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Opinion: As space exploration and colonization expand, off-Earth resources will create a booming market
The drive to explore deeper into space and establish colonies on other planets has intensified over the last decade, and with it the importance of space resources extraction.
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2023
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Solar sails could reach Mars in just 26 days
A recent study submitted to Acta Astronautica and currently available on the arXiv preprint server explores the potential for using aerographite solar sails for traveling to Mars and interstellar space, which could dramatically ...
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2023
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Chandrayaan-3's measurements of sulfur open the doors for lunar science and exploration
In an exciting milestone for lunar scientists around the globe, India's Chandrayaan-3 lander touched down 375 miles (600 km) from the south pole of the moon on Aug. 23, 2023.
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2023
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Parker Probe's path through solar blast yields unparalleled space weather insights
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has racked up an impressive list of superlatives in its first five years of operations: It's the closest spacecraft to the sun, the fastest human-made object and the first mission to ever "touch ...
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2023
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Researchers ready NASA's SPHEREX space telescope for 2025 launch
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope has been tucked inside a custom-built chamber on and off for the past two months undergoing tests to prepare it for its two-year mission in space. SPHEREx, which stands for Spectro-Photometer ...
Astronomy
Sep 21, 2023
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NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment completes space environment tests
NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) has successfully completed critical space environment tests. Planned for launch to the International Space Station in November 2023, AWE will study atmospheric gravity waves in Earth's ...
Space Exploration
Sep 21, 2023
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Autonomous systems help NASA's Perseverance do more science on Mars
A computer pilot helps NASA's six-wheeled geologist as it searches for rock samples that could be brought to Earth for deeper investigation.
Space Exploration
Sep 21, 2023
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Juice: Why's it taking so long?
At their closest point in orbit, Earth and Jupiter are separated by almost 600 million kilometers. At the time of writing, five months after launch, Juice has already traveled 370 million kilometers, yet in time it's only ...
Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2023
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NASA spacecraft delivering biggest sample yet from an asteroid
Planet Earth is about to receive a special delivery—the biggest sample yet from an asteroid.
Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2023
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SpaceX knocks out Space Coast's 50th launch of the year
A SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral lit up the Space Coast for the 50th time this year while also achieving a milestone for the company.
Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2023
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NASA's moonbound Artemis astronauts take new ride to launch pad in practice run
The four astronauts headed to the moon next year on the Artemis II mission suited up and took a practice run to the launch pad in the new crew transport vehicles at Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2023
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Spending time in space can harm the human body, but scientists are working to mitigate these risks
When 17 people were in orbit around the Earth all at the same time on May 30, 2023, it set a record. With NASA and other federal space agencies planning more manned missions and commercial companies bringing people to space, ...
Space Exploration
Sep 19, 2023
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SpaceX test fires a Raptor engine, simulating a lunar landing
When NASA astronauts return to the surface of the moon in the Artemis III mission, the plan is to use a modified SpaceX Starship as their lunar lander. NASA announced last week that SpaceX has now demonstrated an important ...
Space Exploration
Sep 18, 2023
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Q&A: Decadal survey sets agenda for biological, physical sciences in space
The National Academies' latest decadal survey, "Thriving in Space," released Sept. 12, provides a roadmap for biological and physical sciences research, from the low orbit of Earth to the surface of Mars, through 2033.
Space Exploration
Sep 18, 2023
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UFOs: What we will learn from the NASA panel investigating sightings
A committee set up by NASA has examined about 800 reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), or what most of us would call UFOs (unidentified flying objects). NASA defines these events as sightings "that cannot be ...
Space Exploration
Sep 18, 2023
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Engineered compound shows promise in preventing bone loss in space
A study published in npj Microgravity, finds an engineered compound given to mice aboard the International Space Station (ISS) largely prevented the bone loss associated with time spent in space.
Space Exploration
Sep 18, 2023
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Parker probe observes powerful coronal mass ejection 'vacuum up' interplanetary dust
On Sept. 5, 2022, NASA's Parker Solar Probe soared gracefully through one of the most powerful coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ever recorded—not only an impressive feat of engineering, but a huge boon for the scientific community. ...
Astronomy
Sep 18, 2023
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NASA joins the still controversial search for UFOs
NASA on Thursday officially joined the search for UFOs—but reflecting the stigma attached to the field, the US space agency kept secret for hours the identity of the person heading a new program tracking mystery flying ...
Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2023
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Two Russians, American reach space station
Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut docked with the International Space Station on Friday after blasting off amid raging tensions between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine.
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2023
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One American, two Russians ride Russian capsule to the International Space Station
One American and two Russians made a quick trip Friday to the International Space aboard a Russian capsule.
Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2023
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