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Space.com

The quad of dust specks, which were first brought back to Earth by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969, came within 80 miles (130 kilometers) of the moon on Monday (Nov. 21) as part of NASA’s Artemis 1 mission.

Space.com

A “charger” rover that could supply power to robots exploring shaded craters on the moon’s south pole will join expanding lunar infrastructure by 2025. The world’s space agencies have grand plans for the exploration of the moon performed by robots and …

Spaceflight Now

On its inaugural test flight, the huge new Space Launch System moon rocket released the Orion crew capsule on an on-target trajectory to begin a five-day cruise to the moon. Artemis 1 is …

Scientific American

For a second time, NASA has decided not to rename its flagship James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The decision follows a historical investigation into the telescope’s namesake, a former NASA administrator who held high-ranking government positions at a …

TechCrunch

Toronto-based Stells, founded by CEO Alex Kapralov and CTO Vital Ioussoupov in 2021, is developing a rover called Mobile Power Rover (MPR-1) that would be able to provide power to lunar spacecraft via wireless charging.

EarthSky

After a record 908 days in low-earth orbit, the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-6 (OTV-6) has finally come home. And the uncrewed, reusable craft – looking much like a miniature space shuttle – glided to a touchdown at Kennedy Space …

BBC News

The Orion capsule will sweep 130km (80 miles) above the lunar surface, before entering into a larger orbit. The vehicle will be out of contact during this manoeuvre, which will …

Florida Today

Space Force forecasters expect weather conditions to only be about 30% “go” for the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket and uncrewed Dragon capsule from Kennedy Space Center. Flying from pad 39A, it will mark SpaceX’s 26th contracted ISS resupply mission (CRS-26) …

Phys.Org

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for launch onboard a Falcon 9 rocket to the space station no earlier than November 22, 2022, from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Phys.Org

Dust from the dry Puna Plateau in northwestern Argentina was an important source of iron for the nutrient-deficient South Pacific in the last two glacial cycles—especially at the beginning of these cycles. This was the key finding of a study presented …