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Orion spacecraft makes crucial move toward its 2026 launch to moon
NASA's Orion spacecraft was moved seven miles to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center Thursday, its second-to-last move before its scheduled launch in 2026.
NASA got an exception to allow it to continue work during the government shutdown in certain areas, including the Artemis II mission.
The spacecraft, which contains the crew and service modules, was moved sev Where to Find Amazing Space Photography Online
If you've ever looked through a telescope - even a budget-friendly, accessible telescope that might as well be a toy - then you know how thrilling it can be to see aspects of our vast universe up close. Planet formation depends on when it happens: UNLV model shows why
A new study led by UNLV scientists sheds light on how planets, including Earth, formed in our galaxy - and why the life and death of nearby stars are an important piece of the puzzle.
In a paper published Sept. 23 in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, researchers at UNLV in collaboration with scientists from the Open University of Israel for the first time modeled details about how the tim Unexpected discovery on Saturn's moon challenges our view on chemistry before life emerged
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the US space agency NASA have made an unexpected discovery that challenges one of the basic rules of chemistry and provides new knowledge about Saturn's enigmatic moon Titan. In its extremely cold environment, normally incompatible substances can still be mixed. This discovery broadens our understanding of chemistry before the emerge Are there living microbes on Mars? Check the ice
Frozen in time, ancient microbes or their remains could be found in Martian ice deposits during future missions to the Red Planet. By recreating Mars-like conditions in the lab, a team of researchers from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Penn State demonstrated that fragments of the molecules that make up proteins in E. coli bacteria, if present in Mars' permafrost and ice caps, could remain Researchers' autonomous system makes it easier to transport cargo on the moon
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How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet
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SpaceX hits landmark 500th Falcon 9 booster landing after Space Coast launch
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Alexander Gerst and Matthias Maurer during helicopter training
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ESA astronauts Alexander Gerst, Matthias Maurer, Samantha Cristoforetti and Thomas Pesquet completed a helicopter training course with the German Bundeswehr, Germany's federal defence forces. They participated in a three-week training programme at the International Helicopter Training Centre in Bückeburg, Germany. The course included one week of simulator instruction followed by two weeks of practical flying in EC135 helicopters, with operations conducted over central Germany and in mountainous terrain in the German Alps.
Helicopter training offers a realistic analogue for the dynamics of planetary landings, requiring capabilities such as vertical take-off and landing, terrain-based decision-making, and high levels of coordination and
Week in images: 13-17 October 2025
Week in images: 13-17 October 2025
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