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NASA's stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station
Just over a day after blasting off, a SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, delivering the replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts.
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Crew launch to ISS paves way for 'stranded' astronauts' return
Not long to go now: After more than nine months on the International Space Station, two astronauts are a step closer to returning home following the launch of a crew swap mission on Friday.
Space Exploration
Mar 15, 2025
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Musk says Starship to depart for Mars at end of 2026
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Saturday its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla humanoid robot Optimus onboard, adding that human landings could follow "as soon as 2029."
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Mar 15, 2025
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Crew launch to ISS paves way for stranded astronauts' homecoming
A pair of stranded astronauts will be one step closer to finally coming home when the next crew launches for the International Space Station on Friday.
Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2025
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SwRI-led sounder instrument deploys across lunar surface
Just hours after touching down on the surface of the moon on March 2nd aboard Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lander, the Southwest Research Institute-led Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder (LMS) was activated and deployed its ...
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Mar 14, 2025
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Stargazers marvel at 'blood moon', rare total lunar eclipse
Stargazers across a swath of the world marveled at a dramatic red "blood moon" during a rare total lunar eclipse in the early hours of Friday morning.
Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2025
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Understanding gamma rays in our universe through StarBurst, a small satellite instrument
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in partnership with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), has developed StarBurst, a small satellite (SmallSat) instrument for NASA's StarBurst Multimessenger Pioneer mission, ...
Astronomy
Mar 13, 2025
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3D printing will help space pioneers make homes, tools and other stuff they need to colonize the moon and Mars
Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only the essentials: tools, seeds and clothing. Anything else would have to come from their new environment.
Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2025
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NASA's PUNCH satellites successfully launch to study the solar wind
Following a successful launch in the early hours of Wednesday morning (12 March 2025) U.K. time, the PUNCH spacecraft are poised to begin their two-year mission to study the sun's outer atmosphere and its transformation into ...
Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2025
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Amid tense clashes between NASA and Musk, two NASA science missions launch on SpaceX rocket
After every federal employee received an email asking them to list their recent accomplishments, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to his social media platform X, warning any employee who didn't respond would be terminated. NASA, ...
Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2025
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More wait for stranded astronauts after replacement crew delayed
A pair of astronauts stuck aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for over nine months may have to wait a little longer to return home after the launch of their replacements was postponed.
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Mar 13, 2025
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Americas to witness rare 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse
Stargazers in North and South America will be able to view a red-colored "blood moon" starting Thursday night in the first total lunar eclipse visible on the continents since 2022.
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Mar 13, 2025
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SpaceX delays flight to replace NASA's stuck astronauts after launch pad problem
A launch pad problem prompted SpaceX to delay a flight to the International Space Station on Wednesday to replace NASA's two stuck astronauts.
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Mar 13, 2025
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Astronauts prepare for International Space Station launch; biomedical, materials, physical sciences work planned
Four crew members will embark on a new long-duration science expedition when they launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission. ...
Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2025
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Video: Time lapse simulation of Hera's Mars flyby
On 12 March 2025, ESA's Hera spacecraft for planetary defense performs a flyby of Mars. The gravity of the red planet shifts the spacecraft's trajectory towards the Didymos binary asteroid system, shortening its trip by months ...
Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2025
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NASA continues BioNutrients space-fermented food research
NASA's BioNutrients series of experiments is testing ways to use microorganisms to make nutrients that will be needed for human health during future long-duration deep space exploration missions.
Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2025
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As growth in the space economy accelerates, US leadership remains critical, report outlines
A new report on the Council on Foreign Relations begins in urgency: "It is impossible to overstate the importance of space to the United States."
Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2025
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'Stranded' astronauts closer to coming home after next ISS launch
A routine crew rotation at the International Space Station has taken on unusual significance: It paves the way for a pair of astronauts stranded for more than nine months to finally come home.
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Mar 12, 2025
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NASA fires chief scientist, more Trump cuts to come
NASA announced Tuesday the dismissal of its chief scientist and others to comply with orders from President Donald Trump, marking the latest in a series of administration actions undermining climate change research.
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Mar 12, 2025
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NASA's newest space telescope Spherex blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
NASA's newest space telescope rocketed into orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before—a sweeping look at hundreds of millions of galaxies and their shared cosmic glow since the beginning of time.
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Mar 12, 2025
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