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Curious Asteroid Selam Discovered by NASA's Lucy Spacecraft

NASA's Lucy spacecraft serendipitously found a small moonlet orbiting the mission's asteroid target Dinkinesh. Scientists named it Selam, and it has been identified as a cosmic toddler [1].

Lunar Astronauts Could Stay Fit with the "Wheel of Death"

Scientists suggest that astronauts on the moon can stay fit by running sideways within a "Wheel of Death" structure [1].

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launches 2 Satellites on Record-Tying 20th Flight

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched two Maxar Earth-observation satellites, marking the 20th mission for this rocket's first stage [1].

China's Chang'e 6 Mission to the Far Side of the Moon

China's Chang'e 6 sample return mission to the moon's far side is scheduled to launch early on May 3, 2024. You can watch the action live [1].

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Assembles Atlas V Rocket for Boeing Starliner Astronaut Test Flight

ULA's new video highlights how the Atlas V launch vehicle for Boeing's Starliner was stacked and mated to the spacecraft [1].

Hubble Telescope Back in Action, TESS Exoplanet Hunter Remains Off

Both the Hubble Telescope and TESS exoplanet hunter went into safe mode on April 23. Hubble is back online, but TESS remains off [1].

NASA Selects Rocket Lab for Back-to-Back Climate Change Research Launches

NASA's PREFIRE mission will deploy a pair of satellites from twin launches aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rockets, contributing to climate change studies in the Arctic and Antarctica [1].

Boeing Starliner's First Astronaut Flight for NASA

Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA as early as May 6, 2024 [1].

SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites in Second Half of Spaceflight Doubleheader

SpaceX is scheduled to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on May 2, 2024, as part of a planned spaceflight doubleheader [1].

Understanding Planets' "Death Spiral" into Their Stars

Scientists may now know why some hot Jupiters, like WASP-12b, eventually death spiral into their sun-like stars [1].