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A Tough Drill at Witch Hazel Hill – NASA Science
Written by Alex Jones, Ph.D. candidate at Imperial College London After a busy few months exploring the outer slopes of the Jezero crater rim at an area named “Witch Hazel Hill,” the Perseverance Science Team was eyeing another sample of...
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NASA to Participate in Next Private Astronaut Mission Teleconference – NASA
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated May 19, 2025, to add a participant in the media teleconference.
NASA will join a media teleconference hosted by Axiom Space at 10:30 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 20, to discuss the launch of Axiom...
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Thank you for your service, Galileo GSAT0104
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28 likesOn 12 March 2013, Galileo satellite GSAT0104, alongside its fellow In-Orbit Validation (IOV) satellites, made history by enabling the first position fix by Europe’s independent satellite navigation system Galileo. Now, after 12 years of service...
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Europe’s Proba-3 satellites ace landmark formation-flying test (video)
A pair of spacecraft have demonstrated ultra-precise formation flying in orbit for the first time, marking a milestone with major implications for both science and future space missions.The European Space Agency's (ESA) Proba-3 mission, consisting of two spacecraft called...
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25 Years of NASA Student Launch – NASA
Students from the University of Massachusetts Amherst team carry their high-powered rocket toward the launch pad at NASA’s 2025 Student Launch launch day competition in Toney, Alabama, on April 4, 2025. More than 980 middle school, high school, and...
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Tracing the Moon's Geological History with LUGO
Some parts of the Moon are more interesting than others, especially when searching for future places for humans to land and work. There are also some parts of the Moon that we know less about than others, such as...
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There are Many Ways to Interpret the Atmosphere of K2-18 b
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. That truism, now known as the "Sagan standard" after science communication Carl Sagan, has been around in some form since David Hume first published it in the 1740s. But, with modern-day data collection, sometimes...
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NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in New York – NASA
NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain will answer prerecorded questions about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from students in Bethpage, New York. The two astronauts are currently aboard the International Space Station.
Watch the 20-minute Earth-to-space call at 12:45...
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Was a famous supernova an alien invader from another galaxy?
One of the most famous exploding stars ever recorded by humanity may have been an invader from another galaxy,...
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India delays 1st Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2027
India now plans to launch astronauts to space no sooner than 2027, shifting the goal post for the country's first human spaceflight yet again.Indian space minister Jitendra Singh announced the latest delay during a press conference Tuesday (May 6),...
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As Israel faces diplomatic ‘tsunami’, Trump is staying quiet
Paul AdamsBBC diplomatic correspondentReutersA headline in Israel's liberal daily Ha'aretz this week put it starkly: "Diplomatic tsunami nears," it...