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Virgin Galactic sets date, announces crew for 5th commercial spaceflight

Virgin Galactic sets date and crew for 5th commercial flight | Space Quiz! When will, or when did NASA's Parker Solar Probe make its closest approach to the sun? | Canada to launch new satellites to monitor climate change

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October 19, 2023

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Virgin Galactic sets date and crew for 5th commercial flight

(Virgin Galactic)

This will be Virgin Galactic's sixth spaceflight in as many months and will see its reusable space plane VSS Unity reach an altitude of about 54 miles (87 kilometers) above Earth, enough for its passengers to experience weightlessness and see the blackness of space.

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Space Quiz! When will, or when did NASA's Parker Solar Probe make its closest approach to the sun?

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Canada to launch new satellites to monitor climate change

(Canadian Space Agency)

Canada aims to add more satellites to its flagship Earth observation program "as soon as possible" thanks to a fresh funding infusion, a senior space official said in an exclusive interview.

Full Story: Space (10/18)

Skywatching

NASA astronaut snaps photo of solar eclipse from ISS

(NASA/Jasmin Moghbeli)

Not all of the skywatchers who enjoyed last weekend's solar eclipse were confined to planet Earth.

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Spaceflight

Parker Solar Probe smashes spacecraft speed record

(NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben)

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has reached a record-breaking speed as it gets a gravitational assist from Venus to fall closer to the sun's scorching surface.

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Science & Astronomy

'Galactic atlas' offers stunning details of 400,000 galaxies

(CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/J. Moustakas)

The Siena Galaxy Atlas is a treasure trove of information for scientists studying the structure of the universe - and, it's free for the public to access.

Full Story: Space (10/18)

SpaceX

SpaceX aims to launch 144 missions next year

(Josh Dinner)

Elon Musk's company has already launched 74 orbital missions in 2023, more than any private outfit ever has in a single year. (The previous record was 61, set by SpaceX in 2022.) But these next 2.5 months should see even more spaceflight action.

Full Story: Space (10/18)

Technology

How AI-powered lasers could help with space debris

(WVU Illustration/Savanna Leech)

While space debris has been a concern for decades, efforts to address this junk have only recently started receiving serious investment. The latest early-stage idea is to mount artificial intelligence-powered lasers on satellites or other dedicated platforms and have them monitor space debris objects.

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Entertainment

Queen legend Brian May analyzes OSIRIS-REx samples

(Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

May and fellow citizen scientist Claudia Manzoni were invited to examine images taken of Bennu's surface by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to find opportunities to apply a technique called stereoscopy - which can basically add a 3D dimensional effect and illusion of depth to a 2D image.

Full Story: Space (10/18)