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DNA mutations revealed in astronaut blood after spaceflight

A first-of-its-kind study of blood samples from NASA astronauts who flew on space shuttle missions reveals DNA mutations potentially linked to spaceflight.

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Sun's vibration changes from mega sunspot that's turning towards Earth

Officials have detected a sunspot that's so large that its changing the way the sun vibrates, with NASA's instruments recording a large blast.

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NASA reveals the new launch date for world's most powerful rocket

NASA's Administrator Bill Nelson has announced the new launch window for the SLS rocket after postponing two launches over critical malfunctions.

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Satellite orbiting the Sun struck by 'violent outburst'

The ESA and NASA's spacecraft, the Solar Orbiter, has been hit by a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the Sun as it made its third close flyby of Venus.

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NASA calls off launch for most powerful rocket ever built

NASA has decided to call off the second launch attempt for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that was scheduled to launch on Saturday.

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NASA has discovered a fascinating new Martian aurora

A collaborative effort between NASA and the UAE has found a new kind of aurora on Mars called patchy proton aurora, observed by the MAVEN and EMM missions.

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Experts concerned Starlink satellites could prevent asteroid detection

Planetary defense experts have expressed their concern in a new survey that growing satellite numbers in orbit around Earth may impact asteroid detection.

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NASA releases new report on the trash it found across Mars

NASA has published a collection of photographs and details of all of the human-made debris it's Mars rovers have found on the Red Planet from EDL hardware.

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New space nuclear reactor could power ten International Space Stations

An in-development nuclear reactor has passed a recent evaluation by China's Ministry of Science and Technology, and can produce one megawatt of electricity.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson explains big numbers like Elon Musk's net worth

Famous astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has explained eloquently just how big numbers can get, using examples such as Jeff Bezos' nearly $100 billion.

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Pentagon calls meeting over China and Russia's next-gen space weapons

Members of the Pentagon have scheduled a meeting that will address growing concerns about China and Russia's space-based weaponry development.

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NASA confirms intense solar flare followed by an impact on Earth

NASA has confirmed that there has been a series of solar flares on the surface of the Sun, producing radio blackouts and auroras across Earth.

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Train of Elon Musk's Starlink satellites spotted in the night sky

A train of SpaceX's Starlink satellites has been mistaken for shooting stars after being spotted over Johannesburg, South Africa, above Gauteng province.

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NASA has a new date for its Artemis 1 moon launch after failed attempt

NASA's scrubbed its first attempt to launch its Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 1 mission, but a second attempt is now scheduled.

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NASA confirms its perfectly on track to collide into an asteroid soon

NASA has said that its DART team has confirmed the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos, locking in the trajectory of the DART spacecraft that's ready for colli.

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NASA's Webb discovers CO2 on a planet outside of our solar system

NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope has discovered evidence for carbon dioxide being present in an exoplanet called WASP-39 b atmosphere.

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Giant robot arm on space station has captured stunning views

The huge robotic arm connected to the Tianhe module of the Tiangong space station has captured stunning views of Earth and more as it inspects the station.

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NASA's Perseverance rover has found green sand on Mars

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has found large grains of the mineral olivine in the Jezero Crater, adding color variety to the landscape of the Red Planet.

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NASA reveals next step in mission to probe Uranus

Dr. Lori Glaze, the head of NASA's Planetary Science Division, has announced early plans to initiate research for a Uranus Orbiter and Probe (UOP) mission.

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'Behold' the most ridiculously detailed photograph of the Moon ever

Two astrophotographers have just released what they describe as the 'most ridiculously detailed picture' of the Moon yet, comprising 200,000+ images.

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New 'water map' of Mars reveals where all of the water went

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a new map of Mars showing where the water went, using data from the Mars Express and NASA's MRO satellite.

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Rare red lightning spotted shooting over desert

The European South Observatory's La Silla Observatory in the Chilean Atacama Desert has spotted a rare phenomenon known as red sprites alongside airglow.

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New Hubble photograph shows millions of stars tightly bound together

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a new Hubble Space Telescope image that showcases millions of stars bound tightly together by gravity.

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Russia reveals the design of its space station to rival the ISS

The latest International Military-Technical Forum in Russia has hosted a model of Roscosmos' new space station, the Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS).

