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Amazon deploys test internet satellites to compete with SpaceX
Amazon has launched the first test satellites for its planned internet service

October’s annular eclipse over the US will begin at the Oregon Coast
On Saturday, Oct. 14, an annular solar eclipse will make its North American debut on the Oregon Coast. Here are some tips for visitors hoping for a prime coastal spot to view the “ring of fire” event.

Oregon likely won’t see aurora borealis this week, after updated forecast
News stories about the lights were based on predictions by the University of Alaska’s aurora forecast. But the forecast was scaled back and activity on Thursday is now predicted to be low at best.

Lower Yakima Valley dirt to hitch a ride to space this week
How do you grow plants in space? Soil from the Washington's Lower Yakima Valley could help provide some key answers.

Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars
The world's largest and most powerful space telescope has blasted off on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies.

No toilet for returning SpaceX crew, stuck using diapers
The astronauts who will depart the International Space Station on Sunday will be stuck using diapers on the way home.
British Museum to display world’s oldest map of stars
The British Museum says it will display what it says is the world’s oldest surviving map of the stars in a major upcoming exhibition on the Stonehenge stone circle

NASA’s asteroid hunter Lucy soars into sky with diamonds
A NASA spacecraft named Lucy has rocketed into the sky with diamonds on a 12-year quest to explore a record-setting eight asteroids.

William Shatner, TV’s Capt. Kirk, blasts into space
Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, has blasted into space and safely returned to Earth in a convergence of science fiction and science reality.

Jeff Bezos riding his own rocket in July, joining 1st crew
Jeff Bezos will ride his own rocket into space next month, joining the first crew to fly in a Blue Origin capsule