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FORSUBSCRIBERSWhy France and Spain may be entering a new era of giant, out-of-control fires
Climate change
FORSUBSCRIBERSWhy Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, was primed to burn this summer
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SpaceX stock closes below its IPO price for the first time since it went public
The company’s market value has shed more than $1.2 trillion from its peak.
In a sweet discovery, astronomers find sugar lurking in the space between stars
Using two dish-shaped radio telescopes in Spain, researchers collected data from a large gas cloud near the center of the Milky Way.
Australia
Metallic space balls found on Australian beach
Mysterious metal spheres washed up on the shore of a quiet northern Queensland town over the weekend.
China takes a page from SpaceX and recaptures the first stage of a rocket
The rocket’s reusable configuration can launch a payload of up to 16,000 kilograms (35,275 pounds) into what is called low Earth orbit, state media said.
Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87
Funk was also the first female inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration and the first female air safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board.
Canada
Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen stepping down from full-time role
Hansen was the sole Canadian astronaut to take part in NASA’s Artemis II mission in April.
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China releases first photo of an asteroid some consider Earth’s ‘quasi moon’
Astronomers have theorized that the space rock may be a chunk of material that broke off the moon. This mission aims to bring a sample of it to Earth.
NASA barrels ahead with moon base plans, doling out nearly $600 million in new contracts
The announcement is the latest in a stream of funding contracts NASA has awarded private companies in its effort to establish a permanent presence on the moon.
NASA aims to save a sinking space telescope with a rendezvous in orbit
A spacecraft set to launch today is tasked with pushing the satellite back into a stable orbit.
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NASA awards, ‘unicorns’ and the biggest IPO ever: A new commercial space boom is underway
The commercial space sector is getting a new wave of investment. This time, things are different, experts say.
Corporations
SpaceX stock tumbles 23% from its high, as average investor sees gains wiped out
Just 10 days after the company’s blockbuster IPO, buyers of its initial public shares are in the red.
