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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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Webb directly images two planets orbiting white dwarfs
In several billion years, our sun will become a white dwarf. What will happen to Jupiter and Saturn when the sun transitions to become a stellar remnant? Life could go on, though the giant planets will likely drift further away from the sun.
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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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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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The moon could be perfect for cutting-edge telescopes — but not if we don't protect it
"We are entering a new era of science investigations from our nearest neighbor in space."
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Why there is a new global race to the moon
Globally, more than 100 lunar missions are expected to take place by 2030, according to the European Space Agency.
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First U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rockets toward the moon
The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed toward the moon Monday, launching private companies on a space race to make deliveries for NASA and other customers.
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How China is challenging the U.S. military’s dominance in space
In recent years, China has closed the gap with the U.S. in space. “We seem to be asleep at the switch,” said Dean Cheng, an expert on China’s military space program.
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Lagrange Points Could Become Battlegrounds in a New Space Race
A new 'space race' is heating up between the US and China in space exploration, and Lagrange points are emerging as a battleground.
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China’s Spaceplane Has Released Multiple Mystery Objects In Orbit
The nature of the objects is unclear, but at least some of them appear to be transmitting signals of different kinds.
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First tomato ever grown in space, lost 8 months ago, found by NASA astronauts
Astronauts in the International Space Station said they found the rogue fruit, dispelling claims that astronaut Frank Rubio ate it.
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Japan may delay its Mars moon sampling mission MMX due to rocket problems
JAXA needs to get its H3 rocket flying successfully early next year
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Why 2024 Will Be an Epic Year in Spaceflight
It will be a year filled with exploration, innovation, wonder—and no shortage of risk.
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Hubble back in service after gyro scare—NASA still studying reboost options
NASA is still evaluating Hubble servicing studies from SpaceX and other companies.
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How would we know whether there is life on Earth? This bold experiment found out
Thirty years ago, astronomer Carl Sagan convinced NASA to turn a passing space probe’s instruments on Earth to look for life — with results that still reverberate today.
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A new possible explanation for the Hubble tension
The universe is expanding. How fast it does so is described by the so-called Hubble-Lemaitre constant. But there is a dispute about how big this constant actually is: Different measurement methods provide contradictory values.
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Fedoras in Space! Red Hat helps with NASA's Artemis Lunar missions
Lockheed Martin uses Red Hat OpenStack and Red Hat Enterprise Linux to host NASA's Artemis mission simulations.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket and spacecraft lost in second test flight | CNN
SpaceX reached several milestones in its Starship rocket system’s second integrated test flight before losing the booster and spacecraft.
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AI chemist finds molecule to make oxygen on Mars after sifting through millions
The system calculated more than 3.7 million molecules it could make from six different metallic elements in the rocks.
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NASA's robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of – setting the stage for miners to follow someday
Upcoming NASA missions will help scientists understand the composition of asteroids – which could inform companies one day hoping to commercially mine asteroids.
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