Daily Telescope: Looking up to brilliant skies Down Under
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Space
NASA urged Astrobotic not to send its hamstrung spacecraft toward the Moon
A propellant leak prevented the Peregrine spacecraft from landing on the Moon.
NASA loses, and then recovers, contact with its historic Mars helicopter
Ingenuity has been flying above Mars, off and on, for nearly three years.
What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?
"If you guys don't give me a chance to repair my instrument, I'm not going back."
Japan becomes the fifth nation to land a spacecraft on the Moon
After a successful landing, Japan's SLIM spacecraft stopped generating power.
Rocket Report: A new estimate of Starship costs; Japan launches spy satellite
One space tug company runs into financial problems; another says go big or go home.
Axiom, SpaceX launch third all-private crew mission to space station
A US-Spanish dual citizen commands a crew of Italian, Swedish, and Turkish astronauts.
Former NASA administrator hates Artemis, wants to party like it’s 2008
"In my judgment, the Artemis Program is excessively complex."
Daily Telescope: In which the space station proves it truly is international
"We had parked our canal boat for the night..."
Taking stock: Private investment in space companies rebounded in 2023
Money flowing into commercial space stations, logistics, and lunar exploration lagging.
Meet Helios, a new class of space tug with some real muscle
"Just give us a sip. We'll take our 14 tons and we'll be glad to pay for it."
Daily Telescope: A beautiful supernova remnant from an uncertain age
Sometimes astronomy can be a bit imprecise.
Axiom and SpaceX are disrupting Europe’s traditional pathway to space
The program sees more countries get access to space, but the details are murky.
No, the James Webb Space Telescope hasn’t found life out there—at least not yet
There is a robust debate ongoing in the scientific community.
Daily Telescope: The Cygnus Wall lights up the night sky
The Cygnus Wall is part of a larger nebula.
