed to blind adversary satellites.
Planned NASA mission to the 'ignorosphere' could improve space weather forecasts
NASA and the European Space Agency are planning a mission into the little-explored region of Earth's atmosphere where space weather impacts are keenly felt, but it won't be ready for this solar cycle.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 8 – 16
July is Scorpius season. Maybe you know of the Cat's Eyes in the Scorpion's tail, but how about the Little Cat's Eyes in the Scorpion's body? The Sagittarius Teapot follows not far behind.
Vega-C: watch the launch 13 July
ESA’s new medium-lift Vega-C rocket is nearly ready for its inaugural flight. You can follow live on ESA Web TV. Flight VV21 will lift off as soon as 13 July at 13:13 CEST, pending suitable conditions for launch.
Earth from Space: Fuerteventura and Lanzarote
Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, part of the Canary Islands lying in the North Atlantic Ocean, are featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
SpaceX rolls out maritime internet service on same day as another Starlink launch
SpaceX’s Starlink 4-21 mission lifted off July 7 on a Falcon 9 rocket. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now
SpaceX launched another group of 53 satellites from Cape Canaveral for the company’s Starlink internet network Thursday, the same day it unveiled a new maritime broadband service. Federal regulators recently approved SpaceX’s request to provide Starlink connectivity for mobile users.
Engineers Build a gun That can Fire Projectiles at 10 km/s, Simulating High-Speed Space Debris Impacts
According to the ESA’s Space Debris Office (SDO), there are about 31,630 debris objects in orbit that are regularly tracked by space surveillance networks. However, this only accounts for the larger objects and doesn’t include the (literally) millions of tiny bits of “space junk” that pollute Low Earth Orbit (LEO). According to the SDO, this includes an estimated 36,500 objects greater than 10 cm in diameter (~4 inches), 1 million space debris objects measuring between 1 cm to 10 cm (0.4 to 4 inches), and 130 million space debris objects measuring between 1 mm to 1 cm.
NASA's tiny CAPSTONE probe aces 1st engine burn en route to the moon
CAPSTONE successfully performed its first engine burn today (July 7), an 11-minute maneuver that changed its velocity by about 45 mph (72 kph) as planned.
US military's mysterious X-37B space plane sets new spaceflight record
The records keep falling for the U.S. Space Force's robotic X-37B space plane, which has now spent 781 days in orbit on its latest mission.
Minotaur rocket explodes shortly after launching on test mission for US military
There were no injuries reported, and the cause is under investigation.
Amateur astronomer spots 34 paired-off 'failed' stars in brown dwarf project
A citizen scientist used old telescope data to find a trove of binary star systems that include what are sometimes dubbed "failed stars."
