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From farmer to astronaut: Son of migrant farmworkers worked for NASA after being rejected 11 times
Students at Animo Legacy Charter Middle School in South Los Angeles had the opportunity Wednesday to meet and listen to Dr. Jose Hernandez, the farm worker turned NASA astronaut whose story is an inspiration to many.
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NASA's latest discovery can help explain how solar systems across the Milky Way galaxy came to be
Astronomers have discovered six planets orbiting a bright, nearby star in perfect synchrony. The rare find, announced Wednesday, can help explain how solar systems across the Milky Way galaxy came to be.
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Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend: How to see the shooting stars
While not the most active meteor shower of the year, the Leonids can still produce around 15 shooting stars per hour under clear conditions
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What NASA is learning from a historic asteroid sample
In September, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brought the largest, unadulterated asteroid sample ever collected to Earth. The director of the University of Hartford’s Aerospace Engineering Program explains what scientist are learning about the origins of Earth from the sample.
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Astronaut Frank Borman, commander of the first Apollo mission to the moon, dies at 95
NASA astronaut Frank Borman, commander of the first Apollo mission to the moon, has died at age 95.
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Thomas Kenneth Mattingly, astronaut who guided Apollo 13 to safety, dies at 87
Mattingly’s greatest legacy was his work on the ground in 1970, in support of Apollo 13.
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NASA's Psyche spacecraft begins 2.2-billion-mile journey to asteroid
NASA launched its Psyche spacecraft Friday, marking the start of its 2.2-billion-mile journey to an asteroid.
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NASA launches asteroid-chasing Psyche mission for clues to how planets formed
The Psyche mission is the first time the space agency has sent a probe to a world primarily made of metal, rather than rocks and ice.
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NASA unveils asteroid sample that reveals details about life on Earth
The findings could help scientists understand how the solar system formed and how life started on Earth.
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NASA shows off its first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraft
On Wednesday, NASA showed off samples that the Osiris-Rex spacecraft collected from a carbon-rich asteroid located almost 60 million miles away.
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NASA shares photos of Saturn moon, prompting food comparisons
The photos show Pan, the innermost of Saturn’s known moons.
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Ravioli moon: NASA shares photos of Saturn moon that resembles food and people had some suggestions
“Ravioli, pierogi, empanada…What do you see? No wrong answers,” NASA wrote in an Instagram post.
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Prada lends assist in developing new NASA spacesuit
Luxury fashion company Prada and Axiom Space have announced a partnership on NASA’s lunar spacesuits for the Artemis III mission.
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Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA's Frank Rubio sets US space record
A NASA astronaut and two Russians are back on Earth after being stuck in space for just over a year.
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NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft
A space capsule carrying NASA’s first asteroid samples has landed in the Utah desert.
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The pivotal role a Connecticut company is playing in NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission
For the first time, the U.S. is bringing an asteroid sample back to Earth. The mission has taken 7 years to get to this point, and a Bloomfield-based company is playing a big role in how the asteroid sample makes it back to the ground.
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‘Ring of fire' will cross North, Central and South America
On Oct. 14, an annular eclipse will be visible to millions of people in the Western Hemisphere.
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Jose Hernández, migrant worker turned astronaut, says it's an ‘honor' to have movie about him
Michael Peña stars in the film inspired by the real-life story of NASA flight engineer José Hernández.
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‘A lot more to learn': NASA shares findings of UAP report
NASA discussed the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena, known as UAP’s or UFO’s, report from an independent study team it commissioned in 2022.
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NASA releases UFO report, says new science techniques needed to better understand them
The space agency released findings Thursday after a yearlong study into UFOs.