Revamped photo of ‘Pale Blue Dot’ reminds us how small we are
NASA updated the Pale Blue Dot photo taken by the Voyager 1 mission 30 years ago using modern tech Source
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Solar Orbiter blasts off on mission to discover the secrets of the sun
The Solar Orbiter launched from Cape Canaveral on Sunday night at the beginning of a joint ESA/NASA mission. Source link
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SpaceX ends year with another perfect parachute test for Crew Dragon
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon parachutes are looking good after the capsule completed yet another successful test landing ahead of crewed flights
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Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Begins Long Trip Home With Asteroid Samples
After a 17-month rendezvous with an asteroid hurtling through space some 200 million miles from Earth, Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft is
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Facial recognition tech could help unlock secrets of dark matter in the universe
Could the same A.I. technology used to unlock people’s smartphones also help unlock the potential secrets of the universe? Researchers
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NASA’s Troubled Next-Generation Rocket Is Finally Assembled
NASA finished assembling the main structural components for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage on September 19. Engineers
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Time spent in space effects connectivity of astronauts’ brains, new study shows
We already know that spending time in space has effects on the body, and recent evidence suggests it could have
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Eric Geusz: Apple engineer by day, spaceship designer by night
As a kid, my parents refused to buy me the action figures that Saturday morning cartoons programmed me to crave.
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The Pentagon wants to build an itsy-bitsy outpost in space
The U.S. military’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is asking for submissions for a small, free-flying Orbital Outpost that the Department
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NASA’s eight-rotor Dragonfly drone is heading to Saturn’s largest moon
NASA is sending a drone to Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, in an ambitious undertaking that may unlock the mystery of
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Want to work in the stars? Here are six future space jobs you could hold
Ever dreamed of leaving Earth to work in the stars? Here’s a list of job titles that might sound like
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Scientists Launch Public Vote for the Name of a Distant World
2007 OR10, currently the largest unnamed world in our solar system. It’s been 12 years since scientists at California’s Palomar
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NASA’s twin study reveals effects of time spent in space on the human body
A NASA study has revealed clues about the effects of space by studying astronaut twin brothers, Scott and Mark Kelly.
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Microbes survive outside the International Space Station, might do same on Mars
A new study shows that some microbes can inhabit the inhospitable environment of space outside the International Space Station. The
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Volunteers sent to bed for 60 consecutive days in offbeat space experiment
Twenty-four volunteers went to bed earlier this week and won’t be getting up again for two months. It’s part of
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How long is a day on Saturn? Scientists finally have an answer
The length of Saturn’s day has always been a challenge to calculate because of the planet’s non-solid surface and magnetic
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Scientists debate mysterious flash of light in space, known as ‘The Cow’
On June 16, 2018 there was an unusual flash in the sky which puzzled astronomers around the world. NASA researchers
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Curiosity Rover Active and Drilling Again After Computer Issue
Everyone’s favorite resident of Mars, NASA’s Curiosity rover, is back in action after several weeks of diagnostic work. The rover
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First images of the Bennu asteroid sent by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft
The first images of the Bennu asteroid have been shared by NASA, which has collected them from its OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft.
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