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A Distant Planet May Host A Moon That's Spewing A Volcanic Cloud

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Source: See here Headlines: Astronomers have identified many planets orbiting distant stars using sophisticated observatories. But there's something they have yet to spot with any certainty: moons around those worlds. Now a recent discovery around a Saturn-size planet 635 light-years from Earth offers one of the best potential clues that exomoons orbit exoplanets out there in the Milky Way. And this possible moon, as described by scientists, is putting on an explosive show, blasting volcanic matter and noxious gases that then drift off into its stellar neighborhood like a comet's serpentine tail. The possible evidence of

A New European Space Mission Could Get Up Close With A Large Asteroid That's Set To Brush...

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Reference: See here Headlines: Or Graur does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses), will rendezvous with the asteroid in February 2029. Apophis is 340 metres wide, about the same as the height of the Empire State Building.

New Glenn Shows Out; ULA Acknowledges Some Fairing Issues

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Reference: See here Headlines: ESA selects four companies for reusable launch . The European Space Agency announced this week the selection of Rocket Factory Augsburg, The Exploration Company, ArianeGroup, and Isar Aerospace to develop reusable rocket technology, European Spaceflight reports . The four awardees are divided into two initiatives focused on the development of reusable rocket technology: the Technologies for High-thrust Reusable Space Transportation (THRUST!) project and the Boosters for European Space Transportation (BEST!) project. The awarded companies will now begin contract negotiations with ESA to further develop and test their solutions. UK startup pursues

NASA's Starliner Astronauts To Achieve Feat, Technically, During SpaceX Dragon Relocation

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SpaceX Staff Tell Elon Musk Starship Almost Crashed In Last Launch

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More details: See here SpaceX launched its  fifth-ever test flight from South Texas earlier this month, impressing viewers when the rocket's first stage booster returned back to the launch pad with the help of mechanical arms known as ⁘chopsticks.⁘ But behind the scenes, SpaceX staff worried the rocket might crash.  In a video Elon Musk posted to X Friday of him playing a video game, the SpaceX CEO is being briefed by staff about the potential fallout of a misconfiguration, Reuters space reporter Joey Roulette first spotted . ⁘I want to be really upfront