Down to Earth: Astronauts Safely Return After Space Mission
An American, a Russian and the first person from the United Arab Emirates to fly into space landed safely on Thursday after a six-hour flight from the International Space Station.
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Oddball Star System Throws Planet Formation Theories Into Question
The origin story behind a massive, newly discovered exoplanet and the small red dwarf star it orbits is difficult to explain using the standard theories on how the cosmos was formed billions of years ago, astronomers said in a study released Thursday.
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Exploding Nitrogen Likely Formed Methane Lakes of Titan
NASA researchers said Monday that explosions of heated nitrogen in the crust of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, created the deep basins that later became methane-filled lakes, currently the only other sites of stable liquid in our solar system.
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NASA Helicopter Ready for Mission to Mars
The Mars Helicopter was affixed to the Mars 2020 rover Wednesday as a preparation to make aeronautical history when it becomes the first aircraft to fly on the surface of another planet.
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NASA Scientists Fly Over Greenland to Track Melting Ice
NASA scientists are crisscrossing Greenland on a mission to track melting ice.
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NASA Descends on Icelandic Lava Field to Prepare for Mars
To prepare for the next mission to Mars in 2020, NASA has taken to the lava fields of Iceland to get its new robotic space explorer ready for the job.
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NASA Probe Finds Nearby ‘Missing Link’ Planets
Scientists using a planet-hunting NASA satellite announced Monday the discovery of three new planets orbiting a nearby star, including one that may have had liquid water oceans.
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Feds Launch Mission to Study Effects of Wildfire Smoke Health & Climate
Mission scientists and program managers from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration kicked off their joint field campaign Tuesday to study how U.S. wildfires and agricultural fires affect air quality and climate.
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Craters at Moon’s Poles May Hold Millions of Tons of Ice
By studying craters near the poles of Mercury and the moon, scientists have identified what they believe to be millions of metric tons of water trapped as ice according to a study released Monday.
Read more50 Years After Moon Landing, NASA Eyes Trip to Mars
Fifty years ago the world stopped to watch in awe as Apollo 11 astronauts walked on the moon. The semi-centennial has rekindled NASA’s interplanetary ambitions. Tapping into a vibrant U.S. space industry, it’s eyeing the moon as a stepping stone to Mars.
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Antioxidant in Red Wine Can Help Fuel Long Missions to Mars
Harvard scientists said Wednesday that an antioxidant-like compound found in red wine could help astronauts preserve muscle mass and strength during long-term missions such as the exploration of Mars.
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Returns to Launch Pad 50 Years Later
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
Read moreAiry Gel Could Help Sustain Life on Mars
Silica aerogels have been used to keep NASA exploration rovers warm at night, and a study released Monday shows it could be the solution to sustaining life in the most uninhabitable of places – Mars.
Read moreNASA Satellite Used to Detect Flaws in Roads and Bridges
NASA scientists said Tuesday that a new satellite data analysis tool will allow engineers to detect whether infrastructure like bridges and roads has sustained structural damage or is at risk of collapsing.
Read moreSenator Panel Hears Plans for Next Human Trip to Moon
As NASA prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first man landing on the moon next week, a Senate panel reflected on that achievement Tuesday while hearing testimony from space pioneers about the future of humanity in the cosmos.
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NASA Renames WVa Facility in Honor of Human ‘Computer’
A NASA facility in West Virginia has been renamed in honor of a native of the state whose calculations helped put men on the moon 50 years ago.
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NASA Launches Orion Crew Capsule to Test Abort System
NASA conducted a full-stress launch abort test Tuesday for the Orion capsules designed to carry astronauts to the moon.
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NASA Plans to Send Drone to Saturn’s Largest Moon
Get ready to see another world from the eyes of a dragonfly — at least, a robotic one.
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SpaceX Launches Hefty Rocket With 24 Satellites
SpaceX launched its heftiest rocket with 24 research satellites Tuesday, a middle-of-the-night rideshare featuring a deep space atomic clock, solar sail, a clean and green rocket fuel testbed, and even human ashes.
Read moreEmails Show Trump Administration Promoting ‘Anti-Science’
A Trump administration national security official sought help from advisers to a think tank that disavows climate change to challenge widely accepted scientific findings on global warming, according to his emails.
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