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NASA released the very first images taken by the four astronauts aboard the Orion capsule as they are making their way to the moon.
NASA confirms two airplane-sized asteroids will safely pass Earth on April 4, 2026. No collision risk exists. Comet MAPS will also approach the Sun, monitored by SOHO spacecraft.
The findings were published March 20 in the journal AGU Advances and were based on data recorded by Juno in 2021 and 2022, after NASA granted an extension to the spacecraft’s operations upon completing a five-year science campaign at Jupiter.
NASA’s Artemis II mission is on the way to the moon on a flight that will ultimately help inform long-term space exploration, including on the lunar surface itself. AVATAR uses organs-on-a-chip, fluid-filled devices,
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NASA science probe falls back to Earth sooner than expected
Earth is struck by reentering human-made objects far more often than most people realize. According to debris specialists, some mass survives to the ground about once a week, a reminder that the end of a spacecraft’s mission is often as engineered as its launch.
The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission have passed the halfway point between the Earth and the moon. Mark Strassmann spoke with the astronauts about the accomplishment.