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Green Mars: A Nanotech Beginning I want to return to Mars this morning because an emerging idea on how to…
National lab takes its radiation expertise to space An experiment designed to answer questions about the radiation environment for manned…
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Make it awkward! Rather than being a cringey personal failing, awkwardness is a collective rupture – and a chance to…
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NASA admits tension with Boeing over space rescue plan NASA admitted on Wednesday there was “tension” during meetings with Boeing…
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NASA cuts 2 from next SpaceX flight to make room for astronauts stuck at space station NASA on Friday cut…
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Blue Origin completes latest space tourism flight successfully Blue Origin flew its latest group of six thrill-seekers to the edge…
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Dark matter could have helped make supermassive black holes in the early universe It takes a long time for supermassive…
Solar panels for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope pass key tests NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Solar Array Sun Shield…
Old lesbians This is what an old lesbian looks like: the huge, joyful project capturing queer elder women’s stories before…
The moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock, data from India’s space mission suggests Data from India’s…
Watch a star get destroyed by a supermassive black hole in the first simulation of its kind Giant black holes…
Could 2 NASA astronauts be stuck at the space station until next year? A decision is imminent Will two NASA…
Wow! Boom! Ultra cool! The “Wow!” signal has a new explanation, and an ultra-cool experiment advances quantum sensing in space….
Europe delivers for Artemis III The European Service Module that will power the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis III mission…
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New data on radiation show missions to Jupiter’s moon Europa are possible Scientists from NASA’s Juno mission have developed the…
Are Interstellar Quantum Communications Possible? A favorite editor of mine long ago told me never to begin an article with…
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Webb captures new image of gassy baby stars NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a phenomenon for the very…
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Mars and Jupiter get chummy in the night sky. The planets won’t get this close again until 2033 Mars and…
Archaeologists conduct first ‘space excavation’ on ISS and discover surprising quirks of zero-G life New results from the first archaeological…
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Rawls the redeemer For John Rawls, liberalism was more than a political project: it is the best way to fashion…
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NASA’s Artemis emergency egress system emphasizes crew safety Since NASA began sending astronauts to space, the agency has relied on…
SpaceX knocks out company’s 50th Space Coast launch of the year SpaceX shot up three Falcon 9 rockets from three…
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Scientists pin down the origins of the moon’s tenuous atmosphere While the moon lacks any breathable air, it does host…
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A new ‘guest star’ will appear in the sky in 2024 − a space scientist explains how nova events work…
After debris concerns, SpaceX to shift Dragon capsule landings from Florida to California Evidence of debris stemming from return trips…
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Hubble images NGC 3430, a classic spiral galaxy This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image treats viewers to a wonderfully detailed…
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Astrophysicists uncover supermassive black hole/dark matter connection in solving the ‘final parsec problem’ Researchers have found a link between some…
Washington DC among US cities most vulnerable to space weather, scientists say Several cities in the United States—including the nation’s…
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