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How balloon technology could help us explore Venus. Introducing the “aerobot.” (EOS)

Competition in space is threatening everyone’s safety. A fractured space is of no use to anyone on the planet. (The Diplomat)
  + Satellite crashes will plague us unless we manage space traffic better. (TR)

NASA found new kinds of microbes growing on the ISS. Discovering new species in space is an emerging field of science in its own right. (Wired)

Starship exploded due to a faulty engine. Testing, testing. (SpaceNews)

The journey to the metal asteroid Psyche will test out a new kind of spacecraft thruster. A heavy metal mission in more ways than one. (Ars Technica)

A geoengineering experiment to cool Earth down is halted. The launch would have involved firing substances into the air to reflect the sun’s rays. (TR)

The physics-defying EmDrive thruster just failed its most important tests. Finally, we might stop hearing about the ‘impossible engine.’ (Popular Mechanics)