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Research sheds light on using multiple CubeSats for in-space servicing and repair missions
As more satellites, telescopes, and other spacecraft are built to be repairable, it will take reliable trajectories for service spacecraft to reach them safely. Researchers in the Department of Aerospace Engineering in The ...
Space Exploration
Feb 14, 2025
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How NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will make a looping voyage to the moon
Before arriving at the moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the sun, Earth, and moon over several months to gradually line up for capture into lunar orbit.
Space Exploration
Feb 14, 2025
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First astronaut with a disability cleared for space station mission
The first-ever astronaut with a physical disability has been cleared for a mission onboard the International Space Station, the European Space Agency announced on Friday.
Space Exploration
Feb 14, 2025
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Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to track its course. But the chance of an impact is still quite slim.
Space Exploration
Feb 13, 2025
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Bezos's Blue Origin rocket firm to cut 10% of workforce
Jeff Bezos's rocket company Blue Origin is laying off around 10 percent of its workforce following a period of rapid expansion, the firm's chief executive told staff on Thursday.
Space Exploration
Feb 13, 2025
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Hydrogels could be ideal radiation protection for astronauts
It's a key problem that will need to be addressed if humans are to attempt deep-space, long-duration missions. Not only is radiation exposure a dangerous health risk to humans, but it also poses a hazard to equipment and ...
Space Exploration
Feb 13, 2025
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NASA's polar ice experiment paves way for future moon missions
NASA's Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) is preparing to explore the moon's subsurface and analyze where lunar resources may reside.
Space Exploration
Feb 13, 2025
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Jumping workouts could help astronauts on the moon and Mars
Jumping workouts could help astronauts prevent the type of cartilage damage they are likely to endure during lengthy missions to Mars and the moon, a new Johns Hopkins University study suggests.
Space Exploration
Feb 13, 2025
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NASA telescopes deliver stellar bouquet in time for Valentine's day
A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived. This composite image contains the deepest X-ray image ever made of the spectacular star-forming region called 30 Doradus.
Astronomy
Feb 12, 2025
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A jumping robot could leap over Enceladus' geysers
Locomotion makes things move, and certain forms of locomotion make them move better than others. Those more effective types of locomotion change depending on the environment, which is even more true for space exploration. ...
Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2025
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What is space junk and why does it pose an increasing risk for Earth? An expert explains
Year after year, humanity is setting new records for the amount of stuff we're sending into the Earth's orbit, spurred mostly by Starlink's orbital domination. We're getting more eyes (satellites) on the sky, but we're also ...
Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2025
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Spacefarers may contaminate other worlds—but scientists have plans to keep the cosmos clean
In his inauguration speech in January, United States President Donald Trump declared the US would "plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars."
Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2025
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NASA successfully joins sunshade to Roman Observatory's 'exoskeleton'
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission's deployable aperture cover—a visor-like sunshade that will help prevent unwanted light from entering the telescope—to the outer barrel ...
Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2025
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NASA's 2 stuck astronauts may return to Earth sooner under new plan
NASA's two stuck astronauts may end up back on Earth a little sooner than planned.
Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2025
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NASA's mini rover team is packed for lunar journey
Three small NASA rovers that will explore the lunar surface as a team have been packed up and shipped from the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, marking completion of the first leg of the robots' ...
Space Exploration
Feb 11, 2025
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SpaceX keeps pace with 14th Space Coast launch of the year
SpaceX lined up and knocked out the 14th launch from Florida's Space Coast on Tuesday afternoon.
Space Exploration
Feb 11, 2025
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Watchdog panel's annual NASA safety report reveals new Boeing Starliner issue, questions viable future
The annual watchdog report tasked to gauge NASA safety commended the agency's handling of last year's beleaguered Boeing Starliner mission, but revealed yet another issue found during the flight and questioned NASA's needs ...
Space Exploration
Feb 10, 2025
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Space Coast sees its 13th launch of the year
SpaceX sent up the Space Coast's 13th launch in 39 days so far this year, an average of one launch every three days.
Space Exploration
Feb 10, 2025
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Robot grippers could be used to remove space debris
Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a "capture cube" in this image from Feb. 4, 2025. The experimental grippers demonstrated autonomous detection and capture techniques that may be ...
Space Exploration
Feb 7, 2025
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A wedding necklace and Polish dumplings will be part of a mission to the International Space Station
What do a wedding necklace, Polish savory dumplings and a photo of Hungary's first astronaut have in common?
Space Exploration
Feb 5, 2025
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