There's been a lot of anticipation for the first all-female spacewalk which is rapidly approaching on March 29th, but before that historic adventure happens there's…
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Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft has been hanging around the asteroid known as Ryugu for several months now. It first arrived in late 2018 and, in February,…
Read MoreRiding into space on the top of a rocket is something that very few people ever get the opportunity to do. It's a dangerous journey,…
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Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft is doing some big things during its time at the asteroid known as Ryugu. JAXA, Japan's space program, arrived at the space…
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When a space rock comes speeding down towards Earth it usually makes headlines for obvious reasons. Even smaller objects that appear in our sky have…
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As Earthlings, the kind of space collision we typically fear the most is one between an asteroid and our home planet. Depending on the size…
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It seems like only yesterday the world watched as a Russian Soyuz rocket experienced a last-second launch abort that sent NASA astronaut Nick Hague and…
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One of the strangest astronomy stories of the past few years is the sudden appearance of what scientists believe is the first interstellar object ever…
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Sending humans back to the Moon is something that NASA and a number of other space agencies around the world are currently working towards. Getting…
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An upcoming spacewalk at the International Space Station will feature two female astronauts for the very first time. NASA didn't specifically plan it as an…
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NASA has been to the Moon several times, but it's been a while since the last visit. When astronauts explored the lunar surface during the…
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The Moon apparently isn't nearly as dry as scientists once thought. That's the message from researchers using data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to detect…
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Anyone who dreams of seeing humans travel to Mars will be happy to hear that NASA just offered a detailed update on the progress of…
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Judging the size of something is often best done when comparing it to other things, but that line of thinking tends to break down when…
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In the ongoing search for life outside of Earth, scientists already know that planets need to be in just the right place around their host…
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China's space program is making big waves as of late, and its soft landing on the far side of the Moon earlier this year —…
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SpaceX made history earlier this week with a successful launch of its Crew Dragon capsule, sending it to the International Space Station where it successfully…
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We've all seen Armageddon, so it's easy to imagine that Earth could potentially be saved from a killer asteroid by a ragtag group of scientists…
Read MoreWhen it comes to gender equality, NASA's long history definitely has a few blemishes. Some incredibly influential women who made NASA what it is today…
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When it comes to searching for objects outside of our own solar system, sometimes things aren't always as they first appear. NASA's Kepler space telescope…
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NASA is always keeping an eye on space rocks that get anywhere near Earth, and 2019 has been a relatively calm year in terms of…
Read MoreChina got a very, very late start in its efforts to explore space. The U.S., Russia, and other countries forged new paths to the Moon…
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It wasn't long ago that astronomers detected the presence of what was then considered the most distant object in our solar system. The object, called…
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NASA has learned a lot about Mars thanks to the efforts of its high-tech rovers. We've learned a lot about the composition of the planet's…
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The very first privately funded mission to the Moon is already underway, with the Beresheet spacecraft taking off this past Friday. The mission, which is…
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Japan's space agency JAXA is still celebrating the success of its first attempt to collect a sample of the asteroid Ryugu using the Hayabusa2 spacecraft,…
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Our Solar System is full of planets and moons that are quite interesting, varying from dusty rock worlds like Mars to frigid collections of methane…
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