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Sunday, 28 July 2019

A new trailer for the next Star Trek series, studying an asteroid from interstellar space, an experimental space engine takes flight, and loads more...

Pick o' the podcasts:

Spacepod: An interstellar visitor 

We Martians: What motivates deep space exploration?

Planetary Radio: Lightsail 2 spreads its wigs


From the video store:

The new trailer for 'Picard' is out:


India launches lunar lander mission: 


...here's how it should run:


Private solar sail ship spreads its wings


GIF courtesy of The Planetary Society

SpaceX's 'Hopper' prototype rocket scrubs launch test in spectacular fashion....


...then tries again, succeeding at it's first free flight!


Watch Russia's Soyuz spacecraft dock with the International Space Station 



Reading material: 

SpaceX launches cargo mission to the International Space Station using thrice re-used capsule and a twice re-used booster - and it just arrived 

What does the future hold for solar sailing?

Fossil clams ate evidence of an asteroid strike

General relativity passes latest test

Toyota to build Lunar rover for Japan

What happens in intergalactic space? 

NASA fast tracks habitation module for new Lunar space station 

The Milky Way: Cosmic cannibal 
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