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NASA’s new mission will study microscopic plankton and aerosols from space
A rendering of the PACE spacecraft as seen from afar. | Image: NASA Who knew you could see plankton from space? NASA, of course. The…
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A new generation of spaceplanes is taking advantage of the latest in technology
Dream Chaser would ferry cargo, and eventually crew, to low-Earth orbit. Ken Ulbrich / NASA Nasa’s space shuttle operated in low-Earth orbit for 30 years…
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Humans are going back to the Moon to stay, but when that will be is becoming less clear
NASA A 2019 Time magazine cover portrayed four astronauts running towards the Moon. Pictured alongside the headline “The Next Space Race”, one of the astronauts…
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Osiris-Rex: Nasa reveals evidence of water and carbon in sample delivered to Earth from an asteroid
The “coal-like” material from Bennu. Nasa / Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebers On September 24 this year, a Nasa capsule parachuted down to Earth carrying…
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Nasa’s Psyche mission is set for launch – here’s how it could unveil the interior secrets of planets
Falcon Heavy rocket with Psyche. Nasa It’s unlikely to be a bad omen, but Nasa’s mission Psyche is currently due to launch on Friday 13…
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The afterglow of an explosive collision between giant planets may have been detected in a far-off star system
A visualisation of the huge, glowing planetary body produced by a planetary collision. Mark Garlick, Author provided The afterglow of a massive collision between two…
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NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it matters
Victoria Thiem, system safety engineer from Lockheed Martin, checks the temperature of the actual size OSIRIS-REx’s return capsule sample during the recovery rehearsal at Lockheed…
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Watch as NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brings asteroid samples back to Earth
NASA Seven years after the OSIRIS-REx mission launched, a capsule containing rocks captured from the asteroid Bennu in 2020 will land in Utah on Sunday…
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How to reinvent your phone without buying a new one
Image: William Joel / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 6, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If…
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NASA’s Crew-7 mission has launched four astronauts into orbit
The Falcon-9 launches NASA’s Crew-7 mission into space. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center…
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