Leonard DiCaprio has been named an investor in Nuview, a startup that's planning a constellation of LIDAR satellites. Psyche mission is on track for October 2023. Plus researchers are working on a real-life tractor beam.

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A massive asteroid is passing Earth but it's not nearly as close as some of the media outlets are implying. The ISS is getting a power upgrade today. There's evicence of phosphates in the salty water spewing up from one of Saturn's moons. Plus, the Earth and Sun are interacting magnetically today.

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Does the US already have ships of non-human origin in their possession? A reputable says so. Plus ULA has test-fired a Vulcan Centaur rocket. SpaceX has docked a resupply mission at the ISS. ChatGPT's "intelligence" about the Carrington Event is pretty dumb. And NASA has concerns about Starship's readiness for the Artemis 3 mission.

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A new record was set when twenty "space flight participants" were all off the Earth at the same time. Ax-2 has successfully splashed down plus Virgin Galactic has given an update on their plans after last week's successful launch. A committee assembled to investigate UAPs says that t hey need more information before drawing any conclusions. And the Kepler Mission's final data has been used to find more exoplanets.

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Virgin Galactic has successfully launched their final test flight to suborbital space. NASA has awarded a $3.4 billion Artemis moon lander contract to Blue Origin. Ax-2 has successfully docked with the ISS. A supernova was spotted in the Pinwheel Galaxy and there's a sunspot that's rapidly growing and could cause solar flares and instabilities.

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Scientists have observed a star devouring a Jupiter-sized planet and that could be the eventual fate of Earth. Aurora blobs have been observed in Europe and they are magnificent. Ax-2 has been scheduled for a Sunday launch and it could pave the way for a Tom Cruise trip to space. Saturn's rings are not nearly as old as originally thought and 4 major moons of Uranus may have liquid water.

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The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged an asteroid belt around Fomalhaut. SpaceX completes 200 consecutive successful Falcon missions. A radioactive mass the size of a mountain is heading for Earth from the Sun. There's a new competitor in the race to get the first privately owned space station into orbit. And meteorites may have a magnetic memory that could reveal their history.

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Elon Musk says SpaceX could be ready for another Starship launch in 6-8 weeks, but does the FAA agree? We've been sending messages into deep space and it's possible that intelligent life could message us back in 2029. Scientists have discovered a new means of studying FRBs. A nearby asteroid could be a chunk of the Moon. Plus, Halley's Comet debris will give us a meteor shower this weekend.

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The April 20 SpaceX Super Heavy launch was applauded by the company after the massive rocket launched but nearby residents and nature have been negatively impacted by the takeoff. Plus, a Japanese company's lunar rover appears to have unsuccessfully landed. Last week's rare eclipse seen in parts of Australia have produced some amazing images. Plus TESS celebrates a milestone anniversary.

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SpaceX successfully launched the Starship on the Super Heavy rocket before a series of malfunctions caused them to blow it up 4 minutes later. The launch was celebrated by SpaceX who will make adjustments and attempt another launch in a few months. A rare hybrid eclipse is underway near Australia. The Ingenuity helicopter has accomplished another milestone on Mars. FRBs were discovered piercing the halo of our neighboring Trianulum Galaxy. And the Pentagon continues to say there is no credible evidence of aliens or UFOs that defy physics.

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