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Eating Salad On The Way To Mars Could Kill Astronauts, Say Scientists
A new study shows that space-grown lettuce is more prone to infections such as E. coli and Salmonella—and that could put astronauts and space missions at risk.
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SpaceX's Starship to launch 'Starlab' private space station in late 2020s
The giant rocket will loft Starlab in a single launch.
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NASA to Study Effects of Radio Noise on Lunar Science - NASA
In February 2024, Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission will launch to the Moon’s South Polar region, as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS,
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Scientists identify water molecules on asteroids for the first time
Using data from the retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)—a joint project of NASA and the German Space Agency at DLR—Southwest Research Institute scientists have discovered, for the first time, water molecules on the surface of an asteroid.
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NASA is looking for volunteers to live in its Mars simulation for a year
NASA put out an open call on Friday for volunteers to participate in its yearlong Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA 2) mission. The space agency will select four people for a crew that will be housed in its 1,700-square-foot 3D-printed habitat in Houston.
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It's not just rising sea levels – the land major cities are built on is actually sinking, NASA images show
Images shared by NASA show the U.S. East Coast is actually sinking — including the land that holds major cities like New York and Baltimore.
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NASA is looking for people to test out its Mars simulator for a year
The agency is accepting applicants for the second cohort of its Mars simulator mission. Participants will live and work from a 3D-printed, 1,700-square-foot facility at NASA's Houston space center.
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FCC Denies Starlink Low-Orbit Bid for Lower Latency
Agency says SpaceX craft could curb International Space Station operations
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Best Space Photos of the Year 2012
We round up the most amazing, mind-blowing, spectacular, and jaw-dropping photos of planets, moons, galaxies, and nebulas from our perennially popular Space Photo of the Day gallery.
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NASA to turn asteroid into space station to orbit the Moon
NASA scientists are planning to capture a 5,00,000 kg asteroid, relocate it and transform it into a space station for astronauts to refuel at on their way to Mars.
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Apocalypse Never: Huge Asteroid Will Miss Earth in 2040
This is a bit of cheery post-doomsday news -- the potentially hazardous asteroid 2011 AG5 will not threaten Earth in the year 2040.
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Incredible shot of the Milky Way in Australia
Stuff like this makes me hate light pollution...
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The tech behind Felix Baumgartner’s stratospheric skydive
Sixty five years ago today, Captain Charles Yeager became the first man to travel faster than the speed of sound in his X-1 aircraft. Daredevil Felix Baumgartner just became the first man to accomplish the same feat without a plane.
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Spectacular Space Images
25 of the most breathtaking space images from 2012.
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29 Years of Beautiful, Inspiring and Important Images of Earth from Space
The longest-operating Earth observing satellite is ending its mission after nearly 29 years, more than 150,000 orbits and 2.5 million images. Landsat 5 outlived its planned 3-year operation almost 10 times over, saving the continuity of the Landsat mission.
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MESSENGER Finds New Evidence for Water Ice at Mercury's Poles
New observations by the MESSENGER spacecraft provide compelling support for the long-held hypothesis that Mercury harbors abundant water ice and other frozen volatile materials in its permanently shadowed polar craters.
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Meteor shower over Wyoming.
That is badass! This is one of the coolest night pics I've ever seen.
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Aurora Borealis from the International Space Station.
Seems to be a pic of the Virgin Mary in the glow. Creepy!
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North Korea plans rocket launch within days
North Korea plans to launch a rocket carrying a satellite between December 10 and 22, a spokesman for the Korean Committee for Space Technology said Saturday, according to state-run media.
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Will We Ever Be Crazy Enough To Travel To The Stars?
These days it’s easy to outline why we’ll never go. Stars are too far away; we don’t have the money. The reasons why we might go anyway are less obvious—but they’re getting stronger.
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