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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 90 — The Wizard of Griffith Observatory
On Episode 90 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss archaeoastronomy with the amazing Dr. Ed Krupp.Most of us have experienced a planetarium at one time or another, but unless you've been to the Griffith Observatory in...
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The moon may enter a new geological period thanks to human activity
Humanity’s influence on the moon is so great that we should define a new geological epoch, just as we...
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NASA Stennis Achieves Major Milestone for In-Flight Software Mission – NASA
he Autonomous Systems Laboratory team at NASA’s Stennis Space Center recently cleared a major milestone for a historic in-flight mission to demonstrate the capabilities of a site-developed autonomous software package.
The NASA Stennis team passed its software Flight Readiness Review...
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25 Years Ago: NASA, Partners Begin Space Station Assembly – NASA
NASA is marking 25 years since the first two elements of the International Space Station were launched and joined in space. Today, the space station remains a global endeavor with 273 people from 21 countries now having visited the...
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99% of Space Junk is Undetectable. That Could Change Soon
Private and military organizations are tracking some of the 170 million pieces of space junk orbiting the planet, but they’re limited to how small an object they can detect. Only chunks larger than a softball can be tracked with...
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Pluto’s ‘almost twin’ dwarf planet Eris is surprisingly squishy
Close to 18 years ago, astronomers spotted a miniature, icy world named Eris billions of miles beyond Neptune. But unlike its dwarf planet cousin Pluto — which New Horizons promoted to a rich, dynamic world after its visit in...
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Huginn inflight call with Andreas Mogensen and ESERO Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen called several ESERO establishments in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland where over 1000 students were waiting to ask questions about life in space and how science on the International Space Station can benefit life on...
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Largest stream of stars ever found could teach us about dark matter
Astronomers have found the biggest stream of stars ever recorded. This tendril of stars is extraordinarily faint, but it...
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A Planetary System With Six Sub-Neptunes Locked in Perfect Resonance
A team of researchers led by University of Chicago astronomer Rafael Luque analyzed data acquired by both NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and ESA’s CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (Cheops) and found a unique planetary system. Orbiting a star cataloged...
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NASA Welcomes Angola as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory – NASA
During a ceremony in Washington Nov. 30, Angola became the 33rd country to sign the Artemis Accords.
The Artemis Accords establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations, including those participating in NASA’s Artemis program.
NASA,...
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Biden’s arming of Israel faces backlash as Gaza’s civilian toll grows
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSaveThe Biden administration faces mounting pressure over its provision of powerful weapons...