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It’s #SunDay! Here’s your space weather report for the week of May 1 - 7:•2 M-class flares•2 C-class flares•29 coronal mass ejections•1 geomagnetic stormThis video from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shows the week’s activity. It has been a relatively quiet week on the Sun, with the two M-class flares erupting off the Sun’s western limb (right side from SDO’s view) and not producing much impact on Earth. However, a large active region will soon be rotating into Earth’s view — you can se

ClearSpace has developed a spacecraft designed to clean Earth’s orbit by capturing defunct satellites using robotic arms.The company works with the European Space Agency and UK Space Agency to safely deorbit satellites.The mission aims to reduce debris and improve safety.

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Starship Flight 12 goals:• Debut next-generation Starship and Super Heavy vehicles• First launch from Starbase’s newly redesigned launch pad• Demonstrate upgraded Raptor engines in flight• Deploy 20 Starlink simulators and 2 modified Starlink satellites• Test in-space Raptor relight• Evaluate heat shield performance and tile damage scenarios during reentry• Perform experimental reentry and maneuvering tests• Offshore splashdown attempt for the redesigned Super Heavy booster