NASA space station research helps power moon science
The International Space Station supports a wide range of scientific activities, from looking out at our universe to ...
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How climate change could make Earth's space junk problem even worse
"Our behavior with greenhouse gases here on Earth over the past 100 years is having an effect on how we operate satellites ...
What Happens If You Shoot a Gun in Space?
It’s not a lack of gravity that poses the biggest problem. Instead, environmental factors might prevent a space shooting.
NASA atmospheric wave-studying mission releases data from first 3,000 orbits
Following the 3,000th orbit of NASA’s AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) aboard the International Space Station, researchers publicly released the mission’s first trove of scientific data, crucial to ...
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'Their loss diminishes us all': Scientists emphasize how Trump's mass NOAA layoffs endanger the world
Its employees regularly collect weather data that help scientists monitor daily forecasts, track hurricanes, support air ...
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after nine unplanned months in space
The pair waved and smiled as they emerged from the SpaceX Dragon, which splashed down off the coast of Florida.
Russian cosmonauts became the only people to die in space after spending 23 days orbiting Earth
Soviet Russia's Soyuz 11 cosmonauts Georgi Dobrovolski, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev died on their return to Earth ...
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Huh? James Webb telescope spots 'rogue' planet with cake-like atmosphere
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a 'rogue' cosmic object barrelling through our galaxy without a star, and covered ...
Astronomers Uncover Hidden Birthplaces of Meteorites and Asteroids
"This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue," said one astronomer.
Williams and Wilmore Are Not the First Astronauts to Be Delayed in Space
From a spacecraft’s coolant leak to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, astronauts have gotten stuck in space for a ...
NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore finally return home after more than nine months in space
NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned to Earth from a weeklong mission at the International Space Station that ...