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The Launchpad

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 'American broomstick'

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SpaceX successfully launched a new batch of Starlink internet satellites on Wednesday, the company's 10th launch in 10 weeks. "Time to let the American broomstick fly and hear the sounds of freedom," SpaceX's launch director said just before liftoff. Here's why she said that.

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Meteor streaks through Jupiter's atmosphere as NASA probe watches

(Giles et al. (2021), Geophysical Research Letters, 48(5), doi:10.1029/2020GL091797)

When a rogue meteor careened through the atmosphere of Jupiter last year, it caught the attention of NASA's Juno spacecraft in orbit around the giant planet.

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Huge asteroid slammed into Greenland a few million years after the dinosaurs died

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Hidden under Greenland's thick ice sheet, scientists once found what they thought was an asteroid impact perhaps just thousands of years old. It's WAY older than that.

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Spaceflight

NASA would get $24 billion in new omnibus spending bill

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NASA will get just over $24 billion this year, if Congress is able to pass a newly devised omnibus spending bill. The funding package, which allocates a total of $1.5 trillion throughout the government, would give NASA about $760 million less for fiscal year 2022 than U.S. President Joe Biden requested last year.

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Rocket Lab will build Neutron next-gen booster in Virginia

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Rocket Lab will build its next-generation Neutron launcher on Wallops Island, Virginia, at a site adjacent to the company's coastal U.S. launch pad. The reusable Neutron is expected to launch larger satellites and, potentially, humans after a scheduled 2024 debut.

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A sweet surprise and a bittersweet farewell - Commander's report: sol 14

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The Valoria 3 space simulation crew honors their commander with a surprise goodbye party. Here's how it happened.

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Science & Astronomy

Astronomers spot tantalizing large molecule near 'comet factory' star

(ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Nienke van der Marel)

Astronomers spotted the largest molecule yet found in a planet-forming disk, which they say will tell us more about the origin of life.

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Long-lost asteroid impact was so big it left over 30 craters

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Ricochet from a meteorite impact on Earth created a huge 'field' of craters in Wyoming that we've only seen on other planets. The more than 30 craters from one impact formed 280 million years ago.

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NASA's Mars rover Perseverance snags 7th Red Planet rock sample

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Collecting samples for future return to Earth is one of Perseverance's two main tasks, along with hunting for signs of ancient Mars life. The 28-mile-wide (45 kilometers) Jezero harbored a lake and a river delta in the ancient past, so it's a great place to do such work, mission team members have said.

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SpaceX

How SpaceX got Starlink up and running in Ukraine: report

A fleet of SpaceX Starlink internet satellites poised for deployment in orbit (SpaceX)

SpaceX worked for six weeks to bring Starlink satellite internet service to Ukraine ahead of a formal request from government officials of the besieged country, President Gwynne Shotwell said Monday.

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Ukrainian flag will launch on SpaceX rocket with Polaris Dawn crew

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The crewed Polaris Dawn, led by Inspiration4 founder and tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, will fly a Ukrainian flag to Earth orbit, mission team members announced Monday.

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Technology

Best camera phone 2022: Smartphones with stargazing capabilities

(Samsung)

With multiple lenses, advanced software and gargantuan amounts of megapixels, the cameras built into the very latest smartphones are beginning to seem even more advanced than some 'proper' cameras, and some can take night sky photos.

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MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) review

(Future)

Whether you're a skywatcher looking for something to edit their photos of the night sky on, or you just need something to watch sci-fi movies on, the Macbook Pro 16-inch is a fantastic laptop.

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Skywatching

Best time to buy binoculars and save

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If you've tried to buy a pair of the best binoculars for stargazing in recent months you'll know that prices are sky-high. Here's what to know and how to save.

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