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Journey to the stars. The latest NASA updates, space exploration news, and earth science discoveries.
Astronomy & Earth
The latest SpaceX Cygnus XL launch has successfully delivered over 5 tons of vital supplies to the International Space Station....
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Astronomy & Earth
NASA's Artemis II crew has captured unprecedented images during their lunar flyby, including a solar eclipse from orbit and unexpected meteorite impacts on the Moon's far side....
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Astronomy & Earth
The historic Artemis II mission has officially launched, sending a four-person crew on a 10-day journey around the Moon....
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Astronomy & Earth
SpaceX is preparing to launch 119 payloads into orbit from California on March 30, marking the 16th mission of its dedicated rideshare program....
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Astronomy & Earth
The harsh Mars colonization reality has prompted acclaimed science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson to dismiss billionaire settlement claims as pure fantasy. Reflecting on his seminal 1992 novel Red Mars, which begins its timeline in 2026, Robinson highlights the lethal scientific hurdles that make immediate planetary migration impossible....
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Astronomy & Earth
Extraterrestrial lightning storms recorded by NASA spacecraft are so massive they can illuminate areas the size of the United States. From Jupiter's high-latitude flashes to Saturn's rapid-fire strikes, these violent electrical phenomena are reshaping our understanding of planetary atmospheres....
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Astronomy & Earth
NASA's Juno spacecraft has revealed that Jupiter's colossal storms generate lightning flashes at least 100 times more powerful than Earth's, even as the mission faces potential cancellation due to severe budget constraints....
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Astronomy & Earth
SpaceX has secured another GPS launch contract, taking over the GPS III SV-10 satellite mission from United Launch Alliance (ULA) as the Vulcan Centaur investigation continues....
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Astronomy & Earth
Researchers have unveiled a computational framework for continuously reprogramming Totimorphic structures - zero-stiffness mechanical lattices - to autonomously adapt their physical and optical properties for deep space applications. Authored by Dominik Dold and colleagues, the research demonstrates how these materials could enable self-configuring space telescope mirrors....
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Astronomy & Earth
NASA's decommissioned Van Allen Probe A has made an uncontrolled reentry into Earth's atmosphere, driven down years ahead of schedule by intense solar activity....
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Astronomy & Earth
Space-time-coding metasurfaces are revolutionizing wireless communications by enabling high-dimensional multiplexing through a single, compact aperture. A newly published study introduces a dual-polarized asynchronous metasurface that manipulates orbital angular momentum to drastically increase data channels....
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Astronomy & Earth
Astronomers have detected the most distant and brightest gigamaser ever recorded, originating 7.82 billion light-years from Earth....
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Astronomy & Earth
Fresh data from the European Space Agency's Juice spacecraft unveils the mysterious composition and trajectory of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS....
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Astronomy & Earth
A new study in Scientific Reports identifies lone pair localization as the key to stabilizing lead-free halide perovskites for sustainable optoelectronics....
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Astronomy & Earth
Researchers have developed an interpretable deep learning framework to classify the atomicity of platinum nanoclusters in STEM images, achieving unprecedented accuracy....
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Astronomy & Earth
A major discovery published in Nature Chemistry reveals how carbon nanohoops can trigger singlet fission at distances of 16 Å, potentially revolutionizing organic solar cell efficiency....
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Astronomy & Earth
NASA returns to the launchpad to resolve dangerous liquid hydrogen leaks on the Space Launch System. This critical cryogenic test will determine if the Moon rocket is finally ready for liftoff....
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Astronomy & Earth
Researchers have developed a groundbreaking modular platform that automates organoid culture and longitudinal imaging, eliminating manual feeding and orbital shaker dependency. This innovation accelerates 3D tissue research and opens new pathways for drug discovery and disease modeling....
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Astronomy & Earth
China's successful Long March-10 rocket and Mengzhou spacecraft tests mark a pivotal advance in its crewed lunar ambitions, positioning it squarely against NASA's Artemis program....
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Astronomy & Earth
As humans spend longer in space, experts warn that reproductive health risks from radiation and microgravity demand immediate attention and ethical guidelines....
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Astronomy & Earth
Firefly Aerospace advances preparations for its Alpha rocket's seventh flight, dubbed Stairway to Seven, marking a key return-to-flight milestone from Los Angeles....
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