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NASA Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2024

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize Hispanic astronauts who have flown in space. The table below lists these…

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NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-8 Return, Splashdown

Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission from right to left, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael…

2 years ago

Ancient Comet Makes Appearance

NASA/Matthew Dominick NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this timelapse photo of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from the International Space Station…

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James Webb Space Telescope spies ‘inside-out’ star formation in ancient galaxy (image)

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed 'inside-out' star formation in a galaxy just 700 million years after the Big…

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The key ingredients for life on Earth came from space, new evidence suggests

The vital ingredients for life on Earth may have been delivered by meteorites from larger bodies called "planetesimals" in the…

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A Black Hole has Destroyed a Star, and Used the Wreckage to Pummel Another Star

When a supermassive black hole consumes a star, it doesn’t just swallow it whole. It shreds the star, ripping it…

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Planning our lunar return? Get a telescope

Perhaps you’re a propulsion engineer making lunar landers as part of NASA’s CLPS program. Perhaps you’re a lawyer specializing in…

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Shijian-19 reusable satellite lands after 2 weeks in space

HELSINKI — China’s first retrievable and reusable satellite returned to Earth late Thursday following two weeks of experiments in low…

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U.S. Space Force taps commercial satellites for Hurricane Helene disaster relief

TacSRT operates as a marketplace where organizations can request specific data on disaster-affected regions from commercial satellite providers The post…

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Satellites are Tracking the Ongoing Sea Level Rise Swamping Pacific Island Nations

The small island nations of the South Pacific are facing the harsh reality of sea level rise. Within 50 years…

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