Rocket Lab has a new satellite platform, while methane cycles have been measured on Mars. Elsewhere, NASA continues to work through the details of its new 2024 lunar goal and 2007 OR10 needs a name.

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SpaceX just fired up the engine on its test Starship vehicle for the first time - The Verge

Apocalypse Next? Astronomers Find a Chunk of Planet Around a Distant, Dead Star - The New York Times

Ungeniused #72: The Future of Earth - Relay FM

Rocket Lab unveils Photon smallsat bus - SpaceNews.com

Something on Mars Is Producing Gas Usually Made by Living Things on Earth - The New York Times

2007 OR10 Needs a Name! | The Planetary Society

Help Name 2007 OR10

NASA is figuring out how much money it needs to meet a faster lunar return - The Verge

Advisory group seeks role evaluating NASA’s lunar plans - SpaceNews.com

Human Landing System - Ascent Element - Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities

Expected Soon: First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole - The New York Times

Opinion | At Long Last, a Glimpse of a Black Hole - The New York Times

SpaceX's 2nd Falcon Heavy to launch Arabsat-6A - SpaceFlight Insider