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Massive jet shooting out of black hole is 50x larger than its galaxy

Australian astronomers have detected gigantic jets emanating from the black hole at the center of the NGC2663 galaxy using the CSIRO's ASKAP telescope.

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NASA releases new Webb photos that showcase Jupiter in amazing detail

NASA has released new images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope and this time its honed in on the biggest planet in our solar system.

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NASA prepares its most powerful rocket for coming launch to the Moon

NASA has moved its 322-foot-tall rocket into position for its coming Artemis 1 mission, which will be a journey around the Moon and back to Earth.

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The first plant to be grown on Mars has been selected by a new study

Iowa State University researchers have identified the first crops to be grown on Mars to support further food growth and farming to support astronaut life.

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Stunning photos of the Northern Lights caught from space station

NASA astronaut Bob Hines has shared photos from the International Space Station (ISS) showing off the aurora borealis, or northern lights, from space.

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NASA releases footage of spacecraft assembly for upcoming mission

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has released timelapse footage of the Europa Clipper spacecraft being transported into the High Bay 1 clean room.

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NASA will deliberately crash a spacecraft into an asteroid next month

NASA is set to collide the high-speed DART spacecraft with a large asteroid in the space agency's very first planetary defense mission.

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Here's who NASA is sending for a trip around the Moon this month

NASA is preparing to launch a rocket around the moon, and the space agency has revealed what passengers will be aboard the Orion capsule.

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Scientists release 'remaster' of first-ever black hole photo

Researchers have taken the data used to create the first image of a supermassive black hole to reveal more of the structure of Messier 87's black hole.

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Water may have arrived on Earth thanks to these asteroids

Samples collected by Hayabusa-2 from the asteroid Ryugu contain water and organic matter like amino acids that asteroids may have first brought to Earth.

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Astronauts going to Mars would receive huge, unsafe radiation doses

New research indicates that the enormous amount of solar radiation astronauts would receive on a round trip to Mars makes such a trip currently infeasible.

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Top 5 most terrifying things in space

Space certainly isn't a safe place at all, and there are many different things that have the possibility of killing you if you were ever to explore it.

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NASA's Hubble telescope shows off its skill with new phenomenal photos

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope may be a relic compared to Webb, but it is still more than capable of taking jaw-dropping photographs of the cosmos.

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New timeline reveals when and how the Sun will burn out and die

The European Space Agency's Gaia mission has released a new dataset looking at stars throughout the universe, informing the timeline of our own Sun's life.

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Astronauts may soon breathe oxygen created using magnets

International researchers have developed a new method for producing oxygen in space for astronauts to breathe on the ISS or a trip to Mars using magnets.

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Our Milky Way galaxy's destiny was photographed by a telescope

The destiny of the Milky Way galaxy was captured by the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, showing the distant fate of our universe.

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Pentagon furious as Russian spy satellite tailgates US spacecraft

The Russian Kosmos 2558 spy satellite launched on August 1st has come within only 41.6 miles of the classified USA 326 satellite launched in February 2022.

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NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope photographs UFOs

A new study details red UFOs seen in images taken by NASA's newest and best space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

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Perseverance Mars rover finds 'cat hair' in its drill

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has photographed debris in its drilling equipment, the origin of which is now being investigated.

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Earth's continents likely created by giant meteorite impacts

Giant meteorite impacts like those that wiped out the dinosaurs likely resulted in the continents forming billions of years ago.

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Miniature surgical robot is headed for space, can operate autonomously

The 'miniaturized in vivo robotic assistant,' or MIRA robot, will be sent to the International Space Station for testing in 2024.

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Meteorite from another star system to be fished out the ocean

An interstellar meteorite crash landed in the ocean in the early 2010s, and astronomers want to fish it out to study its origin.

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NASA explains difference between asteroids, comets and meteorites

NASA has taken to its website to explain the difference between space rocks such as asteroids, comets, meteors, and meteorites.

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NASA drops stunning photo of nebulas 200,000 light-years from Earth

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snapped a phenomenal photograph of two nebulas located several light years away from Earth.

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Surprise asteroid wider than two football fields approaches Earth

An asteroid that was only discovered days ago, estimated to be wider than two football fields, has made its approach to Earth.

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Space junk strikes multiple countries after rocket falls back to Earth

The uncontrolled descent of a recently launched Long March 5B rocket has strewn debris in Indonesia, Malaysia, & the Philippines.