Space News
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NASA Hosts Astronaut Don Pettit Prelaunch Interviews
NASA astronaut Don Pettit during crew qualification exams at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Credits: GCTC/Roscosmos NASA astronaut Don Pettit is available for limited interview opportunities beginning at 10 a.m.…
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Astro Campers SCoPE Out New Worlds
Learn Home Astro Campers SCoPE Out New… Astrophysics Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Stories Science Activation Highlights Citizen Science 2 min read Astro…
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A ‘FURST’ of its Kind: Sounding Rocket Mission to Study Sun as a Star
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) By Jessica Barnett From Earth, one might be tempted to view the Sun as a unique celestial object like…
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NASA Teams Change Brakes to Keep Artemis Crew Safe
Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program, in preparation for the agency’s Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon, begin installing the first of four emergency egress baskets on the…
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Regina Caputo Charts the Future of High-Energy Astrophysics
Research astrophysicist Regina Caputo puzzles out how the universe works by studying the most extreme events in the cosmos. Name: Regina CaputoTitle: Research Astrophysicist Organization: Astroparticle Physics Laboratory (Code 661) Regina…
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The International Space Station’s “window to the world”
The International Space Station’s “window to the world” is pictured from the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module. NASA The cupola is a small module designed for the observation of operations outside…
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NASA to Launch 8 Scientific Balloons From New Mexico
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A scientific balloon is inflated for the Salter Test Flight before being released during NASA’s 2023 fall balloon campaign.…
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NASA Tests Deployment of Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Visor’
In this clip, engineers are testing the the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Deployable Aperture Cover. This component is responsible for keeping light out of the telescope barrel. It will…
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Hubble Spotlights a Supernova
2 min read Hubble Spotlights a Supernova This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the galaxy LEDA 857074. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. J. Foley This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope…
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NASA Mission Concludes After Years of Successful Asteroid Detections
This final image captured by NASA’s NEOWISE shows part of the Fornax constellation in the Southern Hemisphere. Processed by IPAC at Caltech, this is the mission’s 26,886,704th exposure. It was…