NASA observing ‘city-killer’ asteroid en route for Earth
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is helping astronomers study asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of striking Earth ...
Russia Claims New Plasma-Based Engine Could Cut Mars Travel to Just 30 Days
Engineers developed an engine prototype which could reach unprecedented speeds, cutting down interplanetary travel time.
Earth Has Never Been Safer From Killer Asteroids
As best as anyone can tell, if any hazardously sized asteroid were to hit Earth in the relatively near future, it would most ...
Democrat calls on NASA administrator to revoke Musk’s access to headquarters
Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) on Thursday urged the acting head of NASA to revoke tech billionaire Elon Musk’s access to the space agency’s headquarters, citing an extreme conflict of ...
After Putin sacked Russia’s space chief, the rumor mill is running red-hot
After a relatively short period of just two and a half years, the chief of the Russian space corporation Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, was dismissed from his position last week. The Kremlin announced he ...
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Could This Space Oven Allow Astronauts to Finally Cook in Space?
An aerospace engineer has invented an appliance that can whip up quiches, pizzas and more in a zero-gravity environment ...
NASA finally sets a return date for its stranded astronauts
NASA says it has 'accelerated' the schedule to bring stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back to Earth.
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"Stranded" NASA astronaut on International Space Station photographed from Earth in world first
NASA astronaut Suni Williams was undertaking a repair on the ISS when she was photographed from Earth by an amateur astrophotographer ...
Two astronauts stuck in space may return to Earth sooner than expected, NASA says
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WVLT) - NASA’s two astronauts that have been stuck in space for more than eight months could return sooner than expected.
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5 Things to know for Feb. 12: Federal agencies, Winter weather, Ukraine, NASA astronauts, Tuna recall
Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. Dozens of federal workers gathered in Washington, DC, on Tuesday to protest for their jobs amid extensive cuts to federal ...
New Book Reveals Why We Need An Exoplanet Reality Check
Is Earth really exceptional?  A new book seems to reaffirm that notion.  But given the right conditions, primitive life may be a mere byproduct of biophysics.
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NASA moves up return for Starliner astronauts
CHARLOTTE, N.C.– A change in plans could bring two NASA astronauts home a couple weeks sooner than previously scheduled. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched on Boeing Starliner’s first crewed ...