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On this day in space! Oct. 13, 1773: Astronomer Charles Messier discovers the Whirlpool Galaxy before we ever knew it was a galaxy
On Oct. 13, 1773, a French astronomer named Charles Messier discovered the "Whirlpool Galaxy," also known as Messier 51, or M51.Charles Messier was scanning the sky for objects that could confuse comet hunters when he catalogued the galaxy as...
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NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 35th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station – NASA
NASA’s SpaceX 35th commercial resupply mission lifted off at 6:33 a.m. EDT Tuesday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying more than 6,300 pounds of supplies and...
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Hubble Spots a Suspected Second-Generation Planet
When stars reach the end of their life cycles, they undergo gravitational collapse and shed their outer layers. More massive stars leave a black hole, while smaller stars leave a remnant...
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Welcome home, Sophie Adenot
After 237 days and over 3,700 orbits around Earth aboard the International Space Station, Sophie Adenot is back on Earth!Following a handover to Crew-13, Sophie and her Crew-12 crewmates undocked on 7 October and splashed down off the coast...
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Stratospheric Balloon Telescope Peeks Above The Clouds At The Sun
There’s lots of things you can do with balloons. Children’s birthday parties come to mind, as do retirement parties. But you can also observe the Sun in unprecedented detail with one...
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ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returns from her first mission to the International Space Station
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10/10/2026
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27 likesESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has arrived back in Europe, landing in Cologne, Germany, following her return to Earth with Crew-12 after 237 days, nearly eight months, aboard the International Space Station for her...
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NASA Demonstrates Next-Generation Heat Shield Technologies – NASA
NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon and Mars in an unusual way: by taking out the trash.
When Northrop Grumman 24th cargo resupply mission for NASA undocked from...
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Week in images: 05-09 October 2026
Week in images: 05-09 October 2026
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Crew-12 Returns to Earth – NASA
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft is seen moments before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California in this Oct. 8, 2026, photograph. Aboard were NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 members NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack...
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NASA Selects GIMLI to Search the Marius Lunar Pit for a Potential Lunar Base Site
The chief aim of NASA's Artemis Program is to create a "sustained program of lunar exploration and development." Beyond returning astronauts to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo...
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First Nigeria and Kenya Ebola patients may have crossed paths at Uganda airport, officials say
The Kenyan man had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Uganda before arriving in Nairobi on 3...
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