A rapidly growing rocket industry could undo decades of work to save the ozone layer — unless we act now

The ozone layer is on track to heal within four decades, which can be undone by an upsurge in rocket launches 

See the mysterious spiral over Hawaii observatory

Astronomers using the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, captured a mysterious spiral in the night sky. Watch the video here.

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SpaceX Starlink launches for February

Watch the livestream for SpaceX’s Starlink launches for February here. The 1st is currently scheduled from Florida on February 2, 2023.

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SpaceX aims for 100 launches in 2023

SpaceX had set a record launch pace in 2022 and plans to double it in 2023. Meanwhile, traffic is getting heavy on orbit.

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SpaceX Starlink launches for January 2023

SpaceX has seven Starlink launches planned for the month of January 2023. Learn more about them, including how to watch the SpaceX Starlink launches, here.

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Work Set to Begin on Asteroid Hunting Observatory—NASA’s New Mission to Protect Earth from Disaster

A new space-based surveyor that will help catalog millions of near-Earth objects is now ready for budgeting and building after passing a rigorous technical review. This year NASA completed its first-ever mission organized entirely for the purpose of planetary defense, when the DART probe slammed into an asteroid to see if it could be redirected […]

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SWOT mission to survey Earth’s water

NASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography – SWOT – satellite launched on December 16. It’s an international mission to observe water on Earth’s surface.

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Apollo 17 – last human footsteps on the moon – 50 years ago

It’s been 50 years since humans last stepped foot on the moon. The Apollo 17 astronauts left the lunar surface on December 14, 1972.

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SpaceX launching competitor’s satellites Thursday

SpaceX will launch a set of communications satellites for rival OneWeb on Thursday, December 8, 2022. Find out how to watch the livestream here.

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SpaceX Starlink launches for December. Watch here

SpaceX has four Starlink launches planned for the month of December 2022. Learn how to watch the livestreams and more, here.

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