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Space Exploration Mar 5, 2024

New NASA astronauts graduate, eying moon—and Mars

After two years of rigorous training, ten Americans officially became astronauts on Tuesday, and are now eligible for planned NASA missions to the International Space Station, the moon, and—if all goes well—to Mars.

Planetary Sciences Mar 4, 2024

James Webb Space Telescope captures the end of planet formation

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is helping scientists uncover how planets form by advancing understanding of their birthplaces and the circumstellar disks surrounding young stars.

Earth Sciences Mar 4, 2024

Hidden 'star' sand dune mystery solved by ancient find

Scientists have solved the mysterious absence of star-shaped dunes from Earth's geological history for the first time, dating one back thousands of years.

Astronomy Mar 4, 2024

Jupiter's moon Europa may have less oxygen than expected, a finding that might put a damper on life

New research suggests there's less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa than thought—and that could affect what if any life might be lurking in the moon's underground ocean.

Space Exploration Mar 4, 2024

NASA tests the new Starship docking system

The Apollo Program delivered 12 American astronauts to the surface of the moon. But that program ended in 1972, and since then, no human beings have visited. But Artemis will change that. And instead of just visiting the ...

Space Exploration Mar 4, 2024

New study addresses how lunar missions will kick up moondust

Before the end of this decade, NASA plans to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since the Apollo Era. But this time, through the Artemis Program, it won't be a "footprints and flags" affair.

Space Exploration Mar 2, 2024

Where will you be for the April 8 total solar eclipse? There's still time to grab a spot

Where will you be watching the April 8 total solar eclipse? There are just a few weeks left to pick your spot to see the skies darken along a strip of North America, whether by land, sea or air.

Space Exploration Mar 2, 2024

Japan moon lander put to sleep after surviving lunar night

Japan's moon lander has been put back to sleep after it surprisingly survived the freezing, two-week lunar night, the country's space agency said, with another operation attempt scheduled for later this month.

Earth Sciences Mar 1, 2024

Study shows glacier shrinkage is causing a 'green transition'

Glacier-fed streams are undergoing a process of profound change, according to EPFL and Charles University scientists in a paper appearing in Nature Geoscience today. This conclusion is based on the expeditions to the world's ...

Space Exploration Mar 1, 2024

First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown

The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking a leg at touchdown and tipping over near the lunar south pole.

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