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Boeing continues to have trouble with Starliner spacecraft's propulsion system
•It needs to have a successful uncrewed test flight before flying humans but it remains unclear when the next test flight will be scheduled.
Researchers investigate 'tech' signal coming from neighbouring star Proxima Centauri
Trendingdesk •Proxima Centauri, which is a red dwarf star is orbited by two known planets, one of which is in the 'habitable zone' that could support Earth-like conditions.
Mars shines extra bright on 13 Oct as it enters 'opposition', to remain bright for weeks
Trendingdesk •Mars in opposition means it will be visible all night, starting in the east after sunset, before disappearing into the western horizon around sunrise.
Earth’s new mini moon might be space junk that was made in the 1960s
Trendingdesk •Astronomers using the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona first detected the object, saying it could be a possible mini-moon and named it 2020 SO.
Scientists identify asteroids of interstellar origin moving in our Solar System
Trendingdesk •The first space rock that the scientists discovered was the asteroid 514107 Ka'epaoka'awela which means 'mischievous opposite-moving companion of Jupiter.'
Along with SpaceX's Starlink, six earth imaging satellites — SkySats — will also be launched
Trendingdesk •Planet is part of SpaceX's RIdeshare program and currently has 15 SkySats in orbit, including two prototypes launched in 2013 and 2014.
Astronomers discover star orbits black hole as per Einstein’s theory of relativity
Trendingdesk •Their observation proved that Isaac Netwon’s theory of gravity was not right in this case as he suggested that the orbit of a star would be elliptical. It was Einstein who had predicted the path correctly.
Strawberry moon: Sixth full Moon of 2019 visible for alongside Jupiter starting 17 June
Tech2 News Staff •The full moon gets its name from the Algonquin tribes in North America that harvest strawberries during this time.
NASA to work with American firms to land astronauts on Moon beginning in 2024
Ians •NASA plans to send humans to the Moon using a system of three separate elements.
IAU names two lunar craters to honour NASA's Apollo 8 for its historic voyage
Ians •Apollo 8 spacecraft carried three astronauts into orbit around the moon for the first time in 1968.