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NASA's crewed Artemis 2 Moon mission has safety issues to work out

As NASA prepares to send astronauts to the Moon as part of the upcoming Artemis 2 mission, the space agency still needs to resolve a few lingering...

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NASA's new solar sail is about to orbit the Earth

Nearly a week after launching to space, a microwave-sized cubesat phoned home for the first time as it prepares to embark on its mission of sailing...

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Boeing's journey to getting people on Starliner has been a 10-year struggle

After more than a decade of delays and failures, Boeing is finally ready to launch its first crew of NASA astronauts to the International Space...

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A satellite that was lost in space for 25 years has finally been found

An experimental satellite that launched in 1974 disappeared from ground-based sensors in the 1990s, only to be found again this week. Some defunct...

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Russia is fueling more tension with the U.S. over nuclear weapons in space

Last week, Russia unsurprisingly vetoed a draft resolution to prevent the placement of nuclear weapons in orbit. Russia’s rejection of the United...

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The Horsehead Nebula looks unreal in this new Webb telescope image

The Webb Space Telescope has given us another cosmic treat. The young observatory captured a closer look of the ethereal clouds of dust and gas that...

30.04.2024 10

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Check out NASA's 21 best photos of the year

NASA is a proud boomer that loves posting a good photo album. The space agency released 100 of its best 2023 photos on flickr, which go through the...

29.04.2024 6

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NASA had to put the Hubble Telescope into 'safe mode' because of a glitch

NASA’s iconic Hubble Space Telescope isn’t doing so well. The observatory has been suffering from a pesky glitch affecting its gyroscope, causing...

27.04.2024 10

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A Chinese space station got hit by debris and astronauts scrambled to make emergency repairs

China’s space station crew carried out two spacewalks this past winter to repair the solar wings attached to the core module, which had been...

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An asteroid will make a close flyby of Earth, and scientists are excited

In about five years’ time, a potentially hazardous asteroid will swing by Earth at an eerily close distance of less than 20,000 miles (32,000...

25.04.2024 6

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NASA will test sunlight-powered space travel after the launch of a solar sail

A new experimental mission by NASA is now flying in orbit, aiming to use photons from the Sun to propel its way to higher altitudes. Read more...

25.04.2024 9

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There's a new theory about how one of earth's 'quasi-moons' war born

For nearly a decade, a near-Earth asteroid named Kamo’oalewa has invoked speculation over how it came to orbit the Sun in total synchrony with Earth...

25.04.2024 10

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A NASA satellite almost got hit by Russian space junk

That was a really close one. Further analysis of a near-miss collision between two satellites in space revealed that they came even closer to one...

23.04.2024 10

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NASA's Voyager 1 was transmitting gibberish for months but now it's making sense again

The Voyager 1 spacecraft returned usable data for the first time in more than five months, giving hope for the 46-year-old mission to finally be able...

23.04.2024 20

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Mutated strains of an unknown drug-resistant bacteria somehow got onto the International Space Station

The International Space Station (ISS) is home to crews of astronauts conducting research in low Earth orbit, but it also hosts a group of mutated...

19.04.2024 20

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Yes, an International Space Station battery pallet piece did indeed crash through a Florida home, NASA says

Well, this is awkward. A NASA investigation confirmed that a small piece of trash tossed from the International Space Station (ISS) survived...

16.04.2024 10

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Space junk hunters are trying to catch a spent rocket stage from 2009

A Japanese mission to stalk, capture, and hurl space junk into the atmosphere is progressing rather nicely. The orbital garbage truck recently...

15.04.2024 9

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The Space Force is getting ready to simulate actual war in space

The U.S. Space Force is partnering with two companies to launch a demonstration mission of how the military branch would respond to an orbital...

13.04.2024 8

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The last place you would expect to hand out fake eclipse glasses is sorry for doing that

A library in New Jersey issued an urgent statement after learning that the eclipse glasses handed out to its patrons may have been fake. Read more...

12.04.2024 7

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2 spaceships crossed paths as they orbited the Moon

In a rare encounter, two lunar spacecraft crossed paths as they orbited the Moon in opposite directions. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter...

10.04.2024 5

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Woah the Moon probably turned itself inside out 4 billion years ago

During its early years of formation, the Moon may have undergone a dramatic process as a dense layer of material sunk deeper into its interior, mixed...

09.04.2024 7

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The best photos of the total solar eclipse

The highly anticipated Great North American Solar Eclipse finally happened, spreading brief darkness across the continent and revealing the outermost...

09.04.2024 6

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NASA's Voyager 1 probe has been glitching for months and we finally know why

After months of sending unusable data to mission control, there’s finally hope for the Voyager 1 spacecraft. NASA engineers pinpointed the cause...

05.04.2024 10

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NASA's first Moon buggy since Apollo is coming. Here's what to know

A trio of commercial space ventures has been tasked with designing a lunar terrain vehicle for the upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon, helping...

04.04.2024 10

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A NASA probe nearly touched the Sun — and found out a lot about solar weather

For the past six years, the Parker Solar Probe has been traveling through the inner solar system to become the first spacecraft to “touch” the...

04.04.2024 6

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You can watch the total solar eclipse from anywhere. Here's how

In less than a week, the Moon will come between us and the Sun, creating a remarkable view of our host star. The total solar eclipse will cross North...

03.04.2024 20

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A piece of a Space Station battery might have crashed through a Florida home

Three years ago, NASA tossed a massive pallet of old batteries from the International Space Station (ISS), hoping that it would burn up through...

03.04.2024 6

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NASA's Curiosity Rover sent back a new Mars panorama that gives a glimpse of its watery past

Curiosity has been exploring Mars for nearly 12 years, and the diligent robot has just made it to its next stop. As soon as it arrived at Gediz...

01.04.2024 10

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NASA astronauts are getting ready for a big Moon mission test

The Artemis 2 astronauts are gearing up for a key test of the Orion capsule, to see if the Moon crew can manage manual maneuvers prior to a lunar...

26.03.2024 10

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Boeing wants Virgin Galactic to destroy everything from their failed space tourism partnership

There’s new drama in the space industry. Boeing filed a lawsuit against Virgin Galactic, accusing it of retaining trade secrets that the two...

26.03.2024 4

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Boeing had to remove a mile of flammable tape but now Starliner is ready for its first astronaut flight

The Starliner spacecraft is finally ready for launch, targeting a liftoff date in May. It’s been a struggle to get to this point for Boeing’s crew...

23.03.2024 9

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The Euclid telescope could get saved by a de-icing job from millions of miles away

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid telescope has been gradually losing its vision as layers of water molecules have frozen onto its mirrors....

20.03.2024 4

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A startup hyping the first Michelin-starred meal in space isn't actually going to space

Space tourism has unlocked a new brand of luxury travel, one which promises expensive meals and designer flight suits with views of Earth’s...

19.03.2024 10

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The U.S. Space Force rejected logo designs were redacted

It’s been four years since the U.S. Space Force unveiled its all-too-familiar logo, establishing itself as the youngest military branch, but with...

18.03.2024 6

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Pilots asleep in the cockpit, IBM's AI shift, Boeing problems, and store closures: Business news roundup

Two pilots for an Indonesian airline made a strong case for paid paternity leave after falling asleep in the cockpit for almost half an hour. The...

16.03.2024 8

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Bitcoin alternatives, Russia's oil, and America's natural gas: Markets news roundup

The crypto world has been thriving in recent months, bringing an end to a long period of hardship. This year alone, Bitcoin has grown by 50%, reaching...

16.03.2024 9

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Tesla's lost value, China's self-driving cars, AI gets booed, but OpenAI's Sora wows: Tech news roundup

Here in the United States, we’re big fans of throwing good money after bad when it comes to self driving. Myriad companies with myriad approaches...

16.03.2024 10

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Weight loss drugs online, Tesla Cybertruck absurdity, and $28,000 of stolen gas: Lifestyle news roundup

U.S. pharma giant Eli Lilly announced Wednesday that it is partnering with Amazon to deliver its weight loss drug Zepbound straight to users’...

16.03.2024 10

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Weekend Leadership Roundup March 16, 2024

Who created Bitcoin? That we don’t know, but now we certainly know who didn’t create Bitcoin. Australian scientist Craig Wright who claims to be...

16.03.2024 8

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Founders of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin want to harvest stuff from the Moon

Over billions of years, the surface of the Moon has been bombarded by solar wind, carrying high-energy particles that include a highly coveted...

16.03.2024 8

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NASA's Voyager 1 Spacecraft made a little sense for the first time in months

The Voyager 1 spacecraft sent a new signal that contains valuable data, which may save the aging probe. Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion...

15.03.2024 10

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Old batteries that re-entered Earth's atmosphere were the heaviest chunk of Space Station trash yet

On Friday, March 8, a pallet of used batteries from the International Space Station (ISS) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the Gulf of Mexico...

12.03.2024 8

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Satellites are picking up the slack after Red Sea internet cables were severed

With four damaged underwater cables in the Red Sea, telecommunication providers are now looking to the skies for connectivity. Satellite operators are...

09.03.2024 7

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Elon Musk is growing his Texas SpaceX facility with a controversial land swap

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission authorized a land swap deal with SpaceX, granting Elon Musk’s rocket company 43 acres of land that were...

06.03.2024 6

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The Odysseus moon lander has tipped over

Intuitive Machines’ private lander stumbled on its way down to the lunar surface and is possibly leaning over on a rock on the Moon. The vehicle is...

26.02.2024 10

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NASA's Mars Rovers have a lot of secrets

On July 4, 1997, a tiny, flat robot touched down on the surface of Mars and became the first wheeled vehicle to roam around on another planet. Since...

06.02.2024 10

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