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⬇ Latest Press Releases ⬇
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 NASA ends CloudSat Earth-observing mission after 18 years  - NASA's pioneering CloudSat weather and climate mission has come to an end after nearly 18 productive years in Earth orbit.

 Building rockets and looking for life on Venus: Q&A with Rocket Lab's Peter Beck  - Space.com caught up with Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck recently to talk about the company's ambitious plans for the future, which include a private life-hunting mission to Venus.

 The Earth Day 2024 Google doodle is a climate change reminder  - For Earth Day this year, the Google doodle is highlighting areas of our planet it sees itself in.

 Birthplace of weird Earth 'quasi-moon' Kamo’oalewa found  - Scientists turned into cosmic crime scene investigators to reconstruct the impact that sent Earth's "quasi-moon" Kamo'oalewa rocketing from the lunar surface millions of years ago.

 ESA graduates the 'Hoppers': Europeans, Australian pass astronaut basic training  - The "Hoppers" — five European astronauts and the first astronaut from the Australian Space Agency — are now ready to "hop" into their first flight assignments, having completed basic training.

 Pluto's heart-shaped scar may offer clues to the frozen world's history  - How Pluto's Sputnik Planitia formed remains unknown, but researchers have imagined a body about the size of Switzerland crashing into Pluto at a shallow angle.