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Plants Have Been Grown in Lunar Soil for the First Time Ever
For the first time, scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts.
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Astronomers Capture 1st Image of Milky Way's Huge Black Hole
The world got a look Thursday at the first wild but fuzzy image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy.
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New NASA Space Telescope Beams Back Stunning Test Photos of Cosmos
The results from the James Webb Space Telescope are stunning when compared with images taken by NASA’s previous infrared observatory, the Spitzer Space Telescope.
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SpaceX Brings 4 Astronauts Home With Midnight Splashdown
Friday’s homecoming for the three Americans and one German caps the busiest month yet for Elon Musk’s space taxi service.
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NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Takes Incredible Photos of Perseverance Debris on Mars
NASA says its Ingenuity helicopter recently discovered and surveyed the wreckage of the equipment that helped land the “Perseverance” rover mission on Mars in 2021.
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NASA's Mars Helicopter Spots Wreckage of Rover Landing Gear
The interplanetary photo op was conducted earlier this month by the helicopter, NASA reported.
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Astronaut Makes History as First Black Woman on Long-Duration Space Mission
Jessica Watkins, an accomplished UCLA and Stanford grad who worked on the Curiosity rover with NASA JPL, will make history as the first Black woman to serve on a long-duration space mission.
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SpaceX Launches 4 Astronauts for NASA After Private Flight
SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires
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Four Planets Will Line Up in the Sky This Month. Here's How to Spot Them
The midmonth alignment is a relatively unusual opportunity for people to see multiple planets in the sky with the naked eye.
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NASA Moon Rocket Faces More Flight Delays as Repairs Mount
The flight debut of NASA’s mega moon rocket faces additional delays following a string of failed fueling tests
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2024 Total Solar Eclipse Will Be Last One in US Until 2045, Scientists Say
The April 8, 2024, solar eclipse will give tens of millions of skywatchers a chance to experience the celestial phenomenon – the last chance to do so from the U.S. until 2045, scientists say.
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First All-Private Human Spaceflight Launches to ISS
SpaceX launched the first all-private human spaceflight mission to the International Space Station on Friday.
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US Astronaut Ends Record 355-Day Spaceflight, Returning With Russian Cosmonauts
Mark Vande Hei landed in a Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan alongside two Russian Space Agency cosmonauts.
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Russian Cosmonaut Hands Over ISS Control to NASA Astronaut
Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov handed over command of the International Space Station to NASA’s Thomas Marshburn before returning to Earth on Wednesday.
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Physicist Eugene Parker, a ‘Visionary' and Namesake of NASA Probe, Dies at 94
The physicist and long-time University of Chicago professor who theorized the existence of solar wind and became the first person to witness the launch of a spacecraft bearing his name has died.
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James Webb Telescope Snaps Stunning Photo of Distant Star
NASA’s new space telescope is showing perfect vision, with a spiky image of a faraway star that was photobombed by thousands of ancient galaxies.
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NASA Astronauts Take Spacewalk to Upgrade ISS
NASA astronauts Kayla Barron and Raji Chari took a spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station.
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Russia Says Sanctions Could Threaten Space Hub
Russia’s space agency has sent NASA and other international partners a letter demanding an end to sanctions, saying they could threaten the International Space Station.
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3 Tons of Space Junk Will Soon Hit the Moon. Who It Came From Is a Mystery
No matter whose it is, scientists expect the object to carve out a hole 33 feet to 66 feet across and send moon dust flying hundreds of miles.
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NASA Launches Weather Satellite for NOAA
NASA launched a weather satellite into space for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Tuesday for tracking environmental hazards in the western U.S.