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NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission gears up for space station research
A host of scientific investigations await the crew of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission during their long-duration expedition aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan ...
Space Exploration
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Video: Earth views from Cupola during Ignis mission
View of Earth as seen by ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world."
Space Exploration
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Synthetic biology could support future outposts on the moon and Mars
As humanity sets its sights on long-duration missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond, keeping astronauts healthy will be as critical as building rockets or habitats. A new paper appearing in npj Microgravity explores the possibilities ...
Space Exploration
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Private spaceflight ends with a Pacific splashdown for astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary
A private spaceflight featuring the first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary came to a close Tuesday with a Pacific splashdown.
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Satellite constellations are too bright—may threaten astronomy and our night sky
The race to connect the world through satellite internet has created an unexpected casualty: our view of the cosmos. A new study reveals that major satellite constellations, including Starlink, BlueBird, and OneWeb, are significantly ...
Astronomy
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Study finds link between Grand Canyon landslide and Meteor Crater impact
Geology is full of detective stories about the Earth's history, and a new paper in Geology by University of New Mexico Distinguished Professors Emeritus Karl Karlstrom and Laurie Crossey, along with their co‐authors, links ...
Space Exploration
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A lunar base could start with a dome over a crater made of regolith
When the first astronauts walked on the moon as part of the Apollo Program, the concept of lunar habitats ceased being the stuff of science fiction and became a matter of scientific study. With several space agencies planning ...
Space Exploration
Jul 15, 2025
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe snaps closest-ever images to sun
On its record-breaking pass by the sun late last year, NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured stunning new images from within the sun's atmosphere. These newly released images—taken closer to the sun than we've ever been before—are ...
Astronomy
Jul 14, 2025
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A few bright buildings light up the entire night sky
When millions of people turn off their lights for Earth Hour each year, something remarkable happens in the night sky above cities. New research from Hong Kong published in Scientific Reports shows that just a small number ...
Space Exploration
Jul 14, 2025
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Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Earth's technologies
The burgeoning space industry and the technologies society increasingly relies on—electric grids, aviation and telecommunications—are all vulnerable to the same threat: space weather.
Space Exploration
Jul 14, 2025
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How paper planes could provide sustainable solutions to space debris
Space junk is a huge problem. The surge in satellite launches in recent years is leaving low Earth orbit (LEO) cluttered with debris such as discarded rocket bodies, broken parts and defunct satellites. Beyond the risk of ...
Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary head back to Earth after private space station mission
The International Space Station's first visitors from India, Poland and Hungary headed back to Earth on Monday, wrapping up a private mission and catching a ride home with SpaceX.
Space Exploration
Jul 14, 2025
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Space Coast's 60th launch of year also Falcon 9's 500th successful SpaceX mission
An early Sunday morning SpaceX launch marked the 60th orbital mission from the Space Coast from all companies for the year, but also the 500th successful mission for the workhorse Falcon 9 rocket.
Space Exploration
Jul 14, 2025
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The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York
For sale: A 54-pound (25-kilogram) rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million. Why so expensive? It's the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.
Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2025
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Europe's first deep-space optical communication link
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment onboard its Psyche mission, located 265 million kilometers away, ...
Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2025
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NASA selects instruments for Artemis lunar terrain vehicle
NASA has selected three instruments to travel to the moon, with two planned for integration onto an LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) and one for a future orbital opportunity.
Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2025
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NASA targets July 31 for Crew-11 launch while Ax-4 mission won't return until next week
There's nowhere to park right now at the International Space Station for NASA's next Commercial Crew Program launch, but a slot should clear next week, allowing for the launch of Crew-11 as early as July 31.
Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2025
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Roman Space Telescope team installs observatory's solar panels
On June 14 and 16, technicians installed solar panels onto NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, one of the final steps in assembling the observatory. Collectively called the Solar Array Sun Shield, these panels will ...
Space Exploration
Jul 10, 2025
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Trump taps transport chief to be interim NASA administrator
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to serve as interim head of space agency NASA, weeks after pulling the nomination of a tech billionaire who was an ally of SpaceX boss Elon ...
Space Exploration
Jul 10, 2025
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Space Rider reentry module undergoes 2.5 km drop tests
Space Rider is ESA's reusable spacecraft in development. It will be about the size of two minivans and will allow for many kinds of missions, ranging from pharmaceutical research to in-orbit manufacturing, visiting orbital ...
Space Exploration
Jul 9, 2025
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