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SpaceX launch: Here’s who’s onboard the first all-private ISS space tourism mission
The passengers on this trip — which includes former NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegría, who will command the mission as an Axiom employee, and three paying customers — are slated to…
Ganymede Casts a Massive Shadow Across Jupiter in Spectacular New Image From NASA’s
Figure 1. Citizen scientist Thomas Thomopoulos created this enhanced-color image using raw data from the JunoCam instrument. At the time the raw image was taken, the Juno spacecraft was…
SpaceX to launch another historic astronaut mission tomorrow
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft are headed back to the launch…
‘New’ species of flower found in 100-million-year-old piece of amber
A rare flower is finally getting its moment in the sun, almost 100 million years after it blossomed.Researchers at Oregon State University have identified a new species of angiosperm, or…
Building a home on Mars … with bacteria?
Imagine a home on Mars. Is it filled with bacteria?When we send humans to Mars, they'll need places to live. In a new study, a team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science…
SpaceX just flew its fastest Dragon astronaut trip to the space station ever
SpaceX just set a new record for its fastest Dragon astronaut trip yet. Elon Musk's spaceflight company launched four Crew-4 astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA in…
NASA ISS crew rings in New Year in space – with a zero-gravity twist
The crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) rang in the New Year with a zero-gravity twist while in orbit about 250 miles from Earth.The Expedition 64 crew comprised of NASA…
Artemis 1 moon rocket gets space station flyover in stunning NASA photo
NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket, the first Space Launch System booster, stands top Launch Pad 39B of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the International Space Station flies overhead as…
Scientists have spotted the farthest galaxy ever
HD1, object in red, appears at the center of a zoom-in image. Credit: Harikane et al.
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There are an insane amount of cool space things happening in 2021
Enlarge / In this illustration of its descent to Mars, the spacecraft containing the Perseverance rover slows down using the drag generated by…