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SpaceX stacks Starship to gear up for launch rehearsal (photos)

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October 17, 2023

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Antarctic ice shelves have lost 74 trillion tons of water

(ESA/Planetary Visions)

Many of the ice shelves have lost more than 30% of their initial mass over just 25 years - further evidence that climate change is altering Antarctica.

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Space Quiz! What is the smallest flowering plant on Earth?

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SpaceX stacks Starship to gear up for launch rehearsal

(SpaceX)

Elon Musk has said that the latest Starship vehicle is ready to go from a technical standpoint, but the company is still waiting for a launch license from the FAA.

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Spaceflight

Axiom Space's 3rd private astronaut crew ready for ISS

(Axiom Space)

Axiom Space's Ax-3 flight remains on track for a launch toward the ISS no sooner than January 2024. The four crewmembers, including a former NASA astronaut, an ESA reserve astronaut and a passenger who flew with Virgin Galactic earlier this year, spoke with journalists on Oct. 16 about their excitement.

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Science & Astronomy

Scientists want to make moon roads by blasting lunar soil

(Liquifer Systems Group)

Lunar dust could one day be fused into paved roads and landing pads on the moon using concentrated sunlight from huge lenses, scientists believe, thanks to experiments on Earth that used lasers to blast simulated lunar soil.

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SpaceX

SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket tonight on 16th mission

(SpaceX)

The rocket's first stage will come back to Earth, touching down at sea on the drone ship Just Read the Instructions about 8.5 minutes after launch. It'll be the 16th flight for this particular rocket's first stage - one shy of the company's reuse record, which was set just last month.

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Search for Life

Future Mars astronauts may chomp on Earth's tiniest plant

(ESA-G)

As humanity prepares for the next era of human-crewed space exploration, which will focus on longer missions and sojourns to the moon's surface (and even Mars'), sustainability is key.

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Entertainment

'For All Mankind' gets audiences excited about space

(Apple TV+)

Space.com attended New York Comic Con 2023 and met three of the pivotal people behind "For All Mankind." We spoke with executive producer Ronald D. Moore, as well as showrunners Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi. The three discussed how Season 4 will (and won't) differ from its predecessors, as well as where the show might go from here.

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Star Trek

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' takes center stage at NYCC 2023

(Paramount)

In addition to screening a whole new episode, a full week in advance of its launch on Paramount Plus, fans got to see series creator Mike McMahan talk about where he intends to take the series next, and what "Star Trek" means to him.

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