Lucy’s second slingshot of Earth. The Lucy spacecraft will perform its second Earth gravity assist on December 12, 2024. Video via NASA Goddard. Our planet Earth will give NASA’s Lucy
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NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who led carbon dioxide fix on Apollo 13, dies at 95
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Robots, Rovers, and Regolith: NASA Brings Exploration to FIRST Robotics 2025
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Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket fails during launch, falls into the sea near Antarctica
The sixth-ever launch of Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket is officially a failure. The two-stage, 96.7-foot-tall (29.6 meters) Alpha lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base this morning (April 29),
SpaceX's next private astronaut mission to ISS, Ax-4, to launch May 29 for Axiom Space
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New record! 6 rockets launch in less than 24 hours
The past day has been a whirlwind for space fans. Six different rockets launched toward orbit in a dizzying stretch of 18 hours, topping by two the previous record for
Life on the Edge: Using Planetary Context to Enhance Biosignatures and Avoid False Positives
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Enabling & Support 12/12/2024 1205 views 34 likes On 4 December 2024, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed an agreement that will see
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Science & Exploration 11/12/2024 2118 views 42 likes For the first time, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has detected and ‘weighed’ a galaxy, in the early Universe, that has
English Paxi explores ice Join Paxi on an adventure to the North and South poles, to learn more about ice and its role in keeping Earth cool. Italian Paxi osserva il ghiaccio
Applications 11/12/2024 1509 views 39 likes Launched in May 2024, ESA’s EarthCARE satellite is nearing the end of its commissioning phase with the release of its first data on clouds
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