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Does Distant Planet Host Volcanic Moon Like Jupiter’s Io?

5 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This artist’s concept depicts a potential volcanic moon between the…

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<div>What’s inside the moon? Gravity measurements suggest a layer of molten rock</div>

In between the moon's solid core and external surface may swirl a partially molten layer of rock.

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<div>Scientists discover bright ‘sungrazer’ comet that could be visible with the naked eye this month — after Tsuchinshan–ATLAS</div>

Newfound comet C/2024 S1 will light up Earth's skies in late October before a super close slingshot around the sun.

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Negar Feher, CEO, Orbital Outpost X – Leading Women in Space

In this episode of the SpaceNews Leading Women in Space series, correspondent Debra Werner speaks with Negar Feher, CEO, Orbital…

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Volta Space Technologies unveils plans for lunar power satellite network

A startup has unveiled plans to develop a network of satellites around the moon to provide power to spacecraft on…

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<div>Phew! No ‘doomsday’ asteroids hide in famous broken comet’s debris stream</div>

The Taurid Meteoroid Stream, responsible for two November meteor showers and possibly the Tunguska and Chelyabinsk impacts, probably doesn't hide…

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Most Mars Meteorites Came From Five Craters

Meteorites strike Earth every day. It’s estimated that about 100 – 300 metric tonnes of material strike our planet every…

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ViaSat-3 satellite begins service for U.S. Marine Corps

The satellite, which covers the Americas, is now supporting the Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38 and the 3rd Marine Littoral…

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NASA Reveals the Mind-Boggling Scale of Hurricane Milton seen from Space

We often talk about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot quite candidly but forget that hurricanes can be devastating, destructive forces here…

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NASA “really looking forward” to next Starship test flight

As SpaceX prepares for the test flight of its Starship vehicle, NASA is closely watching as it waits for the…

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