Astronomers study unusual asteroid
A space mission will soon visit an unusual asteroid called Vesta that may turn out to not be an asteroid at all, but a minor planet.
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NASA, Boeing say Starliner on track for May 19 launch
Boeing's Starliner capsule is finally ready to reattempt a key test launch to the International Space Station on May 19, officials said Tuesday.
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May 3, 2022
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Martians wanted: Apply here now for NASA's simulated yearlong Mars mission
NASA is seeking applicants to participate in its next simulated one-year Mars surface mission to help inform the agency's plans for human exploration of the Red Planet. The second of three planned ground-based missions called ...
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Feb 16, 2024
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NASA, AFOSR Test Environmentally-Friendly Rocket Propellant
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, or AFOSR, have successfully launched a small rocket using an environmentally-friendly, safe propellant comprised of aluminum powder and water ice, called ...
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Aug 21, 2009
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Life on Mars? Maybe not: NASA rows back on findings
NASA downplayed Wednesday talk of a major discovery by its Martian rover after remarks by the mission chief raised hopes it may have unearthed evidence life once existed on the Red Planet.
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Nov 21, 2012
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NASA's Lucy spacecraft swoops past first of 10 asteroids on long journey to Jupiter
NASA's Lucy spacecraft on Wednesday encountered the first of 10 asteroids on its long journey to Jupiter.
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NASA delays deep-space Orion test to 2019 due to costs
The first test flight of NASA's Orion capsule, designed to one day carry people to Mars, has been delayed until 2019 at the earliest due to high costs, the US space agency said Friday.
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May 12, 2017
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After 17 years, NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft makes its first Earth flyby
On August 12, 2023, NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft passes between the sun and Earth, marking the first Earth flyby of the nearly 17-year-old mission. The visit home brings a special chance for the spacecraft to collaborate with ...
Space Exploration
Aug 11, 2023
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Voyager set to enter interstellar space
(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 30 years after they left Earth, NASA's twin Voyager probes are now at the edge of the solar system. Not only that, they're still working. And with each passing day they are beaming back a message ...
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2011
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NASA space lasers to reveal new depths of planet's ice loss
NASA is poised to launch Saturday its most advanced space laser ever, ICESat-2, a $1 billion dollar mission to reveal the depths of the Earth's melting ice as the climate warms.
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Sep 13, 2018
